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 (IM)

​Let’s explore state by state for Internal Medicine, specifically:
State
Total Positions Offered (IM)
# of Non US IMGs Matched (IM)
% of IM Positions filled by Non US IMGs
New York
1645
609
37%
Pennsylvania
764
280
38%
Michigan
506
222
44%
New Jersey
508
211
42%
Florida
907
198
22%
Texas
785
195
25%
Illinois
539
152
28%
Ohio
537
147
27%
Connecticut
283
140
49%
Massachusetts
504
105
21%

Top Programs By State

Let’s take a look at some of the top IM programs in each state.
New York
Program Name
% of IMGs
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
90.9%
Bronxcare Health Care System Program
99.3%
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein
96.1%
Lincoln Medical/Mental Health Medical Program
95.6%
St. Barnabas Hospital Program
100%
Jacobi Medical Center
94.7%
​Rochester General Hospital
99%
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center Program
86.5%
​Harlem Hospital Center
99.1%
​Maimonides Medical Center
85.6%
Pennsylvania
Program Name
% of IMGs
Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
​92%
UPMC Medical Education/McKeesport Hospital Program
91.4%
Robert Packer Hospital
92%
Geisinger Health System (Wilkes-Barre) Prog
87.9%
Michigan
Program Name
% of IMGs
Corewell Health - Dearborn
85%
Detroit Medical Centre/Wayne State University
87%
Hurley Medical Centre
95%
McLaren Health Flint Hospital
100%
Central Michigan University College of Medicine/CMU Medical Education Partners Program
85%
New Jersey
Program Name
% of IMGs
St. Mary & St. Clare Program
91%
Rutgers Health
95%
Hackensack University Medical Center
91%
​Atlantic Health
94%
Florida
Program Name
% of IMGs
Larkin Community Hospital
85%
HCA Florida Healthcare/Kendal Health
90.5%
​University of Central Florida
86.8%
Advent Health
87.2%
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Ocala) Program
86.8%

Texas

Program NAME
% of IMGs
Texas Tech Amarillo
88%
Texas Tech University Permian Basin
100%
University of Texas Southwestern Med School
NA
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Knapp Med Center
96.4%
Illinois
Program NAME
% of IMGs
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science/Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Program
91.5%
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital
NA
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago Program
97.6%
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
88.4%
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Program
100%
Ohio
Program Name
% of IMGs
Canton Medical Education Foundation/NEOMED
85%
Cleveland Clinic
96%
Tri Heath (Good Samaritan)
99%
Western Reserve Health
93%
Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Center
94%
Connecticut
Program Name
% of IMGs
Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University Program
96.6%
Connecticut Institute for Communities Health Program
95.4%
Danbury Hospital
95.3%
Griffin Hospital
93.4%
Massachusetts
Program Name
% of IMGs
Steward Carney Hospital Program
90.8%
MetroWest Medical Center Program
96.2%
Berkshire Medical Center Program
91.7%
Mass General Brigham/Salem Hospital Program
85%
Reasons to Celebrate
This year saw an increase in residency positions, providing a broader spectrum of specialties for IMGs to consider for their USMLE journey and Match preparation.
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Rising IMG Tide
The number of non-U.S. IMG applicants grew by nearly 2,000 compared to last year, reflecting an expanding international talent pool within the US healthcare system. This indicates a 7.8% rise in non-U.S. IMGs.