Question 1

How are the best Spinal cord injury medicine 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 Spinal cord injury medicine 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 Spinal cord injury medicine residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System currently ranks first among Spinal cord injury 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 (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 Spinal cord injury medicine program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Spinal cord injury medicine programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Spinal cord injury 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	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	5	100
2	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	91
3	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	85
4	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	85
5	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	79
6	The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	3	79
7	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	79
8	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	4	75
9	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	75
10	SUNY Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, NY	2	69
11	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	66
12	University of California (Irvine)	Long Beach, CA	3	66
13	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	60

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