Question 1

How are the best Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

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 Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine 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.

Question 2

What is the best Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, Stanford Health Care currently ranks first among Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine 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 (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.

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 reputation-based residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

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 Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine 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	Stanford Health CareStanford, CA	Stanford, CA	5	97
2	University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, UT	Salt Lake City, UT	5	95
3	Virginia Mason Franciscan HealthSeattle, WA	Seattle, WA	5	93
4	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and ScienceJacksonville, FL	Jacksonville, FL	5	93
5	Mass General BrighamBoston, MA	Boston, MA	5	91
6	Mass General BrighamBoston, MA	Boston, MA	5	89
7	University of Florida College of MedicineGainesville, FL	Gainesville, FL	4	89
8	New York Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY	New York, NY	5	88
9	Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MD	Baltimore, MD	4	88
10	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL	Chicago, IL	5	88
11	Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, CA	5	85
12	Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, TN	Nashville, TN	4	84
13	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA	Los Angeles, CA	4	83
14	University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA	Charlottesville, VA	4	79
15	Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York, NY	New York, NY	5	79
16	Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH	Lebanon, NH	4	79
17	Ochsner Clinic FoundationNew Orleans, LA	New Orleans, LA	4	79
18	NYU Grossman School of MedicineNew York, NY	New York, NY	5	75
19	University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineSan Francisco, CA	San Francisco, CA	5	75
20	Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT	New Haven, CT	3	74
21	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA	Boston, MA	4	71
22	Cleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, OH	Cleveland, OH	5	70
23	Ohio State University HospitalColumbus, OH	Columbus, OH	3	70
24	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew, ND	New, ND	3	70
25	University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterIowa City, IA	Iowa City, IA	3	70
26	Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineCharleston, SC	Charleston, SC	3	67
27	University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX	Dallas, TX	4	66
28	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA	Hershey, PA	4	66
29	University of Rochester MedicineRochester, NY	Rochester, NY	2	60
30	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, OH	Cleveland, OH	3	56
31	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati, OH	3	56
32	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineBronx, NY	Bronx, NY	1	56
33	University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineOmaha, NE	Omaha, NE	3	56
34	University of California Davis HealthSacramento, CA	Sacramento, CA	3	56
35	Westchester Medical Centervalhalla, NY	valhalla, NY	1	51
36	West Virginia University School of MedicineMorgantown, WV	Morgantown, WV	2	47
37	Indiana University School of MedicineIndianapolis, IN	Indianapolis, IN	2	47
38	University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoChicago, IL	Chicago, IL	2	47
39	Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterTorrance, CA	Torrance, CA	1	38

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