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 Friendly States (Pathology)

Let’s explore state by state for Pathology, specifically:
State​
Total Positions Offered (Pathology)​
# of Non US IMGs Matched (Pathology)
​% of Pathology Positions filled by Non US IMGs
New York
​81
30
37%
Texas
54
21
39%
​Massachusetts
45
16
36%
Ohio
24
12
50%
Illinois
30
10
33%
​Pennsylvania
37
8
22%
​Connecticut
15
6
40%
Michigan
19
6
32%
Georgia
12
5
42%
​Florida
21
3
​14%

Top Programs By State

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

New York

​Program Name
% of IMGs
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program - Brooklyn, NY
82%
University at Buffalo Program - Buffalo, NY
75%
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program - Greenvale, NY
58%
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Lenox Hill Hospital Program
84%
Westchester Medical
97% ​

Texas

Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program - Dallas
51%
Baylor University Medical Center Program - Dallas
40%
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program
56%
​Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program
​80%

Massachusetts

​Program Name
​​% of IMGs
UMass Chan-Baystate Program - Springfield
​100%
​UMass Chan Medical School Program - Worcester
81%

Ohio

​Program Name
​​% of IMGs
Summa Health System/NEOMED Program - Akron
39%
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University Program -  Cleveland
96%
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program - Cincinnati
72%
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program
95%
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
53%
Ohio State University Hospital Program - Columbus
33%

Illinois

Program Name
​% of IMGs
Rush University Medical Center Program - Chicago
50%
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
76%
Northshore Program (University of Chicago)
79%
​Loyola University Medical Center Program
​70%

Pennsylvania

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program - Hershey
88%
Pennsylvania Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Health System Program, Philadelphia
88%
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
55%
​Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)
​69%

​Connecticut

Program Name
​% of IMGs
Danbury Hospital Program
85%
​Hartford Hospital Program
94%

Michigan

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
​Ascension St John Hospital Program - Detroit, MI
​79%

Georgia

​​Program Name
​​% of IMGs
Emory University School of Medicine Program - Atlanta
NA
Medical College of Georgia Program - Augusta
NA

Florida

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville Program - Jacksonville
​92%
University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program - Miami
​95%
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Program - Miami Beach
​100%

Miscellaneous

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, AZ
44%
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Health - Portland, OR
50%
​USA Health Program - Mobile, AL
​89%

​Rising IMG Tide

Pathology is becoming more and more competitive each year. It is helpful to have strong relevant letters of recommendations and research.