Harvard Medical School, shortened to "HMS" by attendees, received the top score by a whopping margin in the 2010 U.S. News & World Report ranking of the best medical schools. HMS earned a perfect score of 100, while its nearest competitor, the University of Pennsylvania, received an 81. With an endowment of over $4 billion, Harvard outranks its peers in money devoted to cutting-edge research and faculty hiring. Located in the Mission Hill district of Boston, attendees have the opportunity to work with many of the city's best hospitals. HMS enrolls a total of 700 students, accepting less than 9 percent of applicants in a typical cycle.
Harvard Medical School
563 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-495-1000
law.harvard.edu
Penn's School of Medicine, founded in 1765 in Philadelphia as America's first medical school, placed second in the U.S. News rankings. The school currently employs the "Curriculum 2000" model, created in 1997 to encompass a broader spectrum of the medical profession; students take courses in the Science of Medicine, the Practice of Medicine and Professionalism. Originally based on the University of Edinburgh's medical school, Penn focuses on bedside teaching along with rigorous classroom coursework.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
295 John Morgan Building
3620 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-662-4000
med.upenn.edu
The Johns Hopkins Schools of Medicine placed third in the 2010 U.S. News rankings and is a perennial member of America's top medical schools. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, Johns Hopkins students have access to the Johns Hopkins Hospital, consistently ranked by U.S. News as America's best hospital. Founded in 1893, Johns Hopkins was the first medical school to admit women, and the school has continued to transform the med school paradigm by instituting the residency model for student training.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
733 N. Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-3182
hopkinsmedicine.org