Nationwide survey ranks 13 U of M Medical School programs among top 10 in their categories

6 other programs ranked among top 20

University of Michigan's University Hospital is shown in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Paul Sancya, The Associated Press 2020)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A nationwide survey ranked 13 University of Michigan Medical School programs among the top 10 in their specific categories.

The 2022 Doximity Residency Navigator survey ranked Michigan’s surgery program No. 1 out of 345 residency programs. Otolaryngology ranked No. 2 out of 128 programs, and urology ranked No. 2 out of 246 programs.

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“Doximity’s Residency Navigator results highlight that the excellence of Michigan Medicine’s graduate medical education programs are broadly recognized,” said Debra F. Weinstein, M.D., executive vice dean for academic affairs at the U-M Medical School and chief academic officer for Michigan Medicine. “We are proud that so many of our programs are recognized as being among the very best, and we will continue to work to optimize the experience of everyone who trains here.”

Here are Michigan’s other top-10 programs:

  • Anesthesiology (7th)
  • Dermatology (10th)
  • Internal medicine (7th)
  • Med-peds (7th)
  • Neurology (9th)
  • Obstetrics and gynecology (9th)
  • Ophthalmology (6th)
  • Pathology (Clinical) (4th)
  • Radiology-oncology (8th)

Six other programs were ranked among the top 20:

  • Child neurology (20th)
  • Emergency medicine (12th)
  • Neurosurgery (14th)
  • Pediatrics (17th)
  • Psychiatry (19th)
  • Radiology (12th)

Doximity is the largest online professional network for physicians in the United States. Its physician database includes every U.S. physician, as identified by their National Provider Identifier number.

“These results reflect the high degree of expertise and commitment of our residency program directors, as well as our exceptional teaching faculty,” said J. Sybil Biermann, M.D., associate dean for graduate medical education at the U-M Medical School. “We are so honored to be recognized in this way.”

Click here for more information about the residency programs at U-M Medical School.


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