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 (Pediatrics)
Let’s explore state by state for Pediatrics, specifically:
State​
​Total Positions Offered (Peds)
# of Non US IMGs Matched (Peds)
% of Peds Positions filled by Non US IMGs
New York
422
151
36%
Florida
192
45
23%
Michigan
124
44
35%
Texas
221
41
19%
New Jersey
88
29
33%
Illinois
143
26
18%
Ohio
182
21
12%
Louisiana
56
13
23%
Alabama
36
10
28%
​Arkansas
25
10
40%
Top Programs By State
Let’s take a look at some of the top Pediatrics programs in each state

New York

Program Name
​% of IMGs
​BronxCare Health System Program
100%
St Barnabas Hospital Program - Bronx, NY
100%
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program
100%
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health
NA
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program
85%
​Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Elmhurst) Program
NA

Florida

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
University of Florida Pensacola
77%
Broward Health Program
39%
​Advent Health Florida Program
NA

Michigan

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University Program - Flint, MI
94%
Ascension St. John Hospital Program ​
74%
Western Michigan University Homer MD
78%
Sparrow Hospital Progra
73%

Texas

​Program Name
% of IMGs
Texas Tech University (Amarillo) Program - Amarillo, TX
100%
Driscoll children hospital / Texas A&M College of Medicine Program
81%

New Jersey

Program Name
​% of IMGs
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center Program - Long Branch, NJ
NA
St Joseph's University Medical Center Program - Paterson, NJ
97%

Illinois

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Cook County Health and Hospital System
NA
​University of Chicago
8.8%

Ohio

Program Name
​% of IMGs
The Metro Health System
NA
Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Health
73%

Louisiana

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Our Lady of the Lake Program
12%
Louisiana State University ​
4%
Tulane University
50%

Albama

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
USA Health Program
69%
​University of Alabama
NA

Others

​Program Name
​% of IMGs
Sinai hospital of Baltimore, Maryland
75%
Pediatrics is an IMG favorite which requires you to have pediatric focused US clinical experience. A lot of candidates find it difficult to find applicable clinical rotations, however, at Sarthi you can always find help. Expert pediatrician panelists are available to assist you to make sure you find good US clinical opportunities and guide you to your potential!