The Times Higher Education Rankings named Harvard University the top Life Sciences and Biomedicine School in the world for postgraduate studies in its 2009 survey. Harvard awards both doctorate and medical doctor degrees and has programs for postdoctoral fellows. Medical research conducted by professors and postgraduate students in 2010 includes studying organ transplants and T cell relationships in mice and the creation of a workable human lung on a microchip. Affiliations with the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System provide postgraduate students plenty of opportunity for fieldwork.
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck St.
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-1000
hms.harvard.edu
The School of Clinical Medicine at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom received the second-place ranking for best postgraduate school for Life Sciences and Biomedicine. The four schools within the School of Clinical Medicine cover the areas of research, medical education, postgraduate studies and clinical academic training. The University of Cambridge awards Doctor of Science, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Surgery and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees. Research opportunities at Cambridge include studies of cancer, stem cells and regenerative medicine, and epidemiology and public health.
University of Cambridge
School of Clinical Medicine
Addenbrooke's Hospital, Box 111
Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0SP UK
44-0-1223-336700
medschl.cam.ac.uk
The University of Oxford in the United Kingdom was the third highest ranked postgraduate school of Life Sciences and Biomedicine by The Times Higher Education Rankings. The Medical Sciences Division at Oxford awards degrees in medicine and medical science through four-year postgraduate programs. A separate, six-year program awards both a BA in medical sciences and a postgraduate degree in medicine. Partnerships with national and corporate research facilities allow postgraduate students access to myriad research and professional networking opportunities.
University of Oxford
Medical Sciences Office
John Radcliffe Hospital
Oxford, OX3 9DU UK
01-865-221689
medsci.ox.ac.uk