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IMG-friendly Pediatrics residency programs in California

As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 6 Pediatrics residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (J-1 sponsors: 5). Each program's page quotes its statement.

  • 6Programs
  • 5Sponsor J-1
  • 75Nationwide
  • 6Institutions

Pediatrics residency programs in California for international graduates

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Visas and international graduates in Pediatrics residency in California

Which Pediatrics residency programs in California sponsor J-1 visas?

As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 5 Pediatrics 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: General Pediatrics Residency Program, University of California, Irvine; Pediatric Residency, Children's Hospital Los Angeles; Stanford Pediatrics Residency, Stanford University; Pediatrics Residency Program, University of California (San Francisco); Pediatric Residency Program, University of California, Los Angeles.

Do Pediatrics residency programs in California accept international medical graduates?

ResidencySpot lists 6 Pediatrics 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.