Pediatrics Residency Programs

There are 219 ACGME-accredited Pediatrics residency programs across 49 states and territories. Together they offer about 3,157 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (33), California (18) and Florida (15).

Program data updated October 11, 2026.

Programs: 219; In 49 states
First-year positions: 3,157; Across all programs
Median IMG residents: 20%; 102 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa: 90.9%; J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate: 27.6%; Of applicants

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25%+ IMG residents

Showing 219 of 219 Pediatrics programs

					Visa
AdventHealth Florida ProgramOrlando	Florida	12	50%	18.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children’s Hospital (Oak Lawn) ProgramOak Lawn	Illinois	15	9%		J-1
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children's Hospital (Park Ridge) ProgramPark Ridge	Illinois	20	21%	45.8%	J-1
Akron Children's ProgramAkron	Ohio	26	31%	50.3%	J-1
Albany Med Health System ProgramAlbany	New York	12	32%	25.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	6	13%	24.6%	J-1
Atlantic Health ProgramMorristown	New Jersey	12	45%	27.2%	J-1
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center/Mercer University School of Medicine ProgramMacon	Georgia	8	53%	31.2%	J-1
BayCare Health System/St. Joseph's Children's Hospital ProgramTampa	Florida	8	13%	30.8%	None
Baylor College of Medicine (Houston) ProgramHouston	Texas	45	5%	34.5%	J-1
Baylor College of Medicine (San Antonio) ProgramSan Antonio	Texas	13	8%	25.4%	J-1
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) ProgramTemple	Texas	7	0%	34.6%	J-1
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	44	10.6%		J-1 and H-1B
BronxCare Health System ProgramBronx	New York	14	100%	12.7%	J-1
Brooklyn Hospital Center ProgramBrooklyn	New York	11	100%	16%	J-1
Broward Health ProgramFort Lauderdale	Florida	7	78%	23.8%	J-1
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ProgramRoanoke	Virginia	5	35%	22.7%	J-1
Carolinas Medical Center ProgramCharlotte	North Carolina	16	7%	37.9%	J-1
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital ProgramCleveland	Ohio	27	14%	41.5%	J-1
Catholic Health ProgramWest Islip	New York	5	100%	10.7%	J-1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	8	7%	28.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) ProgramDes Moines	Iowa	7	19%	26.1%	J-1
Central Michigan University College of Medicine/CMU Medical Education Partners ProgramSaginaw	Michigan	4	93%	14.5%	J-1
Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine ProgramCharleston	West Virginia	9	66%	12.5%	J-1
Children's Hospital Los Angeles ProgramLos Angeles	California	35	11%		J-1
Children's Hospital of Michigan ProgramDetroit	Michigan	26	62%	22.1%	J-1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	47	3%		J-1 and H-1B
Children’s Mercy Hospital ProgramKansas City	Missouri	27	6%	48.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Children's National Hospital ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	31	15%		J-1 and H-1B
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ProgramCincinnati	Ohio	42	6%		J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramCleveland	Ohio	11	29%		J-1 and H-1B
Cook County Health and Hospitals System ProgramChicago	Illinois	7	100%	15.6%	J-1 and H-1B
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamden	New Jersey	8	47%	20.1%	J-1
Corewell Health Helen DeVos Children's Hospital/Michigan State University ProgramGrand Rapids	Michigan	20	13%	49%	J-1
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital ProgramRoyal Oak	Michigan	12	76%	9.5%	J-1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanon	New Hampshire	7	15%	25.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Detroit Wayne County Health Authority (Authority Health) GME Consortium ProgramDetroit	Michigan	6	19%	32.7%	J-1
Driscoll Children's Hospital ProgramEdinburg	Texas	8		13.5%	J-1
Driscoll Children's Hospital/Texas A&M College of Medicine ProgramCorpus Christi	Texas	18	90%	13.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurham	North Carolina	16	10%	21.6%	J-1
East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine ProgramJohnson City	Tennessee	8	33%	25.3%	J-1
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina University ProgramGreenville	North Carolina	10	30%	18.2%	J-1
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	35	3%	30.1%	J-1
Florida State University College of Medicine ProgramPensacola	Florida	9	89%	16.1%	J-1
Flushing Hospital Medical Center ProgramFlushing	New York	9	97%	6.6%	J-1
Full Circle Health (Boise) ProgramBoise	Idaho	4	16%	45.7%	None
Geisinger Health System ProgramDanville	Pennsylvania	11	27%	28.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Hackensack Meridian Health/Hackensack University Medical Center ProgramHackensack	New Jersey	8	32%	18.8%	J-1
Hackensack Meridian Health/Jersey Shore University Medical Center ProgramNeptune	New Jersey	10	44%	24.5%	J-1
Harlem Hospital Center ProgramNew York	New York	7	96%	11%	J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Palms West Hospital ProgramLoxahatchee	Florida	6	44%	38.6%	J-1
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Memorial Health University Medical Center ProgramSavannah	Georgia	8	30%	24.7%	None
Henry Ford St. John Hospital ProgramDetroit	Michigan	8	96%	9.9%	J-1
Hospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine ProgramPonce	Puerto Rico	7	67%		J-1
Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University ProgramFlint	Michigan	7	100%	14.9%	J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Kravis Children's ProgramNew York	New York	17	2%	26.3%	J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Elmhurst) ProgramElmhurst	New York		101%	7%	J-1
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	31	11%	34.4%	J-1
Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus ProgramFalls Church	Virginia	13	13%	27.5%	J-1
Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	15	66%	22.8%	J-1
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital ProgramSt Petersburg	Florida	12	21%	19.9%	J-1
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	24	5%	45.8%	J-1
Kaiser Permanente Northern California ProgramOakland	California	10	6%	55.1%	J-1
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) ProgramLos Angeles	California	9	0%	38.1%	None
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV ProgramLas Vegas	Nevada	10	70%	31.5%	J-1
KPIGME Consortium ProgramTampa	Florida	4		23.7%	None
Lehigh Valley Health Network ProgramAllentown	Pennsylvania	8	30%	23.9%	J-1
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center ProgramBronx	New York	17	100%	14.7%	J-1
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma Linda	California	23	18%		J-1 and H-1B
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ProgramTorrance	California	10	37%	49.4%	J-1
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveport	Louisiana	9	78%		J-1
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	15	2%	48%	J-1
Loyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywood	Illinois	10	24%	21.8%	J-1
Madigan Army Medical Center ProgramTacoma	Washington		0%		None
Maimonides Medical Center/Infants and Children's Hospital of Brooklyn ProgramBrooklyn	New York	20	73%	20.5%	J-1
MaineHealth ProgramPortland	Maine	8	4%	32.5%	J-1
Marshall University School of Medicine ProgramHuntington	West Virginia	7	65%	8.9%	J-1
Marshfield Clinic ProgramMarshfield	Wisconsin	6	89%	13%	J-1
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General Hospital ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	14	4%	30.1%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochester	Minnesota	16	19%	21.6%	J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicago	Illinois	36	4%		J-1 and H-1B
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugusta	Georgia	19	21%	38.7%	J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukee	Wisconsin	23	13%	38.4%	J-1
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston	South Carolina	18	2%	29.7%	J-1
MedStar Health Georgetown University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	11	72%	17.8%	J-1
Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood, Florida) ProgramHollywood	Florida	8	54%	19.5%	J-1
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center ProgramToledo	Ohio	4	91%		J-1 and H-1B
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	24	32%	32.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Morehouse School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	6	30%	23.5%	J-1
Nassau University Medical Center ProgramEast Meadow	New York	4	82%		J-1
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesda	Maryland		0%		None
Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University ProgramColumbus	Ohio	38	4%	41.3%	J-1
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) ProgramPortsmouth	Virginia		0%		None
Naval Medical Center (San Diego) ProgramSan Diego	California		0%		None
Nemours Children's Hospital ProgramOrlando	Florida	16	2%	35.5%	J-1
New York Medical College (Metropolitan) ProgramNew York	New York	7	100%	8.5%	J-1 and H-1B
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	29	1%	37.6%	J-1
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	20	3%	25.8%	J-1
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital ProgramBrooklyn	New York	9	93%	17.7%	J-1
Nicklaus Children's Hospital ProgramMiami	Florida	28	50%	21%	J-1
NYC Health and Hospitals Kings County Hospital ProgramBrooklyn	New York		0%	16.6%	J-1
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine ProgramMineola	New York	12	17%	26.6%	J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew York	New York	19	3%	35.4%	J-1
Ochsner Clinic Foundation ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	10	95%	28.1%	J-1
Old Dominion University ProgramNorfolk	Virginia	28	37%	43.3%	J-1 and H-1B
One Brooklyn Health System/Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center ProgramBrooklyn	New York		100%		J-1
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortland	Oregon	18	4%	44.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Orlando Health/Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children ProgramOrlando	Florida	16	19%	43.6%	J-1
Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma, Inc (OMECO)/Oklahoma State University ProgramTulsa	Oklahoma	12	3%	52.2%	None
Our Lady of The Lake ProgramBaton Rouge	Louisiana	12	16%	36.1%	J-1
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHershey	Pennsylvania	16	15%	35.9%	J-1
Phoenix Children's Hospital ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	36	6%	40.8%	J-1
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) ProgramColumbia	South Carolina	13	0%	39.5%	None
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greenville) ProgramGreenville	South Carolina	12	0%	38.1%	J-1
Puerto Rico Children's Hospital ProgramBayamon	Puerto Rico		89%		None
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health ProgramProvidence	Rhode Island	16	0%	42.8%	J-1
Richmond University Medical Center ProgramStaten Island	New York	6	93%		None
Rush University Medical Center ProgramChicago	Illinois	11	3%	28.9%	J-1
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center ProgramLong Branch	New Jersey	5	100%	12.6%	J-1
Rutgers Health/Newark Beth Israel Medical Center ProgramNewark	New Jersey	12	79%	13.9%	J-1
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ProgramNew Brunswick	New Jersey	11	19%	29.9%	J-1
Saint Peter's University Hospital ProgramNew Brunswick	New Jersey	8	100%	14%	J-1
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium ProgramJBSA-Fort Sam Houston	Texas		0%		None
San Juan City Hospital ProgramSAN JUAN	Puerto Rico		81%		J-1
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital ProgramSanta Barbara	California	6	31%	24.7%	J-1
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington ProgramWilmington	Delaware	24	4%	38.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	10	92%	19.2%	J-1
Southern Illinois University ProgramSpringfield	Illinois	9	69%	17%	J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	21	45%	29%	J-1 and H-1B
St Barnabas Hospital ProgramBronx	New York	6	100%	10.9%	J-1
St Joseph's University Medical Center ProgramPaterson	New Jersey	12	97%	23.3%	J-1
St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus ProgramEaston	Pennsylvania	6	39%	18.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramPalo Alto	California	34	2%		J-1
Stony Brook Medicine/Stony Brook Children's Hospital ProgramStony Brook	New York	12	22%	30.6%	J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklyn	New York	12	99%	14.9%	J-1
SUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuse	New York	15	92%	16.1%	J-1
Texas Tech University (Amarillo) ProgramAmarillo	Texas	5	100%	8.4%	J-1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock ProgramLubbock	Texas	8	39%	27.8%	J-1
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso ProgramEl Paso	Texas	13	66%	24.4%	None
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University ProgramCleveland	Ohio	8	92%	9.8%	J-1
TMC Health Medical Education Program, Inc. (THMEP) ProgramTucson	Arizona	6	50%	33.8%	J-1
Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for Children ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	24	12%	47.3%	J-1
Tripler Army Medical Center ProgramTripler AMC	Hawaii		0%		None
Tulane University ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	9	77%	14.8%	J-1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	27	10%	42.1%	J-1 and H-1B
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland ProgramOakland	California	31	1%	57.2%	J-1
UMass Chan - Baystate ProgramSpringfield	Massachusetts	9	45%	26.7%	J-1
UMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcester	Massachusetts	9	25%	25.9%	J-1
Univ of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences ProgramFargo	North Dakota	4	90.9%	11.8%	J-1
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffalo	New York	17	60%	21.1%	J-1
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirmingham	Alabama	26	0%	56.3%	J-1
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucson	Arizona	16	39%	31.1%	J-1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle Rock	Arkansas	26	44%	22.6%	J-1 and H-1B
University of California (Irvine)/Children's Hospital of Orange County ProgramOrange	California	25	1%	50.8%	J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramSan Diego	California	17	7%	28.2%	J-1
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan Francisco	California	26	0%	34%	J-1
University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno ProgramFresno	California	7	67%	31.5%	J-1
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramento	California	13	12%	46.6%	J-1
University of Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	24	5%	21.4%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Colorado ProgramAurora	Colorado	28	5%		J-1
University of Connecticut ProgramHartford	Connecticut	22	20%	37.3%	J-1
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville ProgramJacksonville	Florida	15	61%	19.9%	J-1
University of Florida ProgramGainesville	Florida	18	19%	30.1%	J-1
University of Hawaii ProgramHonolulu	Hawaii	8	36%	19.2%	J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	12	44%	48.3%	J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ProgramPeoria	Illinois	13	56%	30.7%	J-1
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa City	Iowa	15	28%		J-1
University of Kansas (Wichita) ProgramWichita	Kansas	8	71%	12.4%	J-1
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexington	Kentucky	11	10%	37.1%	J-1
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisville	Kentucky	24	12%	56.7%	J-1
University of Maryland ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	15	16%	31.7%	J-1
University of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiami	Florida	23	52%	19.1%	J-1
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow/Michigan State University ProgramLansing	Michigan	8	80%	11.8%	J-1
University of Michigan ProgramAnn Arbor	Michigan	21	2%		J-1
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	26	16%	37.6%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJackson	Mississippi	16	20%	36.7%	J-1
University of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbia	Missouri	9	8%	45.4%	J-1
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmaha	Nebraska	15	2%	47.9%	J-1
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine ProgramReno	Nevada	4	33%	23.8%	J-1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerque	New Mexico	21	15%	44.2%	J-1
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel Hill	North Carolina	21	3%	30.9%	J-1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma City	Oklahoma	24	38%	26.1%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine (Tulsa) ProgramTulsa	Oklahoma	8	13%	27.5%	J-1
University of Puerto Rico ProgramSan Juan	Puerto Rico	13	0%	29.1%	J-1
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochester	New York	14	0%		J-1
University of South Dakota ProgramSioux Falls	South Dakota	6	64%	13.7%	J-1 and H-1B
University of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampa	Florida	12	12%	21.9%	J-1
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) ProgramLos Angeles	California	11	0%	47.6%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at Chattanooga ProgramChattanooga	Tennessee	12	7%	47%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine ProgramMemphis	Tennessee	23	18%	50.2%	J-1
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine ProgramKnoxville	Tennessee				J-1
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustin	Texas	22	1%	41%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHouston	Texas	27	10%	27.4%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan Antonio	Texas	16	2%	24.6%	J-1
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalveston	Texas	17	63%	22.8%	J-1
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	34	14%	35%	J-1
University of Toledo ProgramToledo	Ohio	7	80%	19%	J-1
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake City	Utah	23	6%		J-1
University of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlington	Vermont	7	5%	34.4%	J-1
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesville	Virginia	13	3%	47.1%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Washington ProgramSeattle	Washington	42	7%	49.1%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadison	Wisconsin	16	18%	30.2%	J-1
UPMC Medical Education ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	29	14%		J-1 and H-1B
USA Health ProgramMobile	Alabama	12	83%	19.2%	J-1
Valley Children's Healthcare ProgramMadera	California	14	31%	41.9%	None
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee	28	1%	37.1%	J-1
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmond	Virginia	17	29%	35%	J-1
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston-Salem	North Carolina	14	4%	29.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Washington State University College of Medicine ProgramSpokane	Washington	6		34.3%	None
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	31	25%	42.6%	J-1 and H-1B
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantown	West Virginia	2	6%	15.1%	J-1
Westchester Medical Center ProgramValhalla	New York	19	59%	27.7%	J-1
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine ProgramKalamazoo	Michigan	8	78%		J-1
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center ProgramBrooklyn	New York		100%	10.7%	J-1
Wright State University ProgramDayton	Ohio	10	3%	32.7%	None
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center ProgramBrooklyn	New York		0%		None
Yale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew Haven	Connecticut	21	13%	25.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical Center ProgramNew Hyde Park	New York	31	0%	40.6%	J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital ProgramStaten Island	New York	8	92%	21.6%	J-1

Pediatrics residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 20% of residents in Pediatrics programs, and 102 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 90.9% of programs sponsor a visa (90.9% sponsor J-1 and 16.9% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Pediatrics program receives about 1,015 applications and invites 27.6% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 244.

States with the most programs

New York: 33
California: 18
Florida: 15
Texas: 14
Illinois: 10

How to choose Pediatrics 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.

Pediatrics residency FAQs

How many Pediatrics residency programs are there?

There are 219 ACGME-accredited Pediatrics residency programs in 49 states and territories, offering about 3,157 first-year positions.

Is Pediatrics IMG-friendly?

The median Pediatrics program has 20% international medical graduates among its residents, and 102 of 219 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Pediatrics, 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 Pediatrics programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

90.9% of Pediatrics programs sponsor at least one visa: 90.9% sponsor J-1 and 16.9% 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 Pediatrics?

Across Pediatrics programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 244. 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 Pediatrics residency?

A typical Pediatrics program receives about 1,015 applications and interviews 27.6% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

Find the Pediatrics programs that fit you

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