Question 1

How are the best Family 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 Family 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 Family Medicine residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of North Carolina Hospitals currently ranks first among Family 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 Family Medicine program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Family Medicine programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Family 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	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	99
2	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	97
3	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Denver, CO	5	96
4	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	95
5	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Springfield, PA	5	95
6	The University of Montana	Missoula, MT	5	95
7	Virginia Mason Franciscan Health	Bremerton, WA	5	92
8	Inova Fairfax Hospital Campus	Fairfax, VA	5	92
9	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	92
10	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	92
11	Intermountain Health	Denver, CO	5	92
12	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	92
13	John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)	Fort Worth, TX	4	91
14	ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital	Waukesha, WI	5	90
15	University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health	Madison, WI	4	90
16	Intermountain Health	Ogden, UT	5	90
17	Intermountain Health	Provo, UT	5	90
18	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	90
19	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	90
20	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Lakewood, OH	5	90
21	SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine	O'Fallon, IL	4	90
22	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Birmingham, AL	5	90
23	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Grayslake, IL	5	90
24	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	90
25	Larkin Community Hospital	South Miami, FL	4	90
26	Poudre Valley Hospital	Fort Collins, CO	5	90
27	Morehouse School of Medicine	Santa Cruz, CA	5	90
28	Lexington Health	West Columbia, SC	4	89
29	Aurora Health Care	Milwaukee, WI	4	88
30	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	88
31	AnMed	Anderson, SC	4	88
32	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	88
33	Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage, CA	4	88
34	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Santa Monica, CA	4	88
35	Houston Methodist Hospital	Sugar Land, TX	5	87
36	Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine	Roanoke, VA	4	86
37	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	86
38	South Texas Health System GME Consortium	McAllen, TX	4	86
39	Kettering Health Network	Beavercreek, OH	4	86
40	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Plainview, NY	4	86
41	Montana Family Medicine Residency	Billings, MT	4	86
42	University of Minnesota	Duluth, MN	4	86
43	Trinity Health Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids, MI	4	86
44	Eastern Maine Medical Center	Bangor, ME	4	86
45	Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency	Augusta, ME	4	86
46	St Elizabeth Medical Center	Edgewood, KY	4	86
47	Advocate Health Care	Park Ridge, IL	4	86
48	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	86
49	Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus	Hialeah, FL	4	86
50	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	86

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