IMG-friendly Psychiatry residency programs in California
As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 9 Psychiatry residency programs in California whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (J-1 sponsors: 4). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 9Programs
- 4Sponsor J-1
- 92Nationwide
- 9Institutions
Psychiatry residency programs in California for international graduates
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- Psychiatry Residency
Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center · Stockton, California
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs - UC San Diego Psychiatry Residency Program
University of California San Diego · San Diego, California
IMGs considered - UCLA Psychiatry Residency Training Program
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Psychiatry residency program in California
Visas and international graduates in Psychiatry residency in California
Which Psychiatry residency programs in California sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 21, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 4 Psychiatry 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: Psychiatry Residency, St. Francis Medical Center; Stanford General Psychiatry Residency Program, Stanford University; Psychiatry Residency Program, University of California, Irvine; Psychiatry Residency Program, University of California (San Francisco).
Do Psychiatry residency programs in California accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 9 Psychiatry 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.