By Edison Cano
The following specialty maps are a synthesis of data from the National Residency Match Program (NRMP), Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Academy of Medical Colleges (AAMC), and the J-1 Visa Exchange Visitor Program.
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These maps are meant to represent the “big picture” for IMGs in the US. Each state shows the percentage of residency positions filled by IMG graduates. The colors represent the total number of IMG residents in each state, as indicated by the legend.
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