The Top 10 Most IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Programs in California

What are the top 10 Most IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Programs in California?
In this video, Dr. Rajani Katta, author of The Successful Match book and officer of MD2B Connect, reviews the top 20 most IMG friendly internal medicine residency programs in California.
If you’d like to review this list of this programs, please see the MD2B Connect Program Finder Tool for IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Residency Programs: www.md2bconnec...
If you are an International Medical Graduate (IMG) applying to internal medicine residency, then it is really important that you focus your attention on IMG friendly residency programs. One state that always garners a lot of interest among the IMGs we work with is California. And this is for good reason: California is rated number 1 in the US for cultural and socioeconomic diversity, and with 52 total internal medicine residencies, there are many options for residency applicants. In this video, Dr. Katta will be going over the top 10 most IMG friendly internal medicine residency programs in California. There are many different factors that we consider when determining what makes a program IMG friendly. There is more to it than just what percentage of residents in the program are IMGs. There are other factors to consider, including minimum USMLE Step scores (cut-off Step 1 and cut-off Step 2 scores), medical school graduation year cutoffs, and visas offered. (Although Step 1 now has pass/fail scoring, these cut-offs may still apply for scores from prior years.) With that in mind, Dr. Katta lists out the top 10 most IMG friendly internal medicine residency programs in California, going over the key characteristics of each program.
LINKS REFERENCED IN VIDEO:
1. Program Finder Tool for IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Residency Programs: www.md2bconnec...
2. California: IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Residency Programs: www.md2bconnec...
3. Blog Post on IMG Friendly Internal Medicine Residency Programs: www.thesuccess...
4. The Residency Interview 101 Course: www.thesuccess...
5. The Successful Match: Rules to Succeed in the Residency Match: www.thesuccess...
Who we are: At MD2B Connect, we provide top-rated US clinical rotations for IMGs. We are the highest-rated and most trusted provider of US clinical rotations. Our rotations are designed to help IMGs on their path to US residency, based on our deep insights into the US residency match. Dr. Samir Desai and Dr. Rajani Katta are the authors of The Successful Match book and other best-selling books, with over 250,000 copies sold, and our admissions and interview expertise has helped thousands of medical students and IMGs achieve success in medicine.
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[@mae5407]

Will experience as a RN in California count towards clinical experience?

[@MD2BConnect]

Hello there! Although clinical experience in nursing is valued, it would not take the place of US clinical experience as a physician/medical student. Hope this helps!

[@쀼뿌-z5k]

Thanks a lot this was helpful

[@MD2BConnect]

Glad we could help! 🙂

[@monishapawanarkar]

How about now when step one is only pass or fail..? When they don’t give you score on step one?

[@MD2BConnect]

Now that Step 1 is pass/fail, the top two criteria for getting interviews are Step 2 score and letters of recommendation. Hope this helps!