Harvard, UNC Top Lists of Best Medical Schools for Research, Primary Care

April 1, 2019

USMLE

Each year, US News & World Report releases its rankings of the nation’s top medical schools in various specialties. Most recently, the publication focused on America’s best institutions for students option for careers in medical research and primary care.

Rankings are developed by surveying 152 medical schools fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and 33 osteopathic medical schools accredited by the American Osteopathic Association during fall 2018 and spring 2019. Of them, a total of 120 responded and data provided was weighted against eight indicators to form the research list, seven to create the primary care list.

The top 10 best medical schools for research, including ties, are:

  1. Harvard Medical School (Boston)
  2. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Baltimore)
  3. Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine
  4. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
  5. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
  6. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York City)
  7. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Los Angeles)
  8. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
  9. Weill Cornell Medicine (New York City)
  10. Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (Rochester, Minn.)
  11. NYU School of Medicine (New York City)

And here are the top 10 best medical schools for primary care, including ties:

  1. UNC School of Medicine (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
  2. UW School of Medicine (Seattle)
  3. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
  4. Baylor College of Medicine (Houston)
  5. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  6. OHSU School of Medicine (Portland, Ore.)
  7. University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor)
  8. University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine (Omaha)
  9. UC Davis School of Medicine (Sacramento, Calif.)
  10. University of Minnesota Medical School (Minneapolis)
  11. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

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