The AMA Research Challenge recognizes this year’s participating institutions, representing 174 medical schools and more than 150 residency and health care institutions. The AMA Research Challenge is the largest national, multi-specialty medical research conference for medical students, residents and IMGs to showcase and present research.
Explore the full list of recognized institutions.
- Recognized medical schools: A-I
A T Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Albany Medical College
Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU
Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine*
California Northstate University College of Medicine*
California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine
Campbell University Jerry M Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Carle Illinois College of Medicine*
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine*
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Creighton University School of Medicine
CUNY School of Medicine
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell*
Drexel University College of Medicine
Duke University School of Medicine*
East Tennessee State University J H Quillen College of Medicine
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Edward Via Carolinas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine—Louisiana
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine*
Emory University School of Medicine
FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Florida State University College of Medicine
Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth*
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine*
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine
Harvard Medical School*
Howard University College of Medicine*
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
- Recognized medical schools: J-R
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo
Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University*
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of Medicine
Kansas City University of Medicine & Bioscience College of Osteopathic Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine—Seton Hill
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Louisiana State University School of Medicine In New Orleans
Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Marian University's Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Houston
Medical College of Wisconsin†
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
Mercer University School of Medicine
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine†
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine-Detroit Medical Center*
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine-Macomb University Center
Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York Medical College
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Ohio State University College of Medicine & Public Health
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Pacific Northwest University of Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine
Paul L Foster School of Medicine Texas Tech University
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania*
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia*
Ponce Health Sciences University School of Medicine
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine—Montana
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine—Utah
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
- Recognized medical schools: S-Z
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah*
St Louis University School of Medicine
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University
Touro New York College of Osteopathic Medicine*
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine
Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences Pritzker School of Medicine*
University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine*
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
University Central Del Caribe School of Medicine
University of Arizona College of Medicine*
University of Arizona College of Medicine—Phoenix
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
University of California Davis School of Medicine
University of California Irvine College of Medicine
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
University of California-Riverside School of Medicine
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine*
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
University of Florida College of Medicine*
University of Houston College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
University of Iowa
University of Kansas School of Medicine*
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
University of Louisville School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine
University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine*
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine*
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia*
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville*
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School
University of the Incarnate School of Osteopathic Medicine
University of Toledo College of Medicine
University of Virginia School of Medicine*
University of Washington School of Medicine
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health*
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine*
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine
Wayne State University School of Medicine*
Weill Cornell Medical College
West Virginia University School of Medicine*
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
Western Univ Health Sci College of Osteopathic Med of the Pacific Northwest
Western Univ Health Sci College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Yale University School of Medicine
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
- Recognized residency and international institutions: A-I
5 Rivers Heart Association
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences
Allegheny General Hospital
AMC MET Medical College—Ahmedabad
Ameer-ud Din Medical College
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital*
Baptist Memorial Golden Triangle Region
Bayhealth Medical Center
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center Fort Worth/ Medical Associates of North Texas
Be Well Clinical Studies
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Bridgeport Hospital/Yale University
Brooklyn Cancer Care
Brooklyn U.S.C.E
Broward Health Medical Center
C.U. Shah Medical College
California Pacific Medical Center
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center
Capital Health
Charles University
Child Neurology Consultants of Austin
Chirayu Medical College and Hospital
Chittagong Medical College
Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority Family Medicine Residency
Christian Medical College
City of Hope
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Family Medicine
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Community Memorial Hospital
Corpus Christi Medical Center
Crestwood medical center
Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin
Department of Internal Medicine, Corewell Health/Michigan State University School of Human Medicine
Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
Emory University
ESIC Medical College and Hospital
Florida A & M University
George Washington University
GMERS Medical College Gotri
Government Erode Medical College and Hospital
Government Medical College Amritsar
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center
Hamilton Medical Center
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Mass General Brigham
HCA Healthcare*
Henry Ford Health
Highland Hospital
Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences
Hospital Pavia Arecibo
Independent Researcher, Ex-Resident—PGIMER, Chandigarh
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University Southwest
Integris Baptist Medical Center
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
- Recognized residency and international institutions: J-R
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine*
JPS Health Network
Kaiser Permanente Fontana
Kasturba Medical College
Kathmandu Medical College
Kilpauk Medical College
Kirtipur Hospital
Lexington Medical Center
Loyola University Medical Center
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Manipal Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital*
Mayo Clinic
McLaren Greater Lansing
Medical University of South Carolina
MedStar Health Baltimore
Meharry Medical College
Mercy Hospital—Fort Smith
Madras Medical Mission Hospital
Morehouse School of Medicine*
Mount Sinai Hospital
Nathan Kline Institute of Psychiatric Research
Nepal Medical College
New York Medical College at Saint Mary's Hospital and Saint Clare's Health
New York Presbyterian—Weill Cornell
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Nishtar Medical University
Nobel Medical College
North Knoxville Medical Center
Northeastern Illinois University
Northwest Health
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
NYC Health
NYU Langone Hospital
One Brooklyn Health
Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital
Peking University Health Science Center
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Pramukhswami Medical College
Rak Hospital
Ravindranath Tagore Medical College
Research Update Organization
Riverside Community Hospital
RST Cancer Institute—Nagpur
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
- Recognized residency and international institutions: S-Z
Saint Louis University Southwest Illinois Family Medicine Residency
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Shadan Institute Of Medical Sciences
Sinal Hospital of Baltimore
Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital*
Smt NHL Municipal Medical College
South Brooklyn Health Hospital
Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium
Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute
St. Bernards Medical Center
St. Luke's University Health Network
Stanford University
Stony Brook Medicine Hospital
Sumeru City Hospital
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
Sutter Roseville Medical Center
Temivalentino LLC
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Tulane University SOM
UAMS Northwest Internal residency program
UAMS South Central Family Medicine Program
UC Davis California
UNC Health Southeastern
University at Buffalo
University of Arizona—Banner Del E Webb
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago Medicine
University of Connecticut Health
University of Florida
University Of Illinois at Peoria
University of Illinois Chicago
University of Kentucky, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Health System
University of New Mexico
University of North Dakota
University of Oklahoma Department of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania/Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Southern California*
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center*
University of Virginia
UT Southwestern
V.M. Salgaoncar General Hospital, Goa, India
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Orthopaedic Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Western Reserve Hospital
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell
*Denotes an institution recognized in the Semifinals Hall
Download a PDF of the 2025 recognized institutions.
- 2024 recognized institutions
Finalists
- University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine (Ayush Kumar, 2024 winner)
- Carver College of Medicine—The University of Iowa
- FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
- University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
- University of Pennsylvania—Sleep Surgery Center
Semifinalists
Medical schools
- California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
- David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
- Drexel University College of Medicine
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Harvard Medical School
- Kansas City University
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
- Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
- Meharry Medical College School of Medicine
- Mount Sinai Health System
- Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
- Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
- SUNY Upstate Medical University Norton College of Medicine
- The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
- Touro New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
- University of Kansas School of Medicine
- University of Louisville School of Medicine
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- University of Nevada School of Medicine
- University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
- University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
- University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest
Residency and international institutions
- BJ Medical College—Ahmedabad
- City of Hope Cancer Center
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
- MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
- Mount Sinai Health System
- Texas Health Dallas Presbyterian
- University of Connecticut School of Medicine
