IMG Friendly Programs in Illinois
Explore all 236 IMG-friendly residency programs in Illinois. Compare IMG percentages, visa sponsorship options, and program details.
236 Programs in Illinois
Illinois IMG Statistics Overview
65
High IMG Friendly
37
Moderate IMG Friendly
21.7%
Average IMG Rate
180
J-1 Visa Programs
Top Specialties in Illinois
35
Family Medicine
27
Internal Medicine
13
Obstetrics and Gynecology
13
General Surgery
12
Psychiatry
All IMG-Friendly Programs in Illinois
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Internal Medicine
High
Humboldt Park Health Program
Family Medicine
High
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital Program
Internal Medicine
High
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago / Jackson Park Hospital Program
Family Medicine
High
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago Program
Internal Medicine
High
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago Program
Family Medicine
High
Rush University Medical Center Program
Nuclear medicine
High
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Program
Internal Medicine
High
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science/Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital Program
Internal Medicine
High
Rush University Medical Center Program
Pathology
High
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Program
Internal Medicine
High
Ascension Illinois/Saint Francis Program
Internal Medicine
High
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Internal Medicine
High
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center of Chicago Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
High
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
Internal Medicine
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (Bloomington) Program
Family Medicine
High
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Neurology
High
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Family Medicine
High
University of Chicago (NorthShore) Program
Pathology
High
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Program
Family Medicine
High
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Internal Medicine
High
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Neurology
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Internal Medicine
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Neurology
High
Ascension Illinois/Saint Mary (Chicago) Program
Family Medicine
High
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Anesthesiology
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Pediatrics
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Internal Medicine
High
Southern Illinois University (Decatur) Program
Family Medicine
High
Southern Illinois University (Alton) Program
Family Medicine
High
University of Chicago Program
Child Neurology
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Pathology
High
West Suburban Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford Program
Family Medicine
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Family Medicine
High
Rush University Medical Center/Esperanza Health Centers Program
Family Medicine
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Psychiatry
High
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
Anesthesiology
High
Southern Illinois University (Quincy) Program
Family Medicine
High
Rush University Medical Center/Copley Memorial Hospital Program
Family Medicine
High
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Family Medicine
High
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Pathology
High
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Pathology
High
Southern Illinois University Program
Vascular Surgery
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Family Medicine
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Neurology
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Pediatrics
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Pediatrics
High
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Radiation Oncology
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine (Rockford) Rural Program
Family Medicine
High
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Plastic surgery
High
Southern Illinois University Program
General Surgery
High
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Program
Emergency Medicine
Moderate
Rush University Medical Center Program
Radiation Oncology
Moderate
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Christ Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Neurological Surgery
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Occupational and environmental medicine
Moderate
Swedish Hospital Program
Emergency Medicine
Moderate
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Pediatrics
Moderate
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Radiation Oncology
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Psychiatry
Moderate
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Program
Internal Medicine
Moderate
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children's Hospital (Park Ridge) Program
Pediatrics
Moderate
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Psychiatry
Moderate
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Vascular Surgery
Moderate
University of Chicago Program
Pathology
Moderate
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine (Southwest Illinois) Program
Family Medicine
Moderate
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Christ Medical Center Program
Family Medicine
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
General Surgery
Moderate
Swedish Hospital Program
Internal Medicine
Moderate
University of Chicago Program
Neurological Surgery
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Metropolitan Group) Program
General Surgery
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Plastic Surgery
Moderate
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Vascular Surgery
Moderate
Rush University Medical Center Program
Emergency Medicine
Moderate
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Neurological Surgery
Moderate
Rush University Medical Center Program
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Moderate
University of Chicago Program
Neurology
Moderate
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
General Surgery
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (Mount Sinai) Program
General Surgery
Moderate
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Radiology-Diagnostic
Moderate
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Dermatology
Moderate
Southern Illinois University Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Moderate
University of Chicago Program
Pediatrics
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Radiology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Neurological Surgery
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Neurology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Urology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Radiology
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Children’s Hospital (Oak Lawn) Program
Pediatrics
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Radiology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Child Neurology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
General Surgery
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
University of Chicago (Endeavor Health – NorthShore Hospitals) Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Ophthalmology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Francis Program
Transitional Year
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
General Surgery
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Neurology
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Resurrection Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
General Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Pediatrics
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Internal Medicine
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Christ Medical Center Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
Radiology
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Resurrection Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Resurrection Program
Transitional Year
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Alexius Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
General Surgery
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
Transitional Year
Challenging
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Vascular Surgery
Challenging
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Urology
Challenging
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Cook County Health and Hospitals System/Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Program
Public health and general preventive medicine
Challenging
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital Program
Transitional Year
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Ophthalmology
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Urology
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Dermatology
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Plastic Surgery
Challenging
Loyola University Medical Center Program
Neurological Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Delnor) Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Lake Forest) Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Plastic Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Allergy and Immunology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Ophthalmology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Thoracic Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Interventional Radiology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Anesthesiology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Neurology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Urology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Dermatology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Erie-Humboldt Park Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Program
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Allergy and Immunology
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Neurological Surgery
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Neurological Surgery
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Pediatrics
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Ophthalmology
Challenging
Rush University Medical Center Program
Urology
Challenging
Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Network/University of Chicago Program
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Radiology
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Urology
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Dermatology
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Plastic Surgery
Challenging
Southern Illinois University Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Program
Neurological Surgery
Challenging
University of Chicago (Endeavor Health – NorthShore Hospitals) Program
Family Medicine
Challenging
University of Chicago Medical Center Program
Allergy and Immunology
Challenging
University of Chicago Medical Center Program
Interventional Radiology
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Radiology
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Plastic Surgery
Challenging
University of Chicago Program
Dermatology
Challenging
University of Chicago/University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Radiation Oncology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Interventional Radiology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Dermatology
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Emergency Medicine
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Psychiatry
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago Program
Orthopedic Surgery
Challenging
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria Program
Transitional Year
Challenging