Medical students researching neurological surgery residencies tallied more than 18,000 views on the American Medical Association’s FREIDA database in 2025, spread across 122 accredited programs.
Here are the 10 most-viewed neurological surgery 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:
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Program (Phoenix)
- UPMC Medical Education Program (Pittsburgh)
- Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Program (Phoenix)
- Johns Hopkins University Program (Baltimore)
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Program (Rochester, Minn.)
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Program (Jacksonville, Fla.)
- University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
- University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program
- University of Pennsylvania Health System Program (Philadelphia)
Neurosurgery residency programs draw significantly less student browsing traffic than orthopedic surgery, orthopedic programs logged more than 47,000 views in the same period across 210 programs, reflecting the smaller, more selective pipeline into the field.
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