IMG-friendly Transitional Year residency programs in Florida
As of October 17, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 10 Transitional Year residency programs in Florida whose own website says they sponsor visas or consider international medical graduates (H-1B sponsors: 1; J-1 sponsors: 5). Each program's page quotes its statement.
- 10Programs
- 1Sponsor H-1B
- 5Sponsor J-1
- 43Nationwide
Transitional Year residency programs in Florida for international graduates
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- Transitional Year Residency Program
HCA Florida Capital Hospital · Tallahassee, Florida
H-1BJ-1Graduated ≤ 2 yrs - Transitional Year Residency Program
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital · Brandon, Florida
J-1Graduated ≤ 2 yrsUSMLE 225+ - Transitional Year Residency Program
HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital · Hudson, Florida
IMGs considered - Transitional Year Residency Program
Broward Health · Fort Lauderdale, Florida
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 5 yrs - Transitional Year
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital · Fort Walton Beach, Florida
IMGs consideredGraduated ≤ 2 yrs - Transitional Year Residency Program
HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital · Sanford, Florida
IMGs considered
Listed because the program's own page says so; each program's page quotes the sentence. Every Transitional Year residency program in Florida
Visas and international graduates in Transitional Year residency in Florida
Which Transitional Year residency programs in Florida sponsor H-1B visas?
As of October 17, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 1 Transitional Year residency program in Florida whose own website says they sponsor H-1B visas. Among them: Transitional Year Residency Program, HCA Florida Capital Hospital. Each program's page quotes its statement.
Which Transitional Year residency programs in Florida sponsor J-1 visas?
As of October 17, 2026, ResidencySpot lists 5 Transitional Year residency programs in Florida whose own website says they sponsor or accept the J-1 visa, which ECFMG sponsors for physicians in training. Among them: Transitional Year Residency Program, HCA Florida Capital Hospital; Transitional Year Residency Program, HCA Florida Brandon Hospital; Transitional Year Residency, HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital; Transitional Year Residency, Naples Comprehensive Health; Transitional Year Residency, HCA Florida Citrus Hospital.
Do Transitional Year residency programs in Florida accept international medical graduates?
ResidencySpot lists 10 Transitional Year residency programs in Florida 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.