Best Transitional Year Residency Programs 2027
192 Transitional Year residency programs, ranked. Filter by state, setting or visa sponsorship, compare programs side by side, and open any program for its training hospitals, pay and key research.
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Transitional Year programs
192 programs. Numbers for the top 50; the rest are shown by tier.
- #1Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · University94
- PGY-1 pay
- $68K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.9×
- Visa
- —
- #2UPMC / University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA · University · UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside93
- PGY-1 pay
- $71K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.4×
- Visa
- —
- #3Medical University of South CarolinaCharleston, SC · University · MUSC Medical Center90
- PGY-1 pay
- $66K
- Pay vs rent
- 4×
- Visa
- —
- #4West Virginia University School of MedicineMorgantown, WV · University · West Virginia University Hospitals90
- PGY-1 pay
- $63K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.6×
- Visa
- —
- #5Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA · University · Emory University Hospital89
- PGY-1 pay
- $72K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.2×
- Visa
- —
- #6Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and SciencePhoenix, AZ · University · Mayo Clinic Hospital86
- PGY-1 pay
- $75K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.7×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- #7University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)Little Rock, AR · University · University of Arkansas Medical Sciences85
- PGY-1 pay
- $63K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.1×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- #8Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY · University · Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases85
- PGY-1 pay
- $85K
- Pay vs rent
- 3.1×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- #9Loma Linda University HealthLoma Linda, CA · University · Loma Linda University Medical Center85
- PGY-1 pay
- $78K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.9×
- Visa
- —
- #10Parkview HealthFort Wayne, IN · Community · Parkview Regional Medical Center81
- PGY-1 pay
- $67K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.9×
- Visa
- J-1
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- #11Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak, MI · University80
- PGY-1 pay
- $69K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.4×
- Visa
- J-1
- #12Henry Ford Health (Henry Ford Hospital)Detroit, MI · Community · Henry Ford Health Hospital80
- PGY-1 pay
- $69K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.9×
- Visa
- —
- #13Keck School of Medicine of USCLos Angeles, CA · University · Keck Hospital of USC80
- PGY-1 pay
- $75K
- Pay vs rent
- 3.8×
- Visa
- None
- #14Naval Medical Center San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Community · VA San Diego Healthcare System79
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
- —
- #15OhioHealthColumbus, OH · University · Riverside Methodist Hospital79
- PGY-1 pay
- $67K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.3×
- Visa
- —
- #16St. Luke's HospitalBethlehem, PA · University79
- PGY-1 pay
- $73K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.7×
- Visa
- —
- #17Corewell HealthGrand Rapids, MI · University · Spectrum Health78
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
- J-1
- #18ChristianaCareNewark, DE · University · Christiana Hospital78
- PGY-1 pay
- $79K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.4×
- Visa
- —
- #19Stony Brook Medicine (Stony Brook Southampton Hospital)Southampton, NY · University-affiliated · SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital78
- PGY-1 pay
- —
- Pay vs rent
- —
- Visa
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- #20Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · Community77
- PGY-1 pay
- $85K
- Pay vs rent
- 4×
- Visa
- —
- #21Intermountain Medical CenterMurray, UT · University77
- PGY-1 pay
- $76K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.1×
- Visa
- None
- #22Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI · University · Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center75
- PGY-1 pay
- $72K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.8×
- Visa
- —
- #23Lehigh Valley Health Network (Jefferson Health)Allentown, PA · University · Lehigh Valley Hospital74
- PGY-1 pay
- $81K
- Pay vs rent
- 6.1×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- #24Einstein Healthcare Network - Jefferson HealthPhiladelphia, PA · University · Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital74
- PGY-1 pay
- $81K
- Pay vs rent
- 5.7×
- Visa
- J-1, H-1B
- #25Trinity Health Michigan - Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · University-affiliated · Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital73
- PGY-1 pay
- $62K
- Pay vs rent
- 4.2×
- Visa
- —
All 192 programs A to Z
- Abrazo Health Goodyear, AZ
- Aiken Regional Medical Center Aiken, SC
- Arnot Ogden Medical Center (ArnotHealth) Elmira, NY
- Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago Chicago, IL
- Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis, IN
- Ascension Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI
- Aurora Health Care Milwaukee, WI
- Baptist Health - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (BH-UAMS) North Little Rock, AR
- Baptist Memorial Medical Education Southaven, MS
- Bassett Healthcare Network Cooperstown, NY
- BayCare - St. Joseph's Hospital Tampa, FL
- BayCare Health System New Port Richey, FL
- Baylor Scott & White Health Fort Worth, TX
- Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI
- Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI
- Beebe Healthcare Lewes, DE
- Benefis Health System Great Falls, MT
- Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital Dunn, NC
- Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines, IA
- Broward Health Deerfield Beach, FL
- Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA
- Campbell University (Conway Medical Center) Conway, SC
- Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC
- Capital Health Pennington, NJ
- Centro Medico Episcopal San Lucas Ponce, PR
- ChristianaCare Newark, DE
- Corewell Health Grand Rapids, MI
- David Grant Medical Center (Travis Air Force Base) Fairfield, CA
- Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
- Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Springs, CA
- Dignity Health - St. Joseph's Medical Center Stockton, CA
- Doylestown Health Doylestown, PA
- East Alabama Health (East Alabama Medical Center) Opelika, AL
- Einstein Healthcare Network - Jefferson Health Philadelphia, PA
- Emory University School of Medicine Atlanta, GA
- Firelands Regional Medical Center Sandusky, OH
- Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine Miami, FL
- Florida State University College of Medicine Winter Haven, FL
- Florida State University College of Medicine with Lee Health Cape Coral, FL
- Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY
- Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC
- Gundersen Health System (Emplify Health) La Crosse, WI
- HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL
- HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson, FL
- HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL
- HCA Florida Brandon Hospital Brandon, FL
- HCA Florida Capital Hospital Tallahassee, FL
- HCA Florida Citrus Hospital Inverness, FL
- HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (UCF/HCA Healthcare) Fort Walton Beach, FL
- HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Miami, FL
- HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Sanford, FL
- HCA Florida Largo Hospital Largo, FL
- HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital (HCA Healthcare) Fort Pierce, FL
- HCA Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville, FL
- HCA Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville, FL
- HCA Florida Ocala Hospital Ocala, FL
- HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Orange Park, FL
- HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Kissimmee, FL
- HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Sarasota, FL
- HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital (HCA Healthcare) Saint Petersburg, FL
- HCA Florida Trinity Hospital Trinity, FL
- HCA Florida West Hospital (HCA Healthcare) Pensacola, FL
- HCA Florida Westside Hospital Plantation, FL
- HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Charleston, SC
- HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge Medical Center (HCA Healthcare) Lone Tree, CO
- HCA Houston Kingwood Kingwood, TX
- Hennepin Healthcare Minneapolis, MN
- Henry Ford Health (Henry Ford Hospital) Detroit, MI
- HonorHealth Scottsdale, AZ
- Hospital Damas Ponce, PR
- Houston Methodist The Woodlands, TX
- Hudson Regional Health (Bayonne University Hospital) Bayonne, NJ
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Oceanside, NY
- Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN
- Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, IN
- Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ
- Inspira Medical Center Vineland Vineland, NJ
- Intermountain Medical Center Murray, UT
- JPS Health Network Fort Worth, TX
- Kaweah Health Visalia, CA
- Keck School of Medicine of USC Los Angeles, CA
- Kern Medical Bakersfield, CA
- Kettering Health Main Campus Kettering, OH
- KPC Global Medical Centers, Inc. (KPC Health) Hemet, CA
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Erie, PA
- Lakeland Regional Health Lakeland, FL
- Las Palmas Medical Center (HCA Healthcare) El Paso, TX
- Lehigh Valley Health Network (Jefferson Health) Allentown, PA
- LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (HCA Healthcare) Blacksburg, VA
- LewisGale Medical Center Salem, VA
- Loma Linda University Health Loma Linda, CA
- Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA
- Loyola Medicine MacNeal Hospital Berwyn, IL
- Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, WA
- Mary Washington Healthcare Fredericksburg, VA
- Mather Hospital Port Jefferson, NY
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Phoenix, AZ
- McLaren Health Care - McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI
- McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI
- Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green, KY
- Medical City Plano (HCA Healthcare) Plano, TX
- Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC
- Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA
- Memorial Healthcare System Hollywood, FL
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center (Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic) Darby, PA
- Mercy Health Fairfield, OH
- Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR
- Mercy Hospital St. Louis St. Louis, MO
- Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg, MS
- MetroWest Medical Center Framingham, MA
- Mission Community Hospital Panorama City, CA
- Missouri Baptist Medical Center (BJC HealthCare) with WashU Medicine Saint Louis, MO
- Mohawk Valley Health System (Wynn Hospital) Utica, NY
- Mount Carmel Health System Columbus, OH
- Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Asheville, NC
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces, NM
- MountainView Hospital Las Vegas, NV
- Municipio de San Juan (Hospital Municipal de San Juan) San Juan, PR
- Nassau University Medical Center (NuHealth) East Meadow, NY
- National Capital Consortium Bethesda, MD
- Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA
- Naval Medical Center San Diego San Diego, CA
- Nazareth Hospital (Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic) Philadelphia, PA
- NCH Healthcare System Naples, FL
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA
- Northwell Health (formerly Nuvance Health) - Zucker School of Medicine Poughkeepsie, NY
- Northwest Healthcare Tucson, AZ
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospital Bay Shore, NY
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln Bronx, NY
- Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ
- OhioHealth Columbus, OH
- OHSU / Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR
- Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ
- Parkview Health Fort Wayne, IN
- Peconic Bay Medical Center Riverhead, NY
- Piedmont Athens Regional Athens, GA
- Piedmont Macon Medical Center (formerly Coliseum Medical Centers) Macon, GA
- Plainview Hospital Plainview, NY
- Prime Midwest Consortium / Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL
- Prime Midwest Consortium / Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL
- Riverside Community Hospital Riverside, CA
- Riverside Regional Medical Center (Riverside Health System) Newport News, VA
- RWJBarnabas Health Toms River, NJ
- Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA
- Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center San Jose, CA
- Scripps Health San Diego, CA
- SGMC Health Valdosta, GA
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA
- SoCal Residency Consortium Temecula, CA
- South Texas Health System Consortium Edinburg, TX
- Southeast Health Dothan, AL
- Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center (HCA Healthcare) Las Vegas, NV
- Spokane Teaching Health Center Spokane, WA
- SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK
- St. Joseph's Health (St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center) Syracuse, NY
- St. Luke's Hospital Bethlehem, PA
- St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton, PA
- Stony Brook Medicine (Stony Brook Southampton Hospital) Southampton, NY
- Summa Health Akron, OH
- Sutter Health Oakland, CA
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso El Paso, TX
- ThedaCare Neenah, WI
- TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Salisbury, MD
- TMC Health (Tucson Medical Center) - THMEP Tucson, AZ
- Trinity Health Grand Rapids (Mercy Health Saint Mary's) Grand Rapids, MI
- Trinity Health Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
- Trinity Health Michigan - Livonia Livonia, MI
- Trinity Health Michigan - Oakland Pontiac, MI
- Tripler Army Medical Center Honolulu, HI
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center Nashville, TN
- UNC Health Southeastern Lumberton, NC
- UnityPoint Health - Des Moines (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) Des Moines, IA
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Little Rock, AR
- University of Cincinnati College of Medicine West Chester, OH
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) Peoria, IL
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at Holy Cross Hospital Fort Lauderdale, FL
- University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Fargo, ND
- University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Sioux Falls, SD
- University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Knoxville, TN
- UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA
- UT Tyler School of Medicine (UT Health Science Center at Tyler) Tyler, TX
- Valley Health System Consortium Las Vegas, NV
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Seattle, WA
- Wayne State University Rochester, MI
- Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL
- Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA
- West Virginia University School of Medicine Morgantown, WV
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Questions
What are the best transitional year residency programs?
In our 2027 rankings the top five transitional year programs are Indiana University Health, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh, Medical University of South Carolina, West Virginia University School of Medicine and Emory University School of Medicine. Open any program for its training hospitals, pay and key research.
How many transitional year residency programs are there?
These rankings cover 192 transitional year residency programs in 40 states and territories.
Which transitional year residency programs sponsor H-1B visas?
9 programs in this list say they sponsor H-1B visas, including Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Use the visa filter to see them all, and confirm with each program before you apply.
Which transitional year programs pay the most compared with rent?
Measured as PGY-1 pay against a typical local one-bedroom rent, Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Benefis Health System and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith come out ahead.
How are these programs ranked?
Each program is judged on the hospitals where residents train, the depth of its faculty, its research and pay against local rent. No reputation surveys are used. 2MM+ members can set their own weights.
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