Question 1

How are the best Gastroenterology 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 Gastroenterology 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 Gastroenterology residency program?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of these Gastroenterology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Gastroenterology 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	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	100
3	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	99
4	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
5	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	98
6	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	98
7	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	97
8	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	96
9	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	96
10	Stanford Health Care	Redwood City, CA	5	96
11	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	94
12	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	93
13	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	93
14	St Luke's University Hospital	Bethlehem, PA	5	93
15	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	93
16	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	93
17	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	93
18	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	91
19	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	4	90
20	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	90
21	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	90
22	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NV	4	89
23	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	89
24	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	89
25	University of Chicago Medical Center	Evanston, IL	5	87
26	Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green Hospital	La Jolla, CA	5	87
27	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	86
28	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	86
29	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	86
30	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	86
31	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	85
32	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	84
33	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	84
34	Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine	Roanoke, VA	4	84
35	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	84
36	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	84
37	Henry Ford Providence Hospital	Southfield, MI	4	84
38	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	84
39	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	84
40	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	84
41	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	83
42	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	83
43	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	81
44	Virginia Mason Franciscan Health	Seattle, WA	5	80
45	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	80
46	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	80
47	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	80
48	Hackensack Meridian Health	Hackensack, NJ	5	80
49	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	80
50	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	80

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