Question 1

How are the best Dermatology residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Dermatology programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Dermatology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, Mass General Brigham currently ranks first among Dermatology programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Dermatology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Dermatology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Dermatology program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	100
2	Stanford Health Care	Redwood City, CA	5	100
3	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	99
4	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	99
5	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	98
6	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Bellaire, TX	5	97
7	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	95
8	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	93
9	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	92
10	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	92
11	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	92
12	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	92
13	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	89
14	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	88
15	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	5	88
16	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	88
17	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	86
18	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	86
19	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	86
20	University of California (Irvine)	Irvine, CA	4	86
21	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	85
22	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	85
23	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	83
24	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	83
25	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Lake Success, NY	4	83
26	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	82
27	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
28	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	80
29	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	79
30	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	79
31	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	79
32	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	4	78
33	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	78
34	Trinity Health Livingston Hospital	Ypsilanti, MI	4	78
35	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	78
36	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	77
37	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	77
38	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	77
39	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	77
40	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	77
41	Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital	Lebanon, NH	4	77
42	Henry Ford Health	Detroit, MI	3	77
43	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	77
44	Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus	Hialeah, FL	4	77
45	HealthPartners Institute	St Louis Park, MN	4	76
46	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	76
47	Boston University Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	73
48	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	73
49	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, TN	4	71
50	Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	71

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