Middle Tier Medical Schools

University of Virginia School of Medicine

• The University of Virginia has offered medical programs since the school was founded in 1819. Only 20 students were enrolled in the medicine program the first year; since then, the School of Medicine has grown to accommodate more than 500 students, as of Fall 2009.

  UVA's School of Medicine confers undergraduate degrees in medical education, in addition to MD and PhD degrees in medicine and post-doctoral research, respectively. The school also collaborates with UVA's Darden School of Business Administration to offer dual MD/MBA degrees.

  U.S. News and World Report ranked the UVA School of Medicine as the ninth-best public medical school in the country and the 25th-best school for medical research.

  University of Virginia School of Medicine
  P.O. Box 800793
  Charlottesville, VA 22908
  434-924-5118
  virginia.edu

Ohio State University College of Medicine

• Founded in 1834, the Ohio State University College of Medicine is part of one of America's largest universities. The school has a strong academic record: In 2009, Ohio State's incoming medical students had a cumulative GPA of 3.72 and an MCAT score of 33+.

  According to U.S. News and World Report's 2011 rankings, Ohio State is the 27th-best research-based medical school in the country. The magazine also named Ohio State's teaching hospital as one of the best in the country, and more than 750,000 patients are treated in the OSU health network every year.

  Ohio State University College of Medicine
  155D Meiling Hall
  370 W. 9th Ave.
  Columbus, OH 43210
  614-292-7137
  osu.edu

Boston University School of Medicine

• The Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) was founded in 1848. The school was originally founded as the New England Female Medical College, the first institution in America to educate female doctors. In 1873, It merged with Boston University, was renamed, and became a coeducational medical school. BUSM is affiliated with the off-campus Boston Medical Center, as well as 15 community health centers throughout the region.

  The Boston University School of Medicine offers eight MD-degree paths, including four- and seven-year programs and MD/PhD, MD/MBA and MD/MPH combination degrees. The school has a low student-to-faculty ratio: Two to one as of 2010.

  In 2010, U.S. News and World Report named Boston University as the 34th best medical school in the country, on par with Dartmouth and the University of Southern California.

  Boston University School of Medicine
  715 Albany St.
  Boston, MA 02118
  617-638-5300
  bu.edu