IMGs from Iran for USMLE and Residency



Iranian doctors study for the USMLE and get the ECFMG certificate to apply later on for residency in the US. They apply through ERAS every year to the same programs that interview and match their peers. These programs include the following: IMG Friendly.

Physicians from Iran will come to the US ahead of time to do 2-3 months of clinical experience to make their profile more competitive. They will do these rotations in the following hospitals before applying to residency: Observerships.


Iranian medical graduates usually come from these medical schools:

Ahvaz Jondishapour University of Medical Sciences
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Ardabil University of Medical Sciences
Army University of Medical Sciences Medical School
Ayatollah Taleghani Medical Center
Babol University of Medical Sciences
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
Birjand University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Fasa University of Medical Sciences
Fatemieh University of Medical Sciences
Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Gonabad Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS)
Ilam University of Medical Sciences
Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) School of Medicine
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Islamic Azad University Ardabil Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Kazeroon Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Kerman Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Mashhad Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Qeshm International School of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Sari Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Shahrood Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Tabriz Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Tehran Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Tonekabon Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Yazd Branch Faculty of Medicine
Islamic Azad University Zahedan Branch Faculty of Medicine
Jahrom University of Medical Sciences
Kashan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Kerman University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
Lorestan University of Medical Sciences and Health
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
Medical Center of Iran
North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences
Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Shahid Babaei Faculty of Medicine
Qom Islamic Azad University Medicine College
Qom University of Medical Sciences
Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Sabzevar Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Semnan University of Medical Sciences
Shahed University Faculty of Medicine
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Shahid Sadooghi University of Medical Sciences & Health Services
Shahr-E-Kord University of Medical Sciences
Shahrood Faculty of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Tehran School of Medical Sciences
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of Medicine
Urmia University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Yasuj University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Zabol University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine
Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Zanjan University of Medical Sciences Faculty of Medicine