Located in Miami, Florida, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine is a public institution with approximately 480 students. The school admitted its first class in the fall of 2009. Florida residents receive preference for admissions at the school, and all applicants must be a United States or Canadian citizen, or a Permanent Resident Alien of the United States. The program focuses largely on community medicine with coursework geared toward public health concerns. Medical students at Herbert Wertheim College begin their clinical experiences during their second year at the university with the fourth and final year consisting entirely of clinical internships. Clinical hours occur primarily at Jackson North Medical Center, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Miami Children's Hospital and Mercy Hospital.
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
11200 SW 8th St.
HLS II 693
Miami, FL 33199
305-348-0570
medicine.fiu.edu
A non-profit, nonsectarian institution, the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is home to more than 700 medical students. In 2010, "U.S. News and World Report" ranked the school 47th for research and 68th for primary care in comparison to all other medical schools in the United States. The school opened in 1952, making it the oldest medical school in the state. The college admits roughly 3 percent of applicants annually and Florida residents account for approximately 75 percent of those admitted, according to the college's website. Only United States citizens and permanent residents are eligible for admission consideration. Those who enter the program complete the majority of their clinical work at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, which is located on campus. The college is known for its research in ophthalmology, diabetes, paralysis, hearing loss and disorders, AIDS treatments, genomics, organ transplant technology and cancer care.
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
1600 N.W. 10th Ave.
Miami, FL 33136
305-243-3234
med.miami.edu
Based in Orlando, the University of Central Florida College of Medicine is a public institution that opened in 2009. The first admitted class had only 41 students in it, but the university reports soon having 120 enrolled per year as of June 2010. U.S. citizens and permanent residents are eligible for admission with preference given to Florida residents. The college will not consider applicants whose undergraduate college grade point averages were below 3.0. The M.D. program takes a thematic approach with its curriculum with students moving through a sequence of courses and clinical rotations meant to emphasize medical knowledge, patient care, systems-based practice, practice-based learning, ethics and professionalism and intercommunication skills. Many of the clinical rotations are held on campus at facilities within Orlando's Lake Nona Medical City, which includes Emours Children's Hospital and the VA Medical Hospital.
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
P. O. Box 160116
Orlando, FL, 32816
407-266-1000
med.ucf.edu/