The University of Washington Medicine program is based out of the university's Seattle campus. Its medical doctorate program is the top primary care program in the country, producing some of the nation's greatest physicians. The medical school has been around for 38 years, and for the past 16 it has been ranked as the top primary care medical school in the country by "U.S. News and World Report."
This Ivy-league university has long been known for its famous medical school---Harvard Medical School. This exclusive medical school is tops in its class for medical research. Based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Medical School has fewer than 750 students enrolled. The best of the best attend medical school at Harvard and come out to be not only the nation's, but also the world's, leading medical researchers and doctors.
The medical school that is second in the nation for medical research is Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is an exclusive and elite program to be a part of. The school itself was founded in 1893, and as of 2011, fewer than 500 students are enrolled in the program. Comparatively, 3,000 faculty members are employed at the university, making the student-to-faculty ratio very favorable.
Across the coast from the University of Washington is the country's second top medical school for primary care doctors---University of North Carolina, or UNC, Chapel Hill. The UNC School of Medicine was founded in 1879 and is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Approximately 1,500 faculty members are on staff and just under 800 students are enrolled in the program every year. With a goal of being the nation's leading medical school, the program only falls short by one spot.