IMG-friendly Internal Medicine residency programs in California
As of October 18, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 17 Internal Medicine residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 1; J-1 sponsors: 9). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 17Programs
- 1Sponsor H-1B
- 9Sponsor J-1
- 190Nationwide
Internal Medicine residency programs in California for international graduates
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- Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center · Long Beach, California
J-1 - USC/LA General Internal Medicine Residency
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, California
J-1 - Internal Medicine Residency
California Pacific Medical Center · San Francisco, California
IMGs considered - Internal Medicine Residency
Sutter Health Memorial Medical Center · Modesto, California
IMGs considered - Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center · Stockton, California
J-1Graduated ≤ 3 yrs - Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of California (San Francisco) · Fresno, California
J-1Graduated ≤ 5 yrs - Internal Medicine Residency Program
Dignity Health - Bakersfield Memorial Hospital · Bakersfield, California
IMGs considered - Internal Medicine Residency Program
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California
IMGs considered - Olive View-UCLA Internal Medicine Residency
University of California, Los Angeles · Sylmar, California
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Internal Medicine residency program in California
Visas and international graduates in Internal Medicine residency in California
Which Internal Medicine residency programs in California sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 18, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 1 Internal Medicine residency program in California whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Internal Medicine Residency, Loma Linda University Health. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Internal Medicine residency programs in California sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 18, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 9 Internal 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: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center; Internal Medicine Residency, Kern Medical; Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of California, Davis; USC/LA General Internal Medicine Residency, University of Southern California; Internal Medicine Residency Program, Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center.
Do Internal Medicine residency programs in California accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 17 Internal 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.