Doximity Announces 2014 Residency Program Rankings

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Physician network Doximity, along with U.S. News & World Report, today announced the results of the first comprehensive national evaluation of residency programs. Two medical education programs emerged as leaders: University of California, San Francisco which placed in the Top 10 for 16 medical specialties and received three No. 1 awards; and Johns Hopkins University which placed in the Top 10 across 14 specialties and received four No. 1 awards. The results are used in Doximity's free interactive tool called Residency Navigator designed for third- and fourth-year medical students, which also launched today.

3,691 residency training programs were evaluated by combining over 50,000 peer nominations from board-certified US physicians (view methodology). This is the first time that data on a national evaluation of residency programs has been made public. Both the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) have recently issued calls for transparency into the performance of residency programs. U.S. News & World Report, a nationally recognized publisher of education and health care rankings and information, consulted on the methodology (blog post).

Top performing programs across select specialties are listed below. A full list of the Top 10 placements across 20 specialties is available to the public through Residency Navigator.

Top Anesthesiology Residency Programs
1. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
2. Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA
3. Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA

Top Dermatology Residency Programs
1. New York University School of Medicine - New York, NY
2. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
3. University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA

Top Emergency Medicine Residency Programs
1. Indiana University School of Medicine - Indianapolis, IN
2. University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College - Cincinnati, OH
3. University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA

Top Internal Medicine Residency Programs
1. Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA
2. Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
3. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
3. (tied) Brigham and Women's Hospital Program - Boston, MA

Top Neurological Surgery Residency Programs
1. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
2. St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center - Phoenix, AZ
3. Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD

Top OBGYN Residency Programs
1. Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital - Boston, MA
2. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
3. UPMC Medical Education - Pittsburgh, PA

Top Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs
1. Hospital for Special Surgery - New York, NY
2. Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium - St. Louis, MO
3. Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA

Top Otolaryngology (ENT) Residency Programs
1. Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD
2. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, MI
3. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - Iowa City, IA

Top Plastic Surgery Residency Programs
1. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School - Dallas, TX
2. Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA
3. UPMC Medical Education - Pittsburgh, PA

Top Radiology Residency Programs
1. University of California (San Francisco) - San Francisco, CA
2. Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School - Boston, MA
3. Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium - St. Louis, MO

Medical students are invited to access the free Residency Navigator tool on Doximity, which combines peer nominations with empirical data on residency program performance to help find the right program for their unique professional interests. Residency Navigator profiles include never-before seen data on which medical schools feed into residency programs and alumni subspecialization rates.

The national Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) will begin accepting medical student applications on Monday, September 15, 2014. Residents will spend an average of 12,000 hours over the next three years training in their programs.

About Doximity

Doximity is the largest secure medical network in the country, with over 40 percent of US physicians as members. Launched in 2011, the company connects physicians to make them more successful and productive with tools including HIPAA-secure messaging, free CME, digital fax, career opportunities and custom-curated news. Doximity is headquartered in Silicon Valley and is led by the founders of Epocrates EPOC.

About U.S. News & World Report

U.S. News & World Report is a multimedia publisher of news, consumer advice, rankings and analysis. Focusing on Education, Health, Personal Finance, Travel, Cars and News & Opinion, www.usnews.com has earned a reputation as the leading provider of consumer advice and analysis that helps its readers make informed life decisions. U.S. News & World Report's signature franchise includes its “Best” series of consumer advice guides and publications that include rankings of colleges, hospitals, mutual funds, cars and more.