Question 1

How are the best Interventional Radiology-Independent 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 Interventional Radiology-Independent 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 Interventional Radiology-Independent residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Interventional Radiology-Independent 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 Interventional Radiology-Independent program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Interventional Radiology-Independent programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Interventional Radiology-Independent 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	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	100
2	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	98
3	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
4	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	98
5	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	98
6	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	98
7	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	92
8	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	92
9	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	92
10	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	90
11	Florida International University	Miami, FL	4	90
12	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	89
13	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	89
14	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	89
15	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	89
16	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	89
17	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	89
18	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Phoenix, AZ	5	89
19	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	86
20	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	84
21	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	83
22	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	80
23	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	79
24	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	79
25	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	79
26	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	79
27	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	79
28	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	79
29	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	79
30	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	79
31	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	79
32	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	79
33	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	75
34	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	74
35	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	71
36	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	70
37	University of Vermont Medical Center	Birmingham, AL	3	70
38	Baylor University Medical Center	Dallas, TX	3	70
39	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	70
40	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	70
41	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	70
42	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	70
43	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	70
44	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	New Hyde Park, NY	3	70
45	UMass Chan Medical School	Worcester, MA	3	70
46	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	70
47	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	2	70
48	Loyola University Medical Center	Maywood, IL	3	70
49	University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL	3	70
50	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	70

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