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Take detailed notes on specific program minimum requirements and preferences.
Bookmark programs and write your notes in order to make a final decision.
Our lists of medical residencies in the United States contain 5923 programs in 31 specialties
Here are some of the most competitive residency programs for each specialty:Plastic surgery 3602400136 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Massachusetts
* - more residency programs can be equally competitive. Check detailed ranking to find all the best residency programs.
Residency program list is an important step to residency
How do I get a medical residency in the USA? - This is a common question not only for foreign medical school graduates but for many American students. Every year, programs receive anywhere from a few hundred to thousands of applications. While this number varies by specialty, even less competitive programs need to develop minimum initial filtering requirements in order to process such a huge number of applications. As result, USMLE scores, first attempt passage, clinical experience in the United States, time since graduation are very important for a successful application to a particular program. Additionally, the program can prefer exclusively U.S. MDs, DOs, IMGs or just U.S. IMGs, Caribbean graduates, etc. This is why it is very important to choose the right programs to apply to when submitting documents via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
There are a lot of U.S. medical residency databases on the internet. AMA's FREIDA medical residencies list provides information about minimum USMLE requirements, program work schedule, features, benefits, contacts and additional information self-reported by programs. FREIDA shows locations of participating institutions, filters residency training programs by specialty, program type, location, first-year salary, visa, percentage IMGs, total positions, etc. Therefore, FREIDA is a convenient source of information for U.S. medical graduates and an important source of basic information for IMGs.
AAMC Residency Explorer Tool provides statistics about the number of applications, scores, sex, race, medical schools and other characteristics of matched candidates collected during the past several years for many programs. As an important feature for IMGs, this tool shows percentages of US and non-US international medical graduates matched into the program. Residency Explorer also compares your profile with profiles of matched candidates and provides basic search, bookmarking, and export features.
So, what is the difference between the ResidencyProgramsList, Residency Explorer Tool and FREIDA database? First of all, ResidencyProgramsList is targeted at providing information about absolute cut-off and preferred (soft cut-off) scores, which are currently hard to find in public sources but are still officially provided by many programs and are very important for many applicants. Also, since 2017, ResidencyProgramsList has collected the most complete database of historical information about current residents' schools and countries, which makes it possible to analyze program graduation preferences. Program-specific requirements for U.S. graduates, like first-attempt passing, and specific requirements for IMG applicants, such as required months of U.S. clinical experience, hands-on USCE requirements, and time-since-graduation preferences, are also collected. The second direction is collecting information about new programs, lesser-known programs that have accepted IMGs, and programs that are willing to accept IMGs. The third direction is ranking programs by the probability of being inclined toward a certain IMG candidate, as well as by program reputation and competitiveness for U.S. graduates. While this information is collected throughout the year, we contact programs and update program requirements right before applications start to get the most up-to-date data. All of these together make ResidencyProgramsList an important tool for finding the right medical residency programs in the USA. ResidencyProgramsList also provides program signaling and geographical preference analysis to make an informed choice easier. Our list of residency programs provides the most advanced search engine, unique ranking algorithms, and a user-friendly interface to streamline your application and find the best residency programs for success.
Medical Residency Programs by Specialty
About the ResidencyProgramsList
Since 2017 the ResidencyProgramsList equips ambitious medical students and graduates with the essential data they need to conquer the U.S. residency match in their dream specialty.
The ResidencyProgramsList uses original, source-verified data collected directly from residency programs by our staff.
The ResidencyProgramsList database delivers information and analysis based on:
- Program minimum requirements and notes collected directly from residency programs
- Program-reported & manually collected verified current resident data
- Our own ResidencyProgramsList medical schools ranking based on residency results
- Official NRMP based statistics
- Official ACGME-accredited residency program directory
- Historical data collected by ResidencyProgramsList team
ResidencyProgramsList FAQs
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How should I use the ResidencyProgramsList?
ResidencyProgramsList focuses strictly on the high-impact data that drives your match decisions. Because every applicant is unique, we provide distinct, customized datasets for U.S. MDs, U.S. DOs, US IMGs, visa requiring and not visa requiering non-US IMGs. Sort programs to your exact preference, flip through them using the "Next" button, and easily bookmark programs or jot down personal notes as you research.
In particular:
- For U.S. Graduates we provide deep insights into residency program reputation.
- For IMGs: Exclusive IMG metrics and criteria that differ from those for U.S. graduates, Friendly Score with flexible target and criteria tuning, checking and suggesting geographic preferences for better probability, program list draft designed to help in time-critical situations.
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How often do you update the data?
We continuously update our program data year-round, ensuring you always have access to current website links, the latest match statistics, and more. However, we update the core program requirements between late August and early September, as this is when most programs finalize their official changes. -
How does the Friendly score calculation works?
Out tool calculates Friendly score for IMGs who purchased an "Advanced" list. Designed specifically for IMGs by our in-house PhD mathematician, this algorithm relies on proven statistical methods. It comprehensively analyzes each program's preferences, requirements, historical match statistics, and complex numerical metrics to deliver a rigorous mathematical solution. The result is deeply meaningful data that goes far beyond simply sorting by the percentage of US or non-US IMGs. -
Does ResidencyProgramsList provides free lists?
Yes, we do. We offer two types of free lists. The first type is our "Explorer+" lists for highly competitive specialties like neurosurgery, dermatology, vascular surgery, ophthalmology, urology, plastic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation (14 in total). For these, we collect and provide all available information completely free of charge. The second type is our "Explorer" lists, which are for specialties that commonly use standardized minimum requirements as filtering criteria. These lists are designed for those who have the time to research programs on their own. We maintain up-to-date links to program websites and current residents' pages. Users have three levels of bookmarking and can save private notes. We also provide free filtering by visa requirements and absolute Step 2 cut-offs, though only basic information about these programs is provided.