Top IMG-friendly Specialties

​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

​Let’s explore state by state for Neurology, specifically:
State
Total Positions Offered (Neurology)
# of Non US IMGs Matched (Neurology)
% of Pathology Positions filled by Non US IMGs
Texas
75
21
28%
New York
98
19
19%
​New Jersey
20
17
85%
​Florida
58
15
26%
Ohio
54
13
24%
Michigan
48
12
25%
Pennsylvania
61
12
20%
Louisiana
17
6
35%
Illinois
31
6
19%
​Connecticut
7
5
​71%

Top Programs By State

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

Texas

Program Name
% of IMGs
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso Program - El Paso, TX
NA
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program - Galveston, TX
88%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program - Lubbock, TX
83%

New York

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program - Brooklyn, NY
75%
Westchester Medical Center Program - Valhalla, NY
58%

New Jersey

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
JFK Medical Center Program - Edison, NJ
NA

Florida

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Florida Atlantic University Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine Program - Boca Raton, FL
80%
​Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood Florida) Program - Pembroke Pines, FL
76%
Cleveland Clinic (Florida) Program - Weston, FL
74%
​University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare
​50%

Ohio

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
9.3%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program - Cleveland, OH
11.2%
Ohio State University Hospital
9.5%
Toledo University
60%

Michigan

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Health System Program - Ann Arbor, MI
2.2%
Henry Ford Health program
69%
Detroit Medical Center
73%
Corewell Health-Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Program
​43%

Pennsylvania

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Lehigh Valley Health Network Program
63%
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Program - Philadelphia, PA
96%
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program
2.6%

Louisiana

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Ochsner Clinic Foundation Program - New Orleans, LA
50%
​Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Program - Shreveport, LA
100%

Illinois

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
​University of Chicago Program - Chicago, IL
53%
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program - Peoria, IL
​50%
​Southern Illinois University Program - Springfield, IL
​NA

Connecticut

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Connecticut Program - Hartford, CT​
​81%

Miscellaneous

Program Name
% of IMGs
Tufts Medical Center Program - Boston, MA
​83%
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Program - Roanoke, VA
100%
​University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Program - Tucson, AZ
62%

Rising IMG Tide

Neurology is a field becoming more and more IMG friendly. It is highly research focused so if this is your field of interest be sure to get as much research experience and publications as you can get. Of course, you’ll also need strong Neuro or related Letters of Recommendation (LORs) as well. Contact Sarthi to find out how you can stand out for a neurology application!