In the first-ever rankings of the Top U.S. Medical Residency Programs, Penn's Pathology Residency Program was ranked #2 in the nation for residents with a research focus, either translational or basic, and #1 for residents interested in basic and clinical research and fellowships in Neuropathology or Transfusion Medicine. In addition, the program ranked in the top 5 for residents interested in academic careers and Hematopathology, Molecular Genetics, and Cytopathology. Overall, Penn's residency program was ranked in the top 10% of programs. The 2014 Residency Program Rankings, along with an online "Residency Navigator," were developed by the physician network Doximity with methodology by the U.S. News & World Report for a comprehensive evaluation of 3,691 residency training programs across 20 medical specialties. A total of 141 US pathology training programs were assessed and results were determined by combining over 50,000 peer nominations from board-certified US physicians.