List of Top Medical Schools Worldwide

University of Oxford

• The University of Oxford is one of the top medical schools in the world. Medical studies in the U.K. differ somewhat from those in the United States, in that students pursue medical studies at the undergraduate level. Students first pursue pre-clinical studies, before moving on to clinical training and then graduate studies. In addition to the more traditional medical program, Oxford offers programs in biomedical science, biochemistry, physiological sciences, experimental psychology and psychology, physiology, and philosophy. Extensive graduate studies--which lead to masters and PhD degrees--are also offered.

  Medical Sciences Office
  John Radcliffe Hospital
  Oxford, OX3 9DU
  U.K.
  44-1-8652-21689
  medsci.ox.ac.uk

University of Cambridge

• The University of Cambridge provides a top-notch medical school. Like the program at Oxford, Cambridge students begin their medical studies with pre-clinical courses, before moving on to clinical and graduate studies. Graduate studies take four years to complete. Students can pursue the M.D. or the doctor of surgery degree, as well as a PhD. Graduate research is divided into three broad categories: integrated functional systems, applied research, and genomes and gene products.

  University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine
  Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 111
  Hills Road
  Cambridge
  CB2 0SP
  U.K.
  44-1-2233-36700
  medschl.cam.ac.uk

Harvard University

• Harvard Medical School is the cream of the crop among the world's medical school programs. Harvard's annual research budget of over $540 million makes it the highest funded medical research institution in the United States. Harvard has developed what it terms the "New Pathway M.D. Program," a curriculum that emphasizes medical practice in conjunction with lifelong research in the medical field. Harvard also offers a "Health Science Technology M.D. program" that emphasizes medical research over medical practice. Harvard also offers the master of public health, master of public policy, master of business administration and the PhD in conjunction with the M.D.

  Harvard Medical School
  25 Shattuck Street
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-1000
  hms.harvard.edu