Question 1

How are the best Pediatric infectious diseases 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 infectious diseases 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 infectious diseases residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University currently ranks first among Pediatric infectious diseases 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 infectious diseases program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Pediatric infectious diseases programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Pediatric infectious diseases 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	Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Grand Rapids, MI	5	96
2	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	96
3	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	87
4	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	86
5	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	83
6	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
7	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	79
8	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	77
9	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	77
10	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	77
11	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	77
12	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	77
13	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	76
14	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	70
15	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	70
16	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	68
17	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	68
18	Boston Children's Hospital	Boston, MA	3	68
19	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	65
20	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	58
21	SUNY Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, NY	2	58
22	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	58
23	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	49
24	Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center	Torrance, CA	1	49
25	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	42
26	SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University	Brooklyn, NY	1	33

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