Child Neurology Residency Programs

There are 84 ACGME-accredited Child Neurology residency programs across 38 states and territories. Together they offer about 219 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (11), California (8) and Texas (4).

Program data updated October 11, 2026.

Programs: 84; In 38 states
First-year positions: 219; Across all programs
Median IMG residents: 17.8%; 33 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa: 97.6%; J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate: 33.7%; Of applicants

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25%+ IMG residents

Showing 84 of 84 Child Neurology programs

					Visa
Baylor College of Medicine ProgramHouston	Texas	7	28%	43%	J-1
Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	6	20%	30.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Boston University Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	1	66.7%		J-1 and H-1B
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramCleveland	Ohio	1	21.7%	25.2%	J-1
Children's Hospital Los Angeles ProgramLos Angeles	California	4	11.6%	33.1%	J-1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	7	9%		J-1 and H-1B
Children's Mercy Hospital/University of Kansas Medical Center ProgramKansas City	Missouri	3	14.3%	33.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Children's National Hospital/George Washington University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	5	33%	32.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ProgramCincinnati	Ohio	7	0%	33%	J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramCleveland	Ohio	2	50%	25.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University ProgramGrand Rapids	Michigan	2	66.7%	38.8%	J-1
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University ProgramDetroit	Michigan	3	82%	29.1%	J-1
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurham	North Carolina	2	12.5%	31.2%	J-1
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	4	12%		J-1 and H-1B
Geisinger Health System ProgramDanville	Pennsylvania	2	0%	48.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Hackensack Meridian Health ProgramNeptune	New Jersey	2		43.4%	J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ProgramNew York	New York	1	0%	16.9%	None
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	2	12.5%	51.2%	J-1
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital ProgramSt. Petersburg	Florida	1	50%		J-1
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	4	9%	27.3%	J-1
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma Linda	California	1	33.3%	35%	J-1
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	1	0%	35.6%	J-1
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	2	20%	27%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonville	Florida	4	0%	61.3%	J-1
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochester	Minnesota	2	16.7%	39.7%	J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicago	Illinois	4	5%	19.2%	J-1 and H-1B
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugusta, GA	Georgia		33.3%		J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukee	Wisconsin	2	40%	35.8%	J-1
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston	South Carolina	2	16.7%	41.9%	J-1
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	2	75%	36.8%	J-1
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesda	Maryland		0%		None
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University ProgramColumbus	Ohio	5	13%	35.5%	J-1
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	2	28.6%	17.8%	J-1
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	1	20%	26.6%	J-1
Nicklaus Children's Hospital ProgramMiami	Florida	1		10%	J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew York	New York	3	8%	33.5%	J-1
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortland	Oregon	1	40%	30.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Phoenix Children's Hospital ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	6	27.3%	56.4%	J-1
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewark	New Jersey	1	40%	20%	J-1
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington ProgramWilmington	Delaware	2	48.9%	34.4%	J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt. Louis	Missouri	2	75%	26.5%	J-1
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramPalo Alto	California	5	0%	35.5%	J-1
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital ProgramStony Brook	New York	1	0%		J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklyn	New York	2	100%	27.6%	J-1
Tower Health ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	2	0%	31.4%	J-1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	2	16.7%	34.2%	J-1
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffalo	New York	2	75%	22.5%	J-1
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirmingham	Alabama	2	0%	37%	J-1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle Rock	Arkansas	1	40%	19.5%	J-1
University of California (Irvine) ProgramOrange	California	2	10%	42.6%	J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramLa Jolla	California	3	10%		J-1
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan Francisco	California	2	0%	26.9%	J-1
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramento	California	2	25%	50.9%	J-1
University of Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	2	50%	23%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Colorado ProgramAurora	Colorado	4	0%	33.1%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Florida College of Medicine ProgramGainesville	Florida	2	25%	26.1%	J-1
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa City	Iowa	2	66.7%	30.4%	J-1
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexington	Kentucky	3	60%	53%	J-1
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisville	Kentucky	4	26%	45%	J-1
University of Michigan ProgramAnn Arbor	Michigan	4	0%	34.9%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	2	0%	30.2%	J-1
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJackson	Mississippi	2	25%	37.8%	J-1
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmaha	Nebraska		0%		J-1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerque	New Mexico	2	0%	31.3%	J-1
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel Hill	North Carolina	2	20%	43.5%	J-1
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine ProgramOklahoma City	Oklahoma	2	66.7%		J-1
University of Puerto Rico ProgramSan Juan	Puerto Rico	1	0%		J-1
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochester	New York	3	0%	35.5%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine ProgramMemphis	Tennessee	2	0%	45.6%	J-1
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustin	Texas	2	10%	42.2%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHouston	Texas	4	19%	40.8%	J-1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	7	40%	33.9%	J-1
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake City	Utah	4	0%	56.3%	J-1
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesville	Virginia	2	0%	25.7%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Washington ProgramSeattle	Washington	4	5.6%	29.6%	J-1
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadison	Wisconsin	1	0%	21.3%	J-1
UPMC Medical Education ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	4	45%		J-1 and H-1B
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee	4	5%		J-1
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmond	Virginia	1	40%	31.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston Salem	North Carolina	2	20%	43%	J-1
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt. Louis	Missouri	5	7%	41.1%	J-1 and H-1B
Westchester Medical Center ProgramVahalla	New York	2	66.7%	43.4%	J-1
Yale-New Haven Hospital ProgramNew Haven	Connecticut	2	30%	23.5%	J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical Center ProgramLake Success	New York	2	18.9%	37.3%	J-1

Child Neurology residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 17.8% of residents in Child Neurology programs, and 33 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 97.6% of programs sponsor a visa (97.6% sponsor J-1 and 23.8% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Child Neurology program receives about 141 applications and invites 33.7% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 246.

States with the most programs

New York: 11
California: 8
Texas: 4
Ohio: 4
Pennsylvania: 4

How to choose Child Neurology programs as an IMG

Start with the programs that already train international medical graduates: a high IMG share is the clearest sign a program will review your application. Then check visa sponsorship if you need a J-1 or H-1B, and the program's Step 2 CK expectations and graduation-year limit.

Each program page shows these details along with interview rates, signal outcomes and contacts. To see which programs fit your own scores, visa needs and graduation year, build a personalized list.

Child Neurology residency FAQs

How many Child Neurology residency programs are there?

There are 84 ACGME-accredited Child Neurology residency programs in 38 states and territories, offering about 219 first-year positions.

Is Child Neurology IMG-friendly?

The median Child Neurology program has 17.8% international medical graduates among its residents, and 33 of 84 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Child Neurology, but focusing on the programs with the highest IMG share improves your chances. Use the table on this page to sort programs by their IMG share.

Which Child Neurology programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

97.6% of Child Neurology programs sponsor at least one visa: 97.6% sponsor J-1 and 23.8% sponsor H-1B. Filter the table on this page by visa to see every program that sponsors the visa you need.

What Step 2 CK score do I need for Child Neurology?

Across Child Neurology programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 246. Scores vary a lot between programs, and many programs also set a minimum. Each program page shows that program's minimum and the score range of the applicants it interviewed.

How competitive is Child Neurology residency?

A typical Child Neurology program receives about 141 applications and interviews 33.7% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

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