Question 1

How are the best Geriatric medicine (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 Geriatric medicine (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 Geriatric medicine (Family medicine) residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, St Luke's University Hospital currently ranks first among Geriatric medicine (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 Geriatric medicine (Family medicine) program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Geriatric medicine (Family medicine) programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Geriatric medicine (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	St Luke's University Hospital	Center Valley, PA	5	100
2	John Peter Smith Hospital (Tarrant County Hospital District)	Fort Worth, TX	4	90
3	Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency	Augusta, ME	4	90
4	Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage, CA	4	84
5	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	81
6	AdventHealth Florida	Winter Park, FL	3	81
7	University of Cincinnati, West Chester Hospital	West Chester, OH	3	78
8	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Rhinebeck, NY	4	77
9	Kaiser Permanente Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	4	77
10	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	75
11	The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, OH	3	75
12	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine	Columbia, MO	3	75
13	Kaiser Permanente Southern California	Fontana, CA	3	75
14	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	75
15	ECU Health Medical Center	Greenville, NC	2	71
16	CHRISTUS Health	Corpus Christi, TX	3	68
17	OhioHealth	Columbus, OH	3	68
18	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	68
19	HonorHealth	Scottsdale, AZ	3	68
20	University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine	Carolina, PR	2	65
21	Rutgers Health	New Brunswick, NJ	1	62
22	Marshall University School of Medicine	Huntington, WV	2	58
23	Baptist Memorial Medical Education	Memphis, TN	2	58
24	Virtua	Stratford, NJ	2	58
25	Deaconess Hospital	Evansville, IN	2	58
26	University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare	Gainesville, FL	2	58
27	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, KY	1	56
28	University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa	Tuscaloosa, AL	1	49
29	Lawndale Christian Health Center	Chicago, IL	1	46

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