Medical students researching anesthesiology residencies tallied more than 105,000 views on the American Medical Association’s FREIDA database in 2025, with the specialty drawing roughly 2.8% of FREIDA’s 3.7 million total program views for the year.
Here are the 10 most-viewed anesthesiology residency programs, based on identified medical student activity on FREIDA from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025, per the AMA’s rankings updated Feb. 26, 2026:
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine (New York City)
- University of Miami/Jackson Health System
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/West (New York City)
- Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis)
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City)
- New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital (New York City)
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- University of Florida (Gainesville)
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles)
- University of Alabama Medical Center (Birmingham)
The list reflects medical student research interest, not formal program rankings. The AMA’s FREIDA database lists 179 anesthesiology residency programs, drawing from 2,039 first-year positions across the specialty.
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