The Best Universities for Medical School

John Hopkins University

• Third on the list of top medical schools, John Hopkins University (JHU) is synonymous with top-rated medical research and education. In 2009, Times Higher Education also ranked JHU among the top biomedical research institutions in the world, coming in at number 6. John Hopkins has produced some of the greatest minds in the field of medicine, including 19 Nobel Prize winners. In addition to the traditional M.D. degree, JHU offers a Ph.D. for those pursuing advanced medical research. Johns Hopkins is one of the top funded research programs with an annual research budget of $437 million as of 2009. Fields of study and specializations include biomedical engineering, pathobiology, molecular and cellular science, human genetics and health sciences informatics. Johns Hopkins sponsors multiple research centers such as the Center for Clinical Global Health Education.

  John Hopkins University School of Medicine
  733 N. Broadway, Suite G49
  Baltimore, MD 21205
  410-955-3182
  hopkinsmedicine.org

University of Pennsylvania

• The second highest rated medical school in the U.S. in 2010 was the University of Pennsylvania. Penn is world-renowned for its interdisciplinary approach to academics, including the medical field. The Penn medical school has 28 different research departments, and in 2009 its annual research budget was just over $400 million. In addition to the M.D., Penn offers research degrees at both the master's degree and doctoral levels. Areas of research include fields such as public health, health policy research, clinical epidemiology, bioethics, translational medicine, immunology, pharmacological sciences, parasitology and cell and molecular biology.

  University of Pennsylvania Medical School
  Suite 100 Stemmler Hall
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  215-898-8001
  med.upenn.edu

Harvard University

• The top rated university medical school the nation is Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard has a long-established reputation as one of the best universities in the world in a number of different disciplines. The medical school leads the way in important research in the medical field. offering programs in genetics, pathology, cell biology, neurobiology, global health care and social medicine, dermatology, pediatrics, psychiatry and radiation oncology. Harvard's medical research budge dwarfs other school budgets at well, exceeding $500 million in annual research expenditures in 2009. The M.D. and Ph.D. are commonly pursued by medical students, but they also have the opportunity to pursue various master's degrees such as the master of public health degree (M.P.H.), a law degree (J.D.) or degree in business administration (M.B.A.).

  Harvard Medical School
  25 Shattuck St.
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-1000
  hms.harvard.edu