10 most-viewed cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) residency programs

In 2023, FREIDA™ users tallied more than 47,000 views of cardiovascular disease (internal medicine) programs. In this list, we pare the 274 programs down to the 10 cardiovascular disease (IM) residency programs ranked at the top for user interest.

Rankings are based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, from Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2023. FREIDA allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Cardiovascular diseases is the medical subspecialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart and vascular system. Functions of a cardiovascular specialist include the management, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery disease, vascular disease, heart rhythm abnormalities, adult congenital heart disease and heart failure. Within the subspecialty, several sub-subspecialties, including interventional cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced heart failure and transplantation, and adult congenital heart disease, exist. 

A cardiovascular disease specialist is an internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heart rhythms.

1. University of Alabama Medical Center Program

2. University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program

3. Maimonides Medical Center Program

4. University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Program

5. Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Program

6. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Scottsdale) Program

7. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside Program

8. University of Florida Program

9. MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Program

10. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) Program