Transitional Year Residency Programs

There are 219 ACGME-accredited Transitional Year residency programs across 42 states and territories. The most programs are in Florida (31), California (20) and New York (17).

Program data updated October 11, 2026.

Programs
219
In 42 states
Median IMG residents
0%
35 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa
47.2%
J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate
17.6%
Of applicants

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Showing 219 of 219 Transitional Year programs

Visa
Abrazo Health Network ProgramGoodyearArizona35%None
AdventHealth Florida ProgramTampaFlorida34%9.7%J-1
AdventHealth Redmond ProgramRomeGeorgia7.7%32.1%J-1
Aiken Regional Medical Centers ProgramAikenSouth Carolina44.8%None
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramFort SmithArkansas73%J-1
Arnot Ogden Medical Center ProgramElmiraNew York25%14.8%J-1
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) ProgramChicagoIllinois0%3.9%None
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital ProgramIndianapolisIndiana0%19.3%J-1
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital ProgramMilwaukeeWisconsin0%20.5%J-1
Aurora Health Care ProgramMilwaukeeWisconsin0%8%None
Baptist Health - UAMS ProgramNorth Little RockArkansas0%35.6%None
Baptist Health ProgramBirminghamAlabama0%25.9%J-1
Baptist Memorial Medical Education ProgramSouthavenMississippi28%29.9%J-1
Bassett Medical Center ProgramCooperstownNew York33.3%16.6%J-1 and H-1B
BayCare Health System (St. Joseph's Hospital) ProgramTampaFlorida0%16.3%None
BayCare Health System ProgramNew Port Richey, FLFlorida44.4%None
Baylor All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth ProgramFort WorthTexas0%11.2%None
Beebe Healthcare ProgramLewesDelaware59.8%J-1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ProgramBrocktonMassachusetts0%7.6%None
Boston Medical Center-Brighton ProgramJamaica PlainMassachusetts40%45.6%J-1
Broadlawns Medical Center ProgramDes MoinesIowa0%30.4%None
BronxCare Health System ProgramBronxNew YorkNone
Broward Health North ProgramDeerfield BeachFlorida25%24%None
Cambridge Health Alliance ProgramCambridgeMassachusetts0%9.4%H-1B
Campbell University ProgramConwaySouth Carolina0%18.5%None
Campbell University/Harnett Health ProgramDunnNorth Carolina31%12.1%J-1
Campbell University/Sampson Regional Medical Center ProgramClintonNorth Carolina17.5%None
Cape Fear Valley Health ProgramFayettevilleNorth Carolina40%11.1%J-1
Capital Health Regional Medical Center ProgramPenningtonNew Jersey25%20.7%None
Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) ProgramDes MoinesIowa0%14.5%J-1
CHI St. Vincent - Hot Springs ProgramHot SpringsArkansasNone
Christiana Care Health Services ProgramNewarkDelaware12.5%None
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University ProgramGrand RapidsMichigan22.2%8.4%J-1
Corewell Health (Dearborn and Taylor) ProgramDearbornMichigan0%J-1
Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital ProgramRoyal OakMichigan21%J-1
Damas Hospital ProgramPoncePuerto Rico42%None
David Grant Medical Center ProgramTravis AFBCalifornia0%None
Desert Regional Medical Center ProgramPalm SpringsCalifornia17.3%None
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University ProgramDetroitMichigan37%10.9%J-1
Doylestown Hospital ProgramDoylestownPennsylvania0%20.1%None
Dwight David Eisenhower Army Medical Center ProgramGeorgia0%None
East Alabama Medical Center ProgramOpelikaAlabama21.6%None
Eastern Connecticut Health Network ProgramConnecticut
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlantaGeorgia13%4.1%J-1 and H-1B
Firelands Regional Medical Center ProgramSanduskyOhio0%21.9%None
Florida International University/Baptist Health ProgramMiamiFlorida
Florida State University College of Medicine/Cape Coral Hospital ProgramCape CoralFlorida0%47.8%None
Florida State University College of Medicine/Winter Haven Hospital ProgramWinter HavenFlorida0%23.5%None
Garnet Health Medical Center ProgramMiddletownNew York16%14.5%None
Geisinger Health System ProgramBloomsburgPennsylvania0%13.8%J-1 and H-1B
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation ProgramLa CrosseWisconsin0%20.1%J-1
Hackensack Meridian Health/Ocean University Medical Center ProgramBrickNew Jersey25%17.3%None
Hackensack Meridian Health/Palisades Medical Center ProgramNorth BergenNew Jersey75%25.5%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Aventura Hospital ProgramAventuraFlorida0%8.5%None
HCA Florida Healthcare/Kendall Hospital ProgramMiamiFlorida0%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Lawnwood Hospital ProgramFort PierceFlorida23%22%None
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North/Bayonet Point Hospital ProgramHudsonFlorida0%13.2%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North/Citrus Hospital ProgramInvernessFlorida0%22.2%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North/Oak Hill Hospital ProgramBrooksvilleFlorida0%14.2%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa North/Trinity Hospital ProgramTrinityFlorida0%14.8%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South ProgramSarasotaFlorida
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South/Blake Hospital ProgramBradentonFlorida0%19.3%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South/Brandon Hospital ProgramBrandonFlorida0%29%None
HCA Florida Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine GME - Tampa South/Largo Hospital ProgramLargoFlorida10%J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Westside/Northwest Hospital ProgramPlantationFlorida60%21.3%J-1
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital ProgramOrange ParkFlorida0%26%J-1
HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM ProgramBlacksburgVirginia0%15.4%J-1
HCA Healthcare LewisGale Medical Center ProgramSalemVirginia13.3%26.6%None
HCA Healthcare Riverside ProgramRiversideCalifornia0%14%None
HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME/MountainView ProgramLas VegasNevada0%22.7%None
HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME/Southern Hills ProgramLas VegasNevada8%20.9%None
HCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center ProgramThousand OaksCalifornia0%14.1%None
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine ProgramSavannahGeorgiaNone
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Grand Strand Medical Center ProgramMyrtle BeachSouth Carolina0%19.1%None
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Summerville Program295 Midland PkwySouth Carolina38%45.2%None
HCA Healthcare/TriStar Nashville/Centennial Medical Center ProgramNashvilleTennessee8%11.3%J-1
HCA HealthONE Program/Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone TreeColorado0%9.7%None
HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston (Kingwood) ProgramKingwoodTexas0%18.6%None
HCA Medical City Healthcare GME (Plano) ProgramPlanoTexas0%19.9%None
Health Education Service/Merit Health Wesley ProgramHattiesburgMississippi91%11.8%J-1
Hennepin Healthcare ProgramMinneapolisMinnesota7%J-1
Henry Ford Health-Henry Ford Jackson Hospital ProgramMichigan42.4%None
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroitMichigan0%6.1%J-1
HES/Mountain View Regional Medical Center ProgramLas CrucesNew Mexico43.8%None
HES/Northwest Healthcare (Tucson) ProgramTucsonArizona0%22.1%None
HonorHealth ProgramPhoenixArizonaJ-1
Hospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine ProgramPoncePuerto Rico58%None
Houston Methodist (The Woodlands) ProgramConroeTexas25.1%J-1
Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University ProgramFlintMichigan16.6%None
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-South Nassau ProgramNew YorkNone
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolisIndiana0%19.1%J-1
Indiana University School of Medicine/Ball Memorial ProgramMuncieIndiana0%23.9%None
Inspira Health Network-Inspira Medical Center Vineland ProgramNew Jersey8.1%None
Inspira Health Network/Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill ProgramMullica HillNew Jersey0%17.7%J-1
Intermountain Health/Intermountain Medical Center ProgramMurrayUtah0%18.1%None
Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital ProgramEast NorritonPennsylvania33%11.9%J-1 and H-1B
John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District) ProgramFort WorthTexas0%22.7%J-1
Kaweah Delta Health Care District (KDHCD) ProgramVisaliaCalifornia0%30.7%J-1
Keck School of Medicine of USC ProgramLos AngelesCalifornia66.9%None
Kern Medical Center ProgramBakersfieldCalifornia0%16.6%None
Kettering Health Network/Indu and Raj Soin Medical Center ProgramBeavercreekOhio0%16.3%None
Kettering Health Network/Kettering Medical Center ProgramKetteringOhio9.1%14.5%J-1
KPC Global Medical Centers, Inc. ProgramHemetCalifornia33%17.1%None
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine ProgramEriePennsylvania0%J-1
Lakeland Regional Health ProgramLakelandFlorida0%None
Lehigh Valley Health Network ProgramAllentownPennsylvania28%J-1
Lexington Medical Center-University of South Carolina SOM Columbia ProgramSouth Carolina
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center ProgramBronxNew York8%14.5%J-1
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma LindaCalifornia20%J-1
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital ProgramIllinois33.3%J-1
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital ProgramBerwynIllinois0%15.6%J-1
Madigan Army Medical Center ProgramTacomaWashington0%None
Mary Washington Healthcare ProgramFredericksburgVirginia0%15.4%J-1
Mass General Brigham/Newton-Wellesley Hospital ProgramNewtonMassachusetts0%12.2%None
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Phoenix) ProgramPhoenixArizona10%J-1 and H-1B
McLaren Health Care Corporation (Port Huron) ProgramPort HuronMichigan0%12.2%J-1
McLaren Health Care/Oakland/MSU ProgramPontiacMichigan0%None
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc ProgramNeenahWisconsin
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine ProgramCharlestonSouth Carolina0%9.9%None
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida ProgramPembroke PinesFlorida8.8%J-1
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ProgramNew YorkNew York4%10.3%J-1 and H-1B
Mercy Catholic Medical Center ProgramDarbyPennsylvania15%17.7%None
Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital ProgramFairfieldOhio
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) ProgramSt LouisMissouri0%14.3%None
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners ProgramToledoOhio37.5%J-1 and H-1B
MetroWest Medical Center ProgramFraminghamMassachusetts41%J-1
Mission Community Hospital ProgramPanorama CityCalifornia0%13.1%None
Mohawk Valley Health System, Inc ProgramUticaNew York50%35.5%None
Morehouse School of Medicine/Bakersfield Memorial Hospital ProgramBakersfieldCalifornia10%56.1%None
Mountain Area Health Education Center ProgramAshevilleNorth Carolina0%27.3%J-1
Naples Comprehensive Health ProgramNaplesFlorida16.7%13.4%J-1
Nassau University Medical Center ProgramEast MeadowNew York18.8%None
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesdaMaryland0%None
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) ProgramPortsmouthVirginia0%None
Naval Medical Center (San Diego) ProgramSan DiegoCalifornia0%None
Nazareth Hospital ProgramPhiladelphiaPennsylvania0%J-1
New York Medical College ProgramBayonneNew Jersey0%5.1%None
North Oaks Medical Center, LLC ProgramHammondLouisiana12.5%49.4%None
Northeast Georgia Medical Center ProgramGainesvilleGeorgia9.1%28.6%J-1
Northside Hospital - Gwinnett ProgramLawrencevilleGeorgia0%17.9%None
NYC Health & Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health ProgramBrooklynNew YorkJ-1
OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital ProgramColumbusOhio0%22.9%None
OPTI West/Benefis Hospital ProgramGreat FallsMontana22%None
OPTI West/San Antonio Regional Hospital ProgramUplandCalifornia
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)/Hillsboro Medical Center ProgramHillsboroOregon0%3.5%J-1
Parkview Health ProgramFort WayneIndiana27.7%None
Piedmont Athens Regional ProgramAthensGeorgia77.8%10.1%J-1
Piedmont Macon Medical Center/Mercer University School of Medicine ProgramMaconGeorgia30%36.4%None
Prime Midwest GME Consortium/Resurrection Medical Center ProgramChicagoIllinois0%11.3%None
Prime Midwest GME Consortium/Saint Francis Hospital ProgramEvanstonIllinois3.7%16.1%None
Riverside Regional Medical Center ProgramNewport NewsVirginia0%17%None
Rutgers Health/Community Medical Center ProgramToms RiverNew Jersey6%13.9%J-1
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium ProgramJBSA-Fort Sam HoustonTexasNone
San Juan City Hospital ProgramSan JuanPuerto Rico10%J-1
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare ProgramSan JoseCalifornia0%27.7%None
Scripps Mercy Hospital ProgramSan DiegoCalifornia6%11.4%None
South Georgia Medical Center ProgramValdostaGeorgia60%34.2%None
South Texas Health System GME Consortium ProgramMcAllenTexas16.1%None
Southeast Health ProgramDothanAlabama59%39.1%None
Southeastern Regional Medical Center ProgramLumbertonNorth Carolina0%None
Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium ProgramTemeculaCalifornia9%22.2%None
Spartanburg Medical Center ProgramSpartanburgSouth Carolina0%None
Spokane Teaching Health Center ProgramSpokaneWashington0%20.6%None
SSM Health St Anthony Hospital ProgramOklahoma CityOklahoma0%21.9%J-1
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital ProgramYoungstownOhio0%18.1%None
St Joseph's Health ProgramSyracuseNew York0%10.8%J-1
St Joseph's Medical Center ProgramStocktonCalifornia0%20.3%J-1
St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus ProgramEastonPennsylvania0%12.1%None
St Luke's University Hospital ProgramBethlehemPennsylvania0%12.8%None
St. Agnes Medical Center (Fresno) ProgramFresnoCalifornia23%26.8%None
St. Clair Health Graduate Medical Education ProgramPittsburghPennsylvania0%15.2%None
Stony Brook Medicine ProgramSouthamptonNew York0%14.7%None
Summa Health System/NEOMED ProgramAkronOhio0%25.5%J-1
Sutter Health/Alta Bates Summit Medical Center ProgramOaklandCalifornia7%11.4%None
Sutter Health/Sutter Roseville Medical Center ProgramRosevilleCalifornia0%20.4%None
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso/Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus ProgramEl PasoTexas10%34.9%None
TidalHealth ProgramSalisburyMaryland9.6%J-1
Tidelands Health ProgramMyrtle BeachSouth Carolina0%25.9%None
TMC Health Medical Education Program, Inc. (THMEP) ProgramTucsonArizona0%24.2%None
Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital ProgramAnn ArborMichigan0%23.4%J-1
Trinity Health Grand Rapids ProgramGrand RapidsMichigan0%12.6%J-1
Trinity Health Livonia Hospital/Wayne State University ProgramLivoniaMichigan0%21%J-1
Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University ProgramPontiacMichigan20%5.1%J-1
Tripler Army Medical Center ProgramTripler AMCHawaiiNone
Unity Health-White County Medical Center ProgramSearcyArkansas30.8%J-1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle RockArkansas0%J-1 and H-1B
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Gainesville) ProgramGainesvilleFlorida8%14.6%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Lake Monroe) ProgramSanfordFlorida21.7%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Osceola) ProgramOrlandoFlorida0%21.3%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Ocala) ProgramOcalaFlorida67%17.5%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Pensacola) ProgramPensacolaFlorida42%13.9%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare ProgramFort Walton BeachFlorida21.6%J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare ProgramTallahasseeFloridaJ-1
University of Cincinnati, West Chester Hospital ProgramWest ChesterOhio19.9%J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ProgramPeoriaIllinois8%None
University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green) ProgramBowling GreenKentucky0%22.7%J-1
University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus ProgramBaltimoreMaryland20%9.3%J-1
University of Miami Hospital and Clinics/Holy Cross Hospital ProgramFort LauderdaleFlorida0%17.2%J-1
University of North Dakota ProgramFargoNorth Dakota25%19.3%J-1
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine ProgramSan JuanPuerto Rico0%H-1B
University of South Dakota ProgramSioux FallsSouth Dakota0%15.3%None
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville ProgramKnoxvilleTennessee0%5.3%None
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School ProgramAustinTexas0%4.6%None
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler ProgramTylerTexas0%11%J-1
UPMC Medical Education ProgramPittsburghPennsylvania20%J-1 and H-1B
UPMC Medical Education/Altoona Hospital ProgramAltoonaPennsylvania0%J-1 and H-1B
Valley Health System ProgramLas VegasNevada69%32%None
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health ProgramSeattleWashington0%5.1%None
Virtua ProgramStratfordNew Jersey0%None
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt. LouisMissouri10.9%J-1
Wayne State University School of Medicine ProgramRochesterMichigan0%J-1
Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center ProgramMariettaGeorgia0%20.5%None
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantownWest Virginia0%10.4%J-1
William Beaumont Army Medical Center ProgramFort BlissTexas0%None
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Mather Hospital ProgramPort JeffersonNew York0%11.3%J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Peconic Bay Medical Center ProgramRiverheadNew York0%16.4%None
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Plainview Hospital ProgramPlainviewNew York0%J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at South Shore University Hospital ProgramBay ShoreNew York0%15.4%J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Vassar Brothers Medical Center ProgramPoughkeepsieNew York0%15.7%None

Transitional Year residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 0% of residents in Transitional Year programs, and 35 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 47.2% of programs sponsor a visa (46.2% sponsor J-1 and 6.1% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Transitional Year program receives about 609 applications and invites 17.6% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 255.

States with the most programs

  • Florida: 31
  • California: 20
  • New York: 17
  • Michigan: 14
  • Pennsylvania: 12

How to choose Transitional Year 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.

Transitional Year residency FAQs

How many Transitional Year residency programs are there?

There are 219 ACGME-accredited Transitional Year residency programs in 42 states and territories.

Is Transitional Year IMG-friendly?

The median Transitional Year program has 0% international medical graduates among its residents, and 35 of 219 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Transitional Year, 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 Transitional Year programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

47.2% of Transitional Year programs sponsor at least one visa: 46.2% sponsor J-1 and 6.1% 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 Transitional Year?

Across Transitional Year programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 255. 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 Transitional Year residency?

A typical Transitional Year program receives about 609 applications and interviews 17.6% 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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