Most popular medical residency programs in District of Columbia

2025 FREIDA™ data

This past year, FREIDA™ users tallied 3.7 million views of medical residency programs, sorting the options with numerous filters. The most-used filter narrows residency programs by state.

Drawn from more than 23,000 pageviews of the 30 District of Columbia residency programs, we share the 15 programs that were most viewed by FREIDA™ users looking for details about District of Columbia 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, 2025. 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.

15 most-viewed medical residency programs in District of Columbia

1. Howard University Program (Internal Medicine)

2. Children's National Hospital Program (Pediatrics)

3. George Washington University Program (Internal Medicine)

4. George Washington University Program (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

5. George Washington University Program (Emergency Medicine)

6. Howard University Program (Family Medicine)

7. Howard University Program (Obstetrics and Gynecology)

8. George Washington University Program (Anesthesiology)

9. Howard University Program (Surgery-General)

10. Howard University Program (Neurology)

11. Howard University Program (Psychiatry)

12. George Washington University Program (Surgery-General)

13. Saint Elizabeths Hospital-DC Department of Behavioral Health Program (Psychiatry)

14. George Washington University Program (Neurology)

15. George Washington University Program (Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical)