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IMG-friendly Internal Medicine residency programs

As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 190 Internal Medicine residency programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 30; J-1 sponsors: 122). Each program's page quotes its statement.

  • 190Programs
  • 30Sponsor H-1B
  • 122Sponsor J-1
  • 37States

Internal Medicine residency programs for international graduates

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Five questions, two minutes: every Internal Medicine residency program ranked by what its own website states about applicants like you, and your fit shown beside each one. The first ten are free.

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Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Internal Medicine residency program

Visas and international graduates in Internal Medicine residency

Which Internal Medicine residency programs sponsor H-1B visas?

As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 30 Internal Medicine residency programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Internal Medicine, Categorical Residency, Bridgeport Hospital; Internal Medicine Residency Program, HCA Florida Capital Hospital; J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University; Internal Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago; Internal Medicine Residency, Rush University Medical Center. Each program's page quotes its statement.

Which Internal Medicine residency programs sponsor J-1 visas?

As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 122 Internal Medicine residency programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Internal Medicine, Categorical Residency, Bridgeport Hospital; Internal Medicine Residency Program, HCA Florida Capital Hospital; J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University; Internal Medicine Residency Program, Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago; Internal Medicine Residency, Rush University Medical Center.

Do Internal Medicine residency programs accept international medical graduates?

ResidencySpot lists 190 Internal Medicine residency programs 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.