Ranked by MatchPath Score
Best Spinal cord injury medicine Residency Programs
By the MatchPath Program Score, the top Spinal cord injury medicine residency programs are Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, University of Michigan, University of Utah Health, 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 | Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemRichmond, VA | 5 | 100 |
| 2 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI | 4 | 91 |
| 3 | University of Utah HealthSalt Lake City, UT | 5 | 85 |
| 4 | McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL | 5 | 85 |
| 5 | University of Washington School of MedicineSeattle, WA | 3 | 79 |
| 6 | The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OH | 3 | 79 |
| 7 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew York, NY | 3 | 79 |
| 8 | Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX | 4 | 75 |
| 9 | Emory University School of MedicineAtlanta, GA | 4 | 75 |
| 10 | SUNY Upstate Medical UniversitySyracuse, NY | 2 | 69 |
| 11 | UPMC Medical EducationPittsburgh, PA | 3 | 66 |
| 12 | University of California (Irvine)Long Beach, CA | 3 | 66 |
| 13 | University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL | 1 | 60 |
Showing the top 13 Spinal cord injury medicine programs with a CMS-rated teaching hospital. Browse all Spinal cord injury medicine 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 Spinal cord injury 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.
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.
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 Spinal cord injury medicine program sits where it does.
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.