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Most popular medical residency programs in Iowa

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This past year, FREIDA™ users have tallied nearly 2 million views of medical residency programs, sorting the options with numerous filters. The most-used filter narrows residency programs by state.

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Drawn from nearly 11,160 pageviews of the 110 Iowa residency programs, we share the 15 programs that were most viewed by FREIDA™ users looking for details about Iowa residencies.

For another unique view of which programs are capturing the attention of your peers, check out our list of the 20 most-viewed residency specialties.

Rankings are based on user activity on FREIDA™ from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2023. To qualify for this analysis, users must have searched by specialty and applied a state or region filter. FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, 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.

  1. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Internal Medicine)

  2. MercyOne Des Moines/PHC Consortium Program (Internal Medicine)

  3. University of Iowa (Des Moines) Program (Internal Medicine)

  4. MercyOne Des Moines/PHC Consortium Program (Family Medicine)

  5. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Program (Internal Medicine)

  6. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Waterloo) Program (Family Medicine)

  7. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Family Medicine)

  8. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Pediatrics)

  9. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Surgery-General)

  10. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Neurology)

  11. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Anesthesiology)

  12. Siouxland Medical Education Foundation Program (Family Medicine)

  13. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Program (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  14. Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center) Program (Pediatrics)

  15. MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Mason City) Program (Family Medicine)

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