IMG Friendly Surgery Residency Programs

Comprehensive guide to 259 IMG-friendly Surgery residency programs with detailed visa sponsorship information, IMG percentages, and match statistics.

259 Programs
15.2% Avg IMG Rate
48 High Friendly

High IMG Friendly

48

19% of programs

Moderate Friendly

67

26% of programs

J-1 Visa Support

7

3% of programs

H-1B Visa Support

2

1% of programs

Top States for IMG-Friendly Surgery Programs

25

Florida

10% of programs

22

Texas

8% of programs

20

California

8% of programs

19

New York

7% of programs

18

Michigan

7% of programs

IMG-Friendly Surgery Programs (Page 6 of 9)

Showing 30 of 259 programs

Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Program

Challenging
Rapids, MI
IMG Percentage:5.3%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, F-1
Friendliness:Challenging

Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Program

Challenging
Township, MI
IMG Percentage:5.3%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program

Challenging
City, OK
IMG Percentage:5.3%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Akron General Medical Center/NEOMED Program

Challenging
Akron, OH
IMG Percentage:5.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B
Friendliness:Challenging

Boston University Medical Center Program

Challenging
Boston, MA
IMG Percentage:5.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B, F-1
Friendliness:Challenging

Cape Fear Valley Health Program

Challenging
Fayetteville, NC
IMG Percentage:5.0%
Visa Support:-
Friendliness:Challenging

Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) Program

Challenging
Columbia, SC
IMG Percentage:5.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program

Challenging
Peoria, IL
IMG Percentage:5.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program

Challenging
City, IA
IMG Percentage:4.9%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Virginia Medical Center Program

Challenging
Charlottesville, VA
IMG Percentage:4.9%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

TriHealth (Good Samaritan Hospital) Program

Challenging
Cincinnati, OH
IMG Percentage:4.5%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program

Challenging
Winstonsalem, NC
IMG Percentage:4.5%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Program

Challenging
Wilmington, NC
IMG Percentage:4.3%
Visa Support:-
Friendliness:Challenging

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program

Challenging
Philadelphia, PA
IMG Percentage:4.3%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B, F-1
Friendliness:Challenging

Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha) Program

Challenging
Omaha, NE
IMG Percentage:4.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

Challenging
Nashville, TN
IMG Percentage:4.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B, F-1
Friendliness:Challenging

MaineHealth Program

Challenging
Portland, ME
IMG Percentage:3.7%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center/Mercer University School of Medicine Program

Challenging
Macon, GA
IMG Percentage:3.6%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital Program

Challenging
Camden, NJ
IMG Percentage:3.3%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Program

Challenging
Seattle, WA
IMG Percentage:3.2%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) Program

Challenging
Temple, TX
IMG Percentage:3.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

New York-Presbyterian/Queens Program

Challenging
Flushing, NY
IMG Percentage:2.9%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, F-1
Friendliness:Challenging

Orlando Health Program

Challenging
Orlando, FL
IMG Percentage:2.8%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Program

Challenging
Phoenix, AZ
IMG Percentage:2.7%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children Program

Challenging
Church, VA
IMG Percentage:2.5%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B
Friendliness:Challenging

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Program

Challenging
York, NY
IMG Percentage:2.4%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG, H-1B
Friendliness:Challenging

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

Challenging
Hershey, PA
IMG Percentage:2.4%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

University of California (Irvine) Program

Challenging
Orange, CA
IMG Percentage:2.4%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

University of Tennessee Program

Challenging
Memphis, TN
IMG Percentage:2.1%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

Loyola University Medical Center Program

Challenging
Maywood, IL
IMG Percentage:2.0%
Visa Support:J-1 through ECFMG
Friendliness:Challenging

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Frequently Asked Questions about IMG-Friendly Surgery Programs

What makes a Surgery program IMG-friendly?

IMG-friendly Surgery programs typically have higher percentages of international medical graduates, offer visa sponsorship (J-1, H-1B, or F-1), and have a history of accepting IMGs. Our analysis shows 48 programs in Surgery are classified as highly IMG-friendly.

What is the average IMG percentage in Surgery programs?

Based on our analysis of 259 Surgery programs, the average IMG percentage is 15.2%. This varies significantly between programs, with some having much higher rates of international graduates.

Which visa types are most commonly sponsored for Surgery?

Among Surgery programs, 7 programs sponsor J-1 visas, 2 sponsor H-1B visas, and 1 sponsor F-1 visas. J-1 visas through ECFMG are typically the most common option for IMGs.