Residency rankings...

[Orin]

https://www.doximity.com/residency_navigator/programs#residency_specialty_id=40

https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.doximit...ty_Residency_Navigator_Survey_Methodology.pdf


I'm not sure how valid it is, as it is basically based on reputation by Doximity physician members. Still, looks reasonable...

Some interesting info reg fellowship rates, best for specific fellowships, etc, but again, caveat emptor...

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[geogil]

This is based on surveys that the residents filled out themselves, and can be biased by the degree of participation. Basically,the choice of residency is personal. By this stage in the game, you should be able to figure out which programs are good as you're interviewing. Ask your local program director as well, there can be programs which may be regionally renowned, but if most of the grads stay regional, the national reputation may not be well known.

 

[geogil]

The "best" program is totally subjective, obviously. Someone might want a program in a smaller town to avoid the hassles of big city living, while this might be completely anathema to someone else. A strong program should give you lots of regional, reasonable peds exposure, easily meet and exceed your cardiac and thoracic numbers, and give you some elective time as your residency progresses. The ACGME minimum case numbers are surprisingly low for most things, so if someone tells you they barely get their minimums, thats a red flag.

 

[Mman]

This is based on surveys that the residents filled out themselves, and can be biased by the degree of participation.

Plenty of attendings in the real world also filled out the survey.

 

[floridaboy18]

This is funny. UF's residency program would be ranked in the bottom half of all residencies easily. Check their match rates for the last few years. Struggling work-horse kind of program. I am from an hour south of there and had ZERO interest in going because of how bad it was compared to the other programs in the south (Wake, Duke, Vandy, UAB, UVA...)

This ranking has it ranked top 13. Only people that would think that are people at or graduating from the program, and that's because they feel bad about thinking otherwise.

The rest looks reasonable, though people would change the order of these slightly depending on your perspective/knowledge of the individual programs.