List of IMG-friendly hospitals in the United States of America.

The authors do not guarantee complete accuracy as this is a moving target. The list serves
the purpose of giving you an idea of the programs that have historically been IMGfriendly.
As outlined in the book The International Medical Graduates Best Hope, the authors
do not advocate complete reliance on lists but rather encourage a one-on-one search of
residency programs according to individual characteristics.
STATE
ALABAMA

PROGRAM
Carraway Methodist Medical Center
University of Alabama Medical Center

H-1B
NO
?

J1
NO
?

GC
YES
YES

PROGRAM
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Maricopa Medical Center
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale
University of Arizona & Affiliated Hospitals

H-1B
NO
NO
NO

J1
NO
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Alameda County Medical Ctr/Highland
Hospital
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Med. Ctr., San Francisco
Kaiser Permanente Med. Ctr., Santa Clara

H-1B
NO

J1
NO

GC
YES

NO
NO
NO

YES
NO
NO

YES
YES
YES

Population:
Time Zone:
Weather:
Cost of living:

STATE
ARKANSAS

Population:
Time Zone:
Weather:
Cost of living:

STATE
ARIZONA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
CALIFORNIA

Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland

Stanford University
University of California at Los Angeles Med.
Ctr.
University of California at Los Angeles Med.
Ctr.
University of California at San Diego
University of Southern California

NO
NO
NO

YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES

NO

YES

YES

NO
NO

YES
YES

YES
YES

PROGRAM
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Danbury Hospital
Griffin Hospital Residency Program
Hospital of Saint Raphael
St. Vincent's Medical Center
University of Connecticut Health Center
Yale University (Bridgeport)
Norwalk Hospital Program

H-1B
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Washington Hospital Center
Howard University
Providence Hospital
Georgetown University Hospital

H-1B
NO
YES
YES
YES

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
COLORADO

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
CONNECTICUT

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
DT OF COLUMBIA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
FLORIDA

PROGRAM
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
Orlando Regional Hospitals
University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Florida HSC, Jacksonville

H-1B
NO
NO
NO
NO

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Emory University Hospital

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital/U. of
Chicago
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Northwestern University
Resurrection Med. Center, Westlake Hospital
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
St. Francis Hospital of Evanston
University of Illinois - Chicago
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Cook County Hospital
University of Illinois
Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

NO
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM

H-1B

J1

GC

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
GEORGIA

STATE
IOWA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
ILLINOIS

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE

INDIANA

Ball Memorial Hospital

YES

YES

YES

PROGRAM
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita

YES

YES

YES

PROGRAM
University of Louisville

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Salem Hospital
Carney Hospital
University of Massachusetts Medical School
St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester

H-1B
NO
YES
NO
NO
YES

J1
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Harbor Hospital Center
Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical
Center
Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore
Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore
Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore
St Agnes Health Care, Baltimore

H-1B
YES
NO

J1
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
NO

YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
KANSAS

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
KENTUCKY

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
MASSACHUSETTS

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
MARYLAND

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
MICHIGAN

PROGRAM
Michigan State University
Michigan State University (Hurley Medical Ctr)
Michigan State University (Kalamazoo)
McLaren Regional Medical Center
Oakwood Hospital
Sinai-Grace Hospital/Wayne State University
University of Michigan Health Systems
William Beaumont Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital
St Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Wayne State University
Hurley Medical Center
St John Hospital

H-1B
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine

H-1B
NO
YES

J1
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES

PROGRAM
St. John Hospital And Medical Center
St. Lukes Hospital
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri-Kansas City SOM
Washington University School of Medicine

H-1B
NO
YES
YES
YES
NO

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
MINNESOTA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
MISSOURI

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
NORTH
CAROLINA

PROGRAM
Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

Duke University

YES

YES

YES

PROGRAM
University of Nebraska Medical Center

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Cooper Hospital - University Medical Center
Jersey Shore Medical Center
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
Atlantic City Med Center, Atlantic City
Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch
Mountainside Hospital, Montclair
Muhlenberg Regional Med Ctr, Plainfield
Overlook Hospital, Summit
Raritan Bay Med Center, Perth Amboy
St Barnabas Medical Center, Livinsgton
St Joseph Medical Center, Paterson
St Francis Medical Center, Trenton

H-1B
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
NO
NO
?
NO
NO
?
NO
NO
?

J1
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
?
YES
NO
?
NO
NO
?

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn
Nassau University Medical Center
NY Medical College (Brooklyn, Queens)
Queens Hospital Center / Mount Sinai SOM
St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Albert Einstein/Jacobi Med. Ctr, Bronx

H-1B
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES

J1
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
NEBRASKA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
NEW JERSEY

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
NEW YORK

Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx

Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn
Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn
Catholic Center, Jamaica
Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx
Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn
Mercy Hospital New York
Mercy Hospital Buffalo
Milliard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo
NY Hospital and Med Ctr of Queens
NY Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn
NY Medical College Hospital(Metropolitan)
NY Medical College Hospital(Sound Shore)
NY Beth Israel
Sisters of Charity, Buffalo
NY University Veterans Administration
NY Flushing Hospital
St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx
St Lukes Hospital
St Joseph Hospital
St John's Episcopal South Shore Hospital
SUNY at Brooklyn
SUNY at Buffalo
SUNY at Syracuse
Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola
Woodhull Medical center, Brooklyn
Albany Medical College

YES
?
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
?
YES
NO
?
YES
YES
?
?
YES
NO
?
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO

YES
?
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
?
YES
YES
?
YES
YES
?
?
YES
YES
?
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

PROGRAM
Ohio State University
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Wright State University
Mount Carmel
Fairview Hospital, Cleveland
Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati
Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati
Meridia Huron Hospital, East Cleveland
Mount Sinai of Cleveland

H-1B
NO
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
?
?
YES
?

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
?
?
YES
?

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
OHIO

Population
Time Zone

Weather
Cost of living

STATE
PENNSYLVANIA

PROGRAM
Temple University
Pennsylvania Hospital of UPEN Health
System
Temple University/ Conemaugh Valley
Memorial
Abington Memorial Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburg
Easton Hospital, Easton
Frankfort Hospital
Geissenger Memorial
Guthrie Healthcare, Sayre
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown
Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg
MCP Hahnemann University Hospital
Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg
UPMC Health System/Shadyside Hospital
Western Pennsylvania Hospital

H-1B
YES
YES

J1
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES

YES

YES

YES

YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

YES
YES

YES
YES

YES
YES

PROGRAM
Miriam hospital of Brown University,
Providence
Roger Williams Hospital, Providence

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Palmetto Health/University of SCSM

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

Medical University of South Carolina

YES

YES

YES

PROGRAM
East Tennessee State University
University of Tennessee Health Science
Center
University of Tennessee Med. Ctr. At
Knoxville

H-1B
NO
NO

J1
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES

NO

YES

YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
RHODES ISLAND

STATE
SOUTH
CAROLINA

YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
TENNESSEE

STATE
TEXAS

PROGRAM
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Tech University, Amarillo
Texas Tech University, Odessa
Texas Tech University, El Paso
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas

H-1B
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO

J1
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

GC
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES

NO

YES

YES

PROGRAM
University of Virginia, Roanoke Salem

H-1B
YES

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
West Virginia University Hospital

H-1B
NO

J1
YES

GC
YES

PROGRAM
Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee

H-1B
?

J1
?

GC
YES

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
VIRGINIA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
WEST VIRGINIA

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living

STATE
WISCONSIN

Population
Time Zone
Weather
Cost of living