IMG-friendly Rheumatology fellowship programs
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 30 Rheumatology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 5; J-1 sponsors: 19). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 30Programs
- 5Sponsor H-1B
- 19Sponsor J-1
- 21States
Rheumatology fellowship programs for international graduates
Your fit
Which of these fit you?
Five questions, two minutes: every Rheumatology fellowship program ranked by what its own website states about applicants like you, and your fit shown beside each one. The first ten are free.
30 programs
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- University of Maryland Rheumatology Fellowship
University of Maryland Medical Center · Baltimore, Maryland
H-1B - Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowship
University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, Alabama
J-1 - Rheumatology Fellowship
UVA Health University Medical Center · Charlottesville, Virginia
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Rheumatology fellowship program
Visas and international graduates in Rheumatology fellowship
Which Rheumatology fellowship programs sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 5 Rheumatology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Northwell Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Northwell Health; Rheumatology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic; University of Maryland Rheumatology Fellowship, University of Maryland Medical Center; Rheumatology Fellowship, Jefferson Health; Rheumatology Fellowship, UT Southwestern Medical Center. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Rheumatology fellowship programs sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 31, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 19 Rheumatology fellowship programs whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Northwell Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Northwell Health; Rheumatology Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic; Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowship, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Stanford Rheumatology Fellowship Program, Stanford University; Rheumatology Fellowship, UConn Health.
Do Rheumatology fellowship programs accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 30 Rheumatology fellowship 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.