Are you wondering how IMG-friendly (or unfriendly) otolaryngology is as a US medical specialty? Do you want to know your chances of matching in this highly competitive field? Would you love to figure out what otolaryngology programs an IMG would stand the best chance?
This article will give you the most up-to-date information on IMG-friendly otolaryngology programs. Use this information to strategize on whether – and where – to apply to maximize your chances of matching as an IMG in otolaryngology.
Summary:
- Otolaryngology is the least IMG-friendly US medical specialty.
- However, many of the top otolaryngology programs have at least some IMGs.
- Some otolaryngology programs have a moderate number of IMGs, including Illinois (20% IMGs) and Yale (13% IMGs).
- In addition, some programs favor US IMGs while others prefer non-US IMGs.
- See the full list of searchable residency programs to strategize where IMGs have recently been the most welcome.
- Be sure to bookmark this page – and sign up for the newsletter – to keep up with the latest residency and USMLE trends and maximize your chances of matching.
Table of Contents
What is an IMG Again?
Let’s start with some definitions.
IMG: International Medical Graduate
- You attended a medical school outside of the United States and Canada
US- vs. Non-US IMGs
IMGs consist of two sub-groups:
- US-IMGs: US Citizens or permanent residents who attended a “foreign” medical school. Example: someone born in the US but went to a Caribbean medical school (a non-US school).
- Non-US IMGs: Non-US citizens or permanent residents who attended a “foreign” medical school. Example: someone born in South Korea, who does not have US citizenship or a green card, and who went to medical school in South Korea.
NRMP: “National Resident Matching Program®”
- The organization that administers the “Match.” In the Match, the NRMP pairs residency applicants with a residency program.
Note that “International Medical Graduate” (IMG) refers to the medical school you attended. Thus, a foreign citizen who attends a US medical school is NOT an IMG. However, a US citizen attending a med school outside the US would be considered an IMG. (Technically, s/he would be a US IMG).
For more on how IMGs can attain residency in the US, see The IMG’s Guide to Obtaining Residency in the United States (2022).
Otolaryngology is Not IMG-Friendly
Looking at the percentage of spots filled by IMGs in the 2022 Match, we can see otolaryngology was the least IMG-friendly of all specialty fields. No otolaryngology residency program filled a proportion of its available positions with IMGs.
Similarly, the match rate for IMGs in otolaryngology is the lowest of all the specialties, with 0%, in the 2022 Match:
Here are the same data represented in a table:
| % Spots Filled by IMGs | % Spots Filled by US IMGs | % Spots Filled by non-US IMGs | Total Positions Offered | Total # All Applicants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesiology | 8% | 3% | 4% | 1,969 | 2,560 |
| Child Neurology | 15% | 4% | 11% | 188 | 182 |
| Dermatology | 3% | 1% | 1% | 544 | 834 |
| Diagnostic Radiology | 8% | 2% | 6% | 1,155 | 1,568 |
| Emergency Medicine | 7% | 6% | 1% | 2,921 | 2,813 |
| Family Medicine | 21% | 13% | 8% | 4,916 | 5,055 |
| General Surgery | 9% | 3% | 5% | 1,622 | 2,400 |
| Internal Medicine | 36% | 9% | 25% | 9,809 | 11,598 |
| Internal Medicine/Pediatrics | 5% | 2% | 2% | 392 | 458 |
| Interventional Radiology | 2% | 0% | 2% | 169 | 226 |
| Neurological Surgery | 8% | 1% | 7% | 240 | 379 |
| Neurology | 25% | 5% | 18% | 1,014 | 1,249 |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 5% | 2% | 3% | 1,503 | 2,044 |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 2% | 1% | 1% | 875 | 1,435 |
| Otolaryngology | |||||
| Pathology | 41% | 7% | 31% | 631 | 827 |
| Pediatrics | 18% | 7% | 11% | 3,016 | 3,153 |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 6% | 2% | 3% | 532 | 725 |
| Plastic Surgery | 6% | 1% | 4% | 194 | 340 |
| Psychiatry | 15% | 7% | 6% | 2,047 | 2,560 |
| Radiation Oncology | 11% | 5% | 7% | 185 | 162 |
| Vascular Surgery | 7% | 0% | 7% | 84 | 143 |
For more on the most IMG-friendly medical specialties, see this article.
The Most IMG-Friendly Otolaryngology Residency Programs
Although no otolaryngology residency program filled their available positions with IMGs, the most recent GME census shows that some otolaryngology residency programs were IMG-friendly in previous years. For example, one otolaryngology residency program (Illinois) has an IMG percentage of 20%. In addition, four other residencies have IMG rates of 10% or higher.
Here is a list of the most (and least) IMG-friendly otolaryngology programs. It includes data from the most recent National GME Census Survey. Percentages are of all residents in the program in 2020.
| ACGME residency program code | Residency program name | City | State | % residents IMG (US + Non-US) | % residents US-citizen IMGs | % residents non-US-citizen IMGs | % residents US MD graduates | % residents US DO graduates | Program consider applicants with J-1 visa? | Program consider applicants with H-1B visa? | Program consider applicants with F-1 Visa (OPT 1st year)? | # of positions offered (2021 NRMP Main Match) | # of positions (2021 NRMP Main Match) | # of applications submitted to this program in 2021 | % of applicants interviewed by the program in 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2801621118 | Southern Illinois University Program | Springfield | IL | 20 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 10 | Yes | No | No | 2 | 2 | 243 | 12.6 |
| 2800821026 | Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program | New Haven | CT | 13 | 13 | 0 | 88 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 402 | 10.8 |
| 2801821039 | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program | Iowa City | IA | 11 | 7 | 4 | 89 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5 | 5 | 393 | 18.2 | |
| 2801221031 | Emory University School of Medicine Program | Atlanta | GA | 10 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 462 | 9.5 |
| 2803621081 | Duke University Hospital Program | Durham | NC | 10 | 5 | 5 | 90 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 4 | 452 | 12.3 |
| 2802821058 | University of Missouri-Columbia Program | Columbia | MO | 9 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 9 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 270 | 16 |
| 2804111091 | Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program | Hershey | PA | 9 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 340 | 12.1 |
| 2802021041 | University of Louisville School of Medicine Program | Louisville | KY | 8 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 308 | 16.1 |
| 2802321047 | Johns Hopkins University Program | Baltimore | MD | 8 | 4 | 4 | 92 | 0 | Yes | 4 | 4 | 407 | 11.5 | ||
| 2803921088 | University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program | Oklahoma City | OK | 8 | 8 | 0 | 92 | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 283 | 13 |
| 2804121096 | UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 8 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 5 | 5 | 444 | 10.4 |
| 2805511113 | West Virginia University Program | Morgantown | WV | 8 | 0 | 8 | 83 | 8 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 259 | 15.8 |
| 2801621033 | McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program | Chicago | IL | 7 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 0 | No | No | No | 3 | 3 | 450 | 11.8 |
| 2802121121 | Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Program | Shreveport | LA | 7 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 0 | No | No | No | 3 | 3 | 242 | 14.8 |
| 2802721122 | University of Mississippi Medical Center Program | Jackson | MS | 7 | 0 | 7 | 93 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 257 | 14.1 |
| 2805621114 | University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program | Madison | WI | 7 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 386 | 10.8 |
| 2801121029 | University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program | Miami | FL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 95 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 456 | 14 |
| 2800521023 | Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program | Stanford | CA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 5 | 5 | 379 | 10.5 |
| 2802421049 | Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary/Harvard Medical School Program | Boston | MA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 398 | 12 | |||
| 2804121095 | University of Pennsylvania Health System Program | Philadelphia | PA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 4 | No | Yes | No | 5 | 5 | 448 | 8.4 |
| 2802821060 | Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program | St Louis | MO | 3 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 0 | Yes | Yes | 5 | 5 | 429 | 14.7 | |
| 2800121010 | University of Alabama Medical Center Program | Birmingham | AL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 358 | 15.8 |
| 2800300142 | University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Program | Tucson | AZ | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 284 | 8 | ||||
| 2800331134 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Arizona) Program | Phoenix | AZ | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 365 | 6.7 | ||||
| 2800421012 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Program | Little Rock | AR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | 3 | 294 | 13.9 |
| 2800500118 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program | Los Angeles | CA | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 226 | 11.3 | ||||
| 2800511007 | Naval Medical Center (San Diego) Program | San Diego | CA | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2800521013 | University of California Davis Health Program | Sacramento | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 385 | 11.6 |
| 2800521014 | University of California (Irvine) Program | Orange | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 2 | 2 | 352 | 11.3 |
| 2800521015 | University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center Program | Los Angeles | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 4 | 366 | 9.4 |
| 2800521017 | UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program | Los Angeles | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 5 | 5 | 361 | 11.9 |
| 2800521021 | University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program | San Diego | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | Yes | 3 | 3 | 374 | 14.7 |
| 2800521022 | University of California (San Francisco) Program | San Francisco | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 5 | 5 | 351 | 10 |
| 2800521117 | Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program | Loma Linda | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 284 | 8.6 | |||
| 2800522020 | Kaiser Permanente Northern California Program | Oakland | CA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | 2 | 281 | 11 |
| 2800721024 | University of Colorado Program | Aurora | CO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 4 | 455 | 9.1 |
| 2800821025 | University of Connecticut Program | Farmington | CT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 330 | 10.1 |
| 2801021130 | George Washington University Program | Washington | DC | 0 | Yes | No | No | 2 | 2 | 411 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2801031132 | National Capital Consortium Program | Bethesda | MD | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2801032027 | MedStar Health/Georgetown University Hospital Program | Washington | DC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | 3 | 446 | 6.4 |
| 2801100001 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Program | Jacksonville | FL | 0 | No | No | No | ||||||||
| 2801121028 | University of Florida Program | Gainesville | FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 370 | 13.7 |
| 2801131030 | University of South Florida Morsani Program | Tampa | FL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 309 | 14.7 |
| 2801221032 | Medical College of Georgia Program | Augusta | GA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 345 | 13.1 |
| 2801411116 | Tripler Army Medical Center Program | Tripler AMC | HI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20 | |||||||
| 2801621034 | Rush University Medical Center Program | Chicago | IL | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 421 | 9.3 | ||||
| 2801621035 | University of Chicago Program | Chicago | IL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3 | 3 | 454 | 12 |
| 2801621036 | University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program | Chicago | IL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 433 | 14.9 |
| 2801631037 | Loyola University Medical Center Program | Maywood | IL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 442 | 12.3 |
| 2801721038 | Indiana University School of Medicine Program | Indianapolis | IN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 4 | 4 | 397 | 15.5 |
| 2801931040 | University of Kansas School of Medicine Program | Kansas City | KS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 367 | 13.8 |
| 2802021127 | University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program | Lexington | KY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 324 | 11 | |||
| 2802121043 | Tulane University Program | New Orleans | LA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | No | No | No | 3 | 3 | 413 | 11.9 |
| 2802131042 | Louisiana State University Program | New Orleans | LA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 4 | 4 | 364 | 11.3 |
| 2802321048 | University of Maryland Program | Baltimore | MD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 426 | 7.4 |
| 2802400053 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Program | Boston | MA | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.8 | ||||
| 2802431050 | Tufts Medical Center Program | Boston | MA | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 426 | 8.2 | ||||
| 2802431051 | Boston University Medical Center Program | Boston | MA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 4 | 448 | 13.9 |
| 2802500138 | McLaren Health Care/Oakland/MSU Program | Pontiac | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 130 | 11.3 |
| 2802500139 | Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital Program | Warren | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 126 | 15.1 |
| 2802500140 | Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Program | Clinton Township | MI | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 154 | 6.9 | ||||
| 2802500141 | Beaumont Health (Farmington Hills) Program | Farmington Hills | MI | 0 | Yes | 1 | 1 | 353 | 6 | ||||||
| 2802500143 | Detroit Medical Center Corporation Program | Detroit | MI | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 100 | 8.6 | ||||
| 2802512053 | Henry Ford Hospital Program | Detroit | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 3 | 3 | 344 | 11.9 |
| 2802521052 | University of Michigan Health System Program | Ann Arbor | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 5 | 5 | 439 | 9.8 |
| 2802521137 | Wayne State University School of Medicine Program | Detroit | MI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 5 | Yes | 4 | 4 | 323 | 19.1 | ||
| 2802621056 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program | Rochester | MN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | 5 | 389 | 9.3 |
| 2802631055 | University of Minnesota Program | Minneapolis | MN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 396 | 10.3 |
| 2802800061 | Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/Freeman Program | Joplin | MO | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 335 | 10.9 | ||||
| 2802821059 | St Louis University School of Medicine Program | St Louis | MO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 376 | 8.8 |
| 2803021061 | University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program | Omaha | NE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 270 | 14.5 |
| 2803113139 | Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Program | Las Vegas | NV | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 219 | 15.3 | ||||
| 2803212136 | Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program | Lebanon | NH | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | 271 | 7 | ||||
| 2803300064 | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital Program | Camden | NJ | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 227 | 14.3 | ||||
| 2803300065 | Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program | Newark | NJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 39 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2803421126 | University of New Mexico School of Medicine Program | Albuquerque | NM | 0 | Yes | No | No | 2 | 2 | 261 | 11.1 | ||||
| 2803500001 | Westchester Medical Center Program | Vahalla | NY | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2803500141 | Stony Brook Medicine Program | Stony Brook | NY | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1 | 250 | 10.4 | ||||
| 2803500142 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (New York Eye and Ear Infirmary/Mount Sinai) Program | New York | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 6 | 6 | 407 | 17 |
| 2803500143 | Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program | New Hyde Park | NY | 0 | Yes | No | No | 2 | 2 | 265 | 12.5 | ||||
| 2803511074 | New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus) Program | New York | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 406 | 11.3 |
| 2803513135 | University at Buffalo Program | Buffalo | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 2 | 2 | 285 | 15.8 |
| 2803521063 | Albany Medical Center Program | Albany | NY | 0 | 2 | 2 | 292 | ||||||||
| 2803521073 | NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program | New York | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 421 | 10 |
| 2803521078 | University of Rochester Program | Rochester | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 338 | 15.8 |
| 2803521079 | SUNY Upstate Medical University Program | Syracuse | NY | 0 | 3 | 3 | 322 | ||||||||
| 2803521123 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program | Brooklyn | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 347 | 8.2 |
| 2803521133 | Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program | Bronx | NY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 4 | 4 | 386 | 12.5 |
| 2803611082 | Wake Forest University School of Medicine Program | Winston-Salem | NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 416 | 10.9 |
| 2803621080 | University of North Carolina Hospitals Program | Chapel Hill | NC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | 4 | 4 | 452 | 11.2 | ||
| 2803800125 | OhioHealth/Doctors Hospital Program | Columbus | OH | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 139 | 10.4 | ||||
| 2803800126 | Western Reserve Hospital Program | Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 119 | 8.2 | ||||
| 2803800128 | Kettering Health Network Program | Dayton | OH | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 130 | 10.1 | ||||
| 2803800129 | St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Program | Boardman | OH | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 107 | 15.2 | ||||
| 2803821083 | University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program | Cincinnati | OH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 445 | 12.8 |
| 2803821124 | Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program | Cleveland | OH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 453 | 12 |
| 2803822085 | Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program | Cleveland | OH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 | 4 | 449 | 12.1 |
| 2803831087 | Ohio State University Hospital Program | Columbus | OH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 5 | 5 | 460 | 10.3 |
| 2803900089 | Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Program | Tulsa | OK | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2804021089 | Oregon Health & Science University Program | Portland | OR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 3 | 3 | 411 | 6.4 |
| 2804100002 | St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus Program | Easton | PA | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2804100003 | Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium Program | Pittsburgh | PA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2804100142 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | No | No | No | 3 | 3 | 117 | 8.8 |
| 2804100143 | UPMC Medical Education (Erie) Program | Erie | PA | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 138 | 10 | ||||
| 2804112090 | Geisinger Health System Program | Danville | PA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 221 | 10.7 | |||||||
| 2804121092 | Temple University Hospital Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0 | Yes | Yes | No | 2 | 2 | 409 | 10.4 | ||||
| 2804121093 | Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH Program | Philadelphia | PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 5 | 5 | 446 | 14.9 |
| 2804231098 | University of Puerto Rico Program | San Juan | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 50 | 14.5 |
| 2804521100 | Medical University of South Carolina Program | Charleston | SC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 450 | 10.8 |
| 2804721101 | University of Tennessee Program | Memphis | TN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 4 | 4 | 369 | 13.8 |
| 2804721125 | Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program | Nashville | TN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 5 | 5 | 452 | 9.8 |
| 2804800001 | Methodist Hospital (Houston) Program | Houston | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2804800139 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program | Lubbock | TX | 0 | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | 206 | 12.8 | ||||
| 2804811103 | University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program | Galveston | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 298 | 13.2 |
| 2804812138 | Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program | Temple | TX | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 235 | 7.4 | ||||
| 2804821102 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program | Dallas | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 4 | 4 | 435 | 9 |
| 2804821105 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program | Houston | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 412 | 14.8 |
| 2804821106 | University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program | San Antonio | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 | 2 | 330 | 17.6 |
| 2804821131 | San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Program | JBSA-Fort Sam Houston | TX | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2804831104 | Baylor College of Medicine Program | Houston | TX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 5 | 5 | 454 | 12.8 |
| 2804921107 | University of Utah Health Program | Salt Lake City | UT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 397 | 8.9 |
| 2805011108 | University of Vermont Medical Center Program | Burlington | VT | 0 | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | 254 | 8.6 | ||||
| 2805121109 | University of Virginia Medical Center Program | Charlottesville | VA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | 3 | 3 | 441 | 9.2 | ||
| 2805121110 | Eastern Virginia Medical School Program | Norfolk | VA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 346 | 12.9 |
| 2805121111 | Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program | Richmond | VA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 373 | 13.1 |
| 2805121120 | Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth) Program | Portsmouth | VA | 0 | |||||||||||
| 2805421112 | University of Washington Program | Seattle | WA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | 4 | 4 | 405 | 13.7 |
| 2805431005 | Madigan Army Medical Center Program | Tacoma | WA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | No | No | No | ||||
| 2805621115 | Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program | Milwaukee | WI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | Yes | No | No | 3 | 3 | 369 | 13 |
Concluding Thoughts
Otolaryngology is the least IMG-friendly of all specialty fields. None of the otolaryngology residency programs filled a percentage of their available positions with IMGs. That said, for the top of the top applicants, there are still places for IMGs from past data. Moreover, some of the most prestigious programs (Harvard-MGH, Pennsylvania, and Yale) count IMGs among their residents.
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