Question 1

How are the best Complex family planning 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 Complex family planning 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 Complex family planning residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Complex family planning 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 Complex family planning program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Complex family planning programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Complex family planning 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	Stanford Health Care	Palo Alto, CA	5	100
3	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	97
4	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	97
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	97
6	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	97
7	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	97
8	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	97
9	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	94
10	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
11	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	87
12	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	87
13	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	87
14	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	84
15	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	84
16	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	80
17	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	78
18	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	78
19	Boston University Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	78
20	University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine	Honolulu, HI	3	78
21	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	77
22	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	75
23	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	72
24	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Albuquerque, NM	2	70
25	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	69
26	Albany Med Health System	Albany, NY	2	66
27	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	62
28	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	61
29	University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Chicago, IL	2	41

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