AMA Research Challenge recognized institutions

The 2026 AMA Research Challenge Poster Symposium & Semifinals recognize this year’s participating institutions, representing nearly 200 medical schools and more than 140 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. An asterisk (*) next to the name denotes a semifinalist.

Recognized medical schools: A-I

A T Still University College of Osteopathic Medicine

A T Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Alice L Walton School of Medicine

Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU

Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine*

Baylor College of Medicine

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Florida

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

Carver College of Medicine at The University of Iowa

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine*

Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Creighton University School of Medicine*

CUNY School of Medicine

David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA*

Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Drexel University College of Medicine*

Duke University School of Medicine*

Duquesne University College of Osteopathic 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 - Louisiana*                     

Emory University School of Medicine

FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Florida International University

Florida State University College of Medicine

Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Hackensack-Meridian School of Medicine

Harvard Medical School*

Howard University College of Medicine

Indiana University School of Medicine

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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

John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Kansas City University of Medicine & Bioscience College of Osteopathic Medicine

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California*

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas 

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Elmira

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Seton Hill

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Campus

Lincoln Memorial University Debusk College of Osteopathic Medicine

Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Louisiana State University School of Medicine In New Orleans

Louisiana State University School of Medicine In Shreveport

Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine*

Marian University's Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine

McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston*

Medical College of Wisconsin

Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine

Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

Mercer University School of Medicine

Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine*

Michigan State University College of Osteo Medicine-Detroit Medical Center

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Midwestern University-Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Morehouse School of Medicine

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State

New York Medical College

New York University Long Island School of Medicine

Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine*

Northeast Ohio Medical University*

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine*                       

Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine*

Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine

Pacific Northwest University of Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine

Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine*

Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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

Roseman University College of Medicine 

Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine*

Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School*

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Recognized medical schools: S-Z

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine*

Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah*

St Louis University School of Medicine

Stanford University School of Medicine*

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine*

Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont

The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine

Thomas F. Frist Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem

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

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F E Hebert School of Medicine

Universidad Central del Caribe SoM

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 Diego School of Medicine

University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

University of Central Florida College of Medicine

University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences Pritzker School 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 Kansas School 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 Michigan Medical School

University of Minnesota Medical School*

University of Mississippi School of Medicine

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine*

University of Nebraska College of Medicine

University of Nevada School of Medicine

University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine*

University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences

University of North Texas Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry*

University of South Alabama College of Medicine

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia* 

University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine 

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Soutwestern 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

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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 School of Osteopathic Medicine

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine

Western University Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific*

Western University Health Science College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest

William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Yale University School of Medicine*

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Recognized residency and international institutions: A-I

AdventHealth*

Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine

Ameer-ud-Din Medical College

Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital

B.J. Medical College*

Bakersfield Memorial Hospital

Balboa Nephrology Medical Group

Bassett Healthcare Network

Baylor College of Medicine 

BronxCare Health System

Brooklyn Cancer Care

Brooklyn Hospital Center 

BrooklynUSCE

Cambridge Health Alliance

Capital Health

Carle foundation hospital

Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Central America Health Sciences University 

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Christian Medical College and Hospital

City University of New York School of Medicine

Cleveland Clinic

College of Medicine, Texila American University

Dalian Medical University

Danbury Hospital

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Dayanand Medical College 

Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

Delaware Heart and Vascular Group

Dhaulagiri Provincial Hospital

Dignity Health San Martin Hospital

Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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Evara Health Family Medicine Residency

Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine Psychiatry Residency

Forrest General Family Medicine Program

Forte Wayne Medical Oncology and Hematology 

George Washington University*

Georgian American University

Goa Medical College and Hospital 

Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences 

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital*

Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center

Harvard Medical School

HCA Healthcare   

Henry Ford Health

Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences*

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Queens) Program

IMG Helping Hands

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Recognized residency and international institutions: J-R

Jackson Memorial Hospital

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Jhalawar Medical College*

K.A.P. Viswanatham Government Medical College

Kasturba Medical College

Kern Medical Center

Larkin Community Hospital

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Lexington Medical Center

Liver Institute PLLC

Louisiana State University

Mallareddy Medical College For Women

Marshall University

Marshfield Clinic Health System

Massachusetts General Hospital

Mayo Clinic*

Memorial Health University Medical Center

Mercy Fort Smith 

Mercyhealth GME Consortium

MetroHealth

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Middle Town Medical Centre

Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital

Morehouse School of Medicine

Mount Sinai Medical Center 

Naples Comprehensive Health

Nepal Intensive Care Research Foundation

New York Medical College

New York Presbyterian

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

North Oaks Medical Center

Northwell Health*

NYU Langone Health*

NYU Long Island School of Medicine

Ohio State University

OhioHealth

Oregon Eye Consultants

Orlando Regional Medical Center

Overlook Medical Center 

Palmetto General Hospital 

People's Primary Health Initiative, Sindh

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Quaid E Azam Medical College 

Rahbar Medical and Dental College

Rochester Regional Health

Rosalind Franklin University 

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Recognized residency and international institutions: S-Z

Saint Barnabas Hospital 

San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium

San Lucas Medical Center

Sinai Hospital Department of Internal Medicine 

SMBT Medical College

South Brooklyn Health

Sri Padmavathi Medical College for Women

Sri Venkateswara Ramnarain Ruia Government General Hospital

St. Joseph Medical Center

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Stony Brook University Hospital

Trinity School of Medicine

UC Irvine

Umass Chan Medical School 

University at Buffalo*

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix*

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

University of Central Florida 

University of Connecticut Health Center

University of Florida

University of Hawaii Internal Medicine Residency Program

University of Houston

University of Jamestown

University of Maryland Medical Center 

University of Miami

University of Michigan Health 

University of Missouri

University of Missouri Kansas City

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 

University of Texas Southwestern

University of the West Indies School of Clinical Medicine and Research

University of Utah 

University of Virginia 

University of Wisconsin

UTHSC College of Medicine- Knoxville

Valley Hospital Medical Center

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Washington University in St. Louis

Wellstar Cobb Hospital 

West Virginia University

Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Yangzhou Medical University

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell

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2025 recognized institutions

Finalists

• Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (Addison Shenk, 2025 winner)
• Carle Illinois College of Medicine
• Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
• Massachusetts General Hospital

Semifinalists

Medical schools

• Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
• California Northstate University College of Medicine
• Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
• Duke University School of Medicine
• Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
• Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
• Harvard Medical School
• Howard University College of Medicine
• Joan C Edwards School of Medicine at Marshall University
• Medical College of Wisconsin
• Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
• Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine-Detroit Medical Center
• Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Georgia
• Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
• Touro New York College of Osteopathic 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 Arizona College of Medicine
• University of Colorado School of Medicine
• University of Florida College of Medicine
• University of Kansas School of Medicine
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
• University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
• University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
• University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
• University of Virginia School of Medicine
• University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health
• Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
• Wayne State University School of Medicine
• West Virginia University School of Medicine

Residency and international institutions

• Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital
• HCA Healthcare

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