Top Ten Medical Schools

This is the top ten medical school list. The list given bellow is sorted out using a research done by US News. There could be really good medical schools missing, but that's just a matter of ranking and what characteristics are used to make it. Anyway, here is the list.

1. Harvard University

The Harvard Medical School has the reputation of being number one in the country. The competition for getting a place at Harvard University is pretty intense as a total of 5,482 applicants battled for 165 places. Stats for the 2007 class show that 88 of those accepted were male, and 77 female. All first-year students were from 30 states, Puerto Rico, and 8 countries. The tuition is $38,600 and the fees are $3,047, so definitely all the quality provided by this medical school does come at a high price.

2. Johns Hopkins University

The mission of The Johns Hopkins University is to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for life-long learning, to foster independent and original research, and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world. The school of medicine is located on the East Baltimore Campus. For the 17th consecutive year, The Johns Hopkins Hospital has topped U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings of "America's Best Hospitals." Johns Hopkins' medical curriculum combines basic science education and clinical instruction with community-based learning.

3. Washington University in St. Louis

The School of Medicine has a rich, 115-year history of success in research, education and patient care. It pioneered bedside teaching and led in the transformation of empirical knowledge into scientific medicine. From the earliest days, there has been an understanding that "investigation and practice are one in spirit, method and object."

US News & World Report ranks Washington University School of Medicine one of the top five in the nation and places its students first in terms of academic quality. An outstanding education from Washington University School of Medicine provides graduates with solid opportunities for highly sought-after residencies and fellowships, engaging and challenging research endeavors, and successful, rewarding medical careers.

4. Duke University

The Duke University School of Medicine is a community of scholars devoted to understanding the causes, prevention and treatment of human disease. This is a group of women and men committed to the highest of academic goals the generation, conservation and dissemination of knowledge.

Ranked in the top ten with schools twice its age, Duke is committed to socially relevant education, translational research, compassionate patient care and global healthcare solutions. 40 percent of Duke students use the flexible third year to begin studies in one of seven dual-degree programs. 12 percent are enrolled in our Medical Scientist Training Program, which has graduated more MD-PhDs than any other program in the country.

5. University of Pennsylvania

Penn Medicine is committed to remain a world-leading institution in three equally valued and inter-related missions of patient care, education, and research. The success of these missions requires the integration of the School of Medicine and Health System and a shared destiny with the University of Pennsylvania.

By recruiting and retaining a world-class faculty and staff who strive for excellence, innovation, quality and professionalism, the University of Pennsylvania will accomplish their missions. Their goal is to be recognized nationally as the most accomplished and respected School of Medicine and Health System. As the nation's first medical school and hospital, the University of Pennsylvania has a long standing commitment to education, research and patient care.

6. University of California San Francisco

University of California, San Francisco is a leading university dedicated to defining health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. UCSF Medical Center is one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation and a leader in the medical innovations that have improved and saved lives. Explore ucsfhealth.org to learn more about their services and doctors.

7. Columbia U. College of Physicians and Surgeons

Situated on a 20-acre campus in the Washington Heights community of northern Manhattan and comprising roughly half of Columbia University's nearly $2 billion annual budget, Columbia University's Medical Center provides world-class leadership in health and medical education.

8. Stanford University

Stanford's medical school curriculum, already known as one of the most comprehensive in the nation, has emerged from an overhaul launched four years ago with a program uniquely poised to prepare graduates for leadership roles in medicine. Last year, Stanford also earned high marks in a big test from a national team that accredits medical schools in the United States. More information is given at http://med.stanford.edu/.

9. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

The Medical School has been recognized nationally as a premiere site for state-of-the-art research activities, innovative medical education and pioneering clinical care since its inception in 1848. The Medical School has 25 academic departments - 19 clinical and 6 basic science - as well as the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine and Department of Medical Education.

10. Yale University

Yale is home to a world-class medical center comprising more than a dozen institutions, including the School of Medicine (chartered in 1810), which has been educating leaders, caring for patients, and investigating the scientific basis of health and disease for nearly 200 years.