Source: NRMP 2024 Match Data and FREIDA

​Specialties
​# of Positions Available
​# of Non-US IMGs Matched
​% of Non-US IMGs Matched
​# of Unfilled Positions
Internal Medicine
10,261
​3109
​31.8%
​494
Family Medicine
5,213
​706
15.4%
​636
Psychiatry
2,261
185
8.2%
12
Pediatrics
3,078
500
17.7%
251
Surgical (prelim)
1,152
200
​33.2%
549
Pathology
628
171
27.5%
7
Neurology
​878
204
​23.3%
1
Not surprisingly, Internal Medicine had the most number of positions offered to IMGs making it the most IMG friendly residency.

Top IMG friendly states (FM)​

Let’s explore state by state for Family Medicine, specifically:
State
Total Positions Offered (FM)
​# of Non US IMGs Matched (FM)
​% of FM Positions filled by Non US IMGs
New York
​288
83
29%
Pennsylvania
​350
75
21%
California
​577
51
9%
Michigan
​258
50
19%
Texas
​334
37
11
Florida
​239
36
15%
Ohio
209
36
17%
New Jersey
135
13
10%

Top Programs by State

Let’s take a look at some of the top FM programs in each state.

New York

Program Name
% of IMGs
BronxCare Health System Program
92.4%
Brooklyn Hospital Center Program
85%
University at Buffalo Rural Program
80%
Nuvance Health Program - Rhinebeck, NY
89.8%
St Elizabeth Medical Center Program - Utica, NY
​85.8%

Pennsylvania

Program Name
% of IMGs
St Luke's University Hospital/Sacred Heart Program - Allentown, PA​
NA
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Program
85.9%
Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education (Kingston) Program
​86.4%

California

Program Name
% of IMGs
Clinica Sierra Vista-Bakersfield Program - Bakersfield, CA
NA
St Agnes Medical Center (Fresno) Program
85%
Valley Health Team Inc Program - Fresno, CA
NA
Adventist Health Hanford Central Valley Network Program
93.9%
​KPC Global Health Medical Center
NA

Michigan

Program Name
% of IMGs
Michigan State University Program
36.1%
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Jackson Hospital Program
86.3%
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine (Battle Creek) Program
93.5%
​Oakland Physicians Medical
100%

Texas

Program Name
% of IMGs
University of Texas RGV (MMC) Program - McAllen, TX
NA
​University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Knapp) Program - Mercedes, TX
86.1%

Florida

Program Name
% of IMGs
Borinquen Health Care Center Inc Program - Miami, FL
NA
Larkin Community Hospital Program - South Miami, FL
NA

Ohio

Program Name
% of IMGs
Summa Health System/Barberton Campus Program 
88.9%
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners Program
NA
​Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMED Program
88.3%

New Jersey

Program Name
% of IMGs
St Joseph's University Medical Center Program
100%
Hackensack University Medical Center (Palisades) Program
NA
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Program - Somerville, NJ
86.1%
​Hackensack University Medical Center (Mountainside) Program - Verona, NJ
89.7%

Other Programs

Program Name
% of IMGs
St Peter Hospital (Elma) Program - Elma, Washington
100%
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha) Program - Omaha, Nebraska
88.8%
​University of Maryland Capital Region Health Program - Largo, Maryland
86.1%
Family Medicine remains one of the basic stones of American healthcare and also happens to be an IMG friendly choice. More and more students over the years are now showing interest in the field making rotations in Family Medicine an important part of the CV.