IMG-friendly Family Medicine residency programs in California
As of October 23, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 15 Family Medicine residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 1; J-1 sponsors: 5). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 15Programs
- 1Sponsor H-1B
- 5Sponsor J-1
- 163Nationwide
Family Medicine residency programs in California for international graduates
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- Family Medicine Fontana Residency
Kaiser Permanente Southern California · Fontana, California
IMGs considered - Family Medicine Residency Program
University of California, Los Angeles · Torrance, California
IMGs considered - Family and Community Medicine Residency Program
University of California (San Francisco) · Fresno, California
J-1 - Family Medicine Residency Program
Dignity Health - Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, California
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 5 yrsUSMLE 200+ - Family Medicine Residency Program
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · Grass Valley, California
IMGs considered - Long Beach Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center · Long Beach, California
IMGs considered - Keck School of Medicine of USC Family Medicine Residency Program
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, California
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Family Medicine residency program in California
Visas and international graduates in Family Medicine residency in California
Which Family Medicine residency programs in California sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 23, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 1 Family Medicine residency program in California whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Family Medicine Residency, Kaweah Health. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Family Medicine residency programs in California sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 23, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 5 Family Medicine residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Family Medicine Residency, Kaweah Health; Family Medicine Residency, Saint Agnes Medical Center; Family Medicine Residency Program, University of California, Davis; Family Medicine Residency, Chino Valley Medical Center; Family and Community Medicine Residency Program, University of California (San Francisco).
Do Family Medicine residency programs in California accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 15 Family Medicine residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates, many requiring an ECFMG certificate. Where a program states a graduation-year limit or a USMLE score, its page quotes that too.
How is this list made, and how current is it?
From each program's own website, which ResidencySpot reads regularly. A program is listed when its page says it sponsors a J-1 or H-1B visa or considers international graduates, and the sentence that says so is quoted on its page. Policies change, so confirm with the program before you apply.