Question 1

How are the best Pediatric anesthesiology 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 Pediatric anesthesiology 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 Pediatric anesthesiology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine currently ranks first among Pediatric anesthesiology 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 Pediatric anesthesiology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Pediatric anesthesiology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Pediatric anesthesiology 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 California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	91
2	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
3	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	86
4	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	83
5	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	80
6	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	76
7	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	74
8	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	73
9	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	73
10	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	73
11	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	72
12	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	67
13	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	67
14	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	67
15	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	63
16	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	63
17	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	63
18	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	63
19	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	63
20	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	63
21	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	60
22	University of Mississippi School of Medicine	Jackson, MS	2	54
23	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	45
24	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	45
25	Medical College of Georgia	Augusta, GA	1	35

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