Find Medical Schools Where Grads Get Preferred Residencies
After four years of medical school, an aspiring physician typically moves on to the next phase of his or her training: a residency within an area of medicine, such as primary care, radiology or psychiatry.
Experts say prospective medical students should evaluate residency placement rates before choosing a medical school. Only 23 ranked medical schools of the 177 surveyed for the 2019 Best Medical Schools research and primary care rankings provided these data. Here are the 10 ranked medical schools where 2017 graduates were the most likely to match with their first-choice residency program.
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (IN)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 75
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 131
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 57.25 percent
U.S. News research rank: Rank Not Published (RNP)
U.S News primary care rank: RNP
More about Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Eastern Virginia Medical School
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 83
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 138
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 60.14 percent
U.S. News research rank: 89 (tie)
U.S News primary care rank: 53 (tie)
More about Eastern Virginia Medical School.
University of California–Irvine
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 58
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 96
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 60.42 percent
U.S. News research rank: 46 (tie)
U.S News primary care rank: 77 (tie)
More about UC–Irvine.
East Tennessee State University (Quillen)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 46
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 71
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 64.79 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: 79 (tie)
More about ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine.
University of Pikeville (KY)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 84
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 116
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 72.41 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: 85 (tie)
More about the University of Pikeville.
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MS)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 71
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 92
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 77.17 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: RNP
More about William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 145
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 181
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 80.11 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: 93 (tie)
More about West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
Des Moines University (IA)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 178
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 212
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 83.96 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: RNP
More about Des Moines University.
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine–Virginia, Carolinas and Auburn
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 321
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 345
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 93.04 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: RNP
More about Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Nova Southeastern University Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (FL)
2017 graduates admitted to their first-choice residency: 232
2017 graduates who applied for a residency: 232
Percentage admitted to their first choice: 100 percent
U.S. News research rank: RNP
U.S News primary care rank: RNP
More about Nova Southeastern University’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Use Career Goals to Inform a Medical School Search
Aspiring physicians have a variety of medical careers to choose from, including professions that focus strictly on treating patients or solely on research, but there are also careers that combine clinical and research medicine, such as medical school faculty positions. When comparing medical schools, it’s important to investigate whether the school excels in preparing students for both primary care careers and specialty medicine jobs or if it excels in only one area.
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