Question 1

How are the best Obstetric anesthesiology 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 Obstetric anesthesiology 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 Obstetric anesthesiology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University currently ranks first among Obstetric anesthesiology 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 Obstetric anesthesiology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Obstetric anesthesiology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Obstetric anesthesiology 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	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	99
2	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	96
3	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	96
4	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	93
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	88
6	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	87
7	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	87
8	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	85
9	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	Nyc, NY	5	85
10	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	85
11	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	85
12	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	85
13	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	84
14	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	82
15	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	82
16	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	79
17	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	78
18	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	78
19	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	78
20	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem, NC	3	78
21	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	78
22	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Wauwatosa, WI	4	76
23	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	76
24	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	73
25	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	73
26	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	2	68
27	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	66
28	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	66
29	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	66
30	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	3	66
31	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	66
32	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	63
33	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	57
34	University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Chicago, IL	2	57
35	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	1	48
36	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	48

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