Ranked by MatchPath Score
Best Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) Residency Programs
By the MatchPath Program Score, the top Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) residency programs are NYU Grossman School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc, and more below. Each program's score blends teaching-hospital quality, program size, federal research funding, and accreditation.
How this ranking works. Programs are ordered by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent composite of objective, public data. It is not an official or reputation ranking; it rates the teaching hospital, not the education itself, and only programs with a hospital quality rating are ranked. The exact weights:
- Teaching-hospital quality (federal star rating) — 35%
- Program size (approved positions vs peers) — 25%
- Accreditation standing — 15%
- Federal research funding — 25% (the teaching hospital's federal grant funding, where available; the weight rescales for programs without a research match)
| # | Program | CMS | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY | 5 | 97 |
| 2 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | 4 | 91 |
| 3 | Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, IncMilwaukee, WI | 4 | 88 |
| 4 | Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumSt Louis, MO | 4 | 88 |
| 5 | Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT | 3 | 78 |
| 6 | University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA | 4 | 71 |
| 7 | University of Kentucky College of MedicineLexington, KY | 4 | 71 |
| 8 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX | 2 | 69 |
| 9 | University of Mississippi School of MedicineJackson, MS | 2 | 69 |
| 10 | University of Florida College of MedicineGainesville, FL | 4 | 68 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN | 4 | 66 |
| 12 | University of Louisville School of MedicineLouisville, KY | 1 | 63 |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD | 3 | 62 |
| 14 | Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, IN | 2 | 61 |
Showing the top 14 Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) programs with a CMS-rated teaching hospital. Browse all Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) programs →
Frequently Asked Questions
MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's federal Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's federal 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.
By the MatchPath Program Score, NYU Grossman School of Medicine currently ranks first among Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.
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 (federal hospital quality, ACGME-approved positions and accreditation standing) — 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.
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.
Reputation rankings are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (federal hospital quality, ACGME-approved positions and accreditation standing), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) program sits where it does.
The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Hand surgery (Plastic surgery) 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.