Harvard University was the top-ranked medical school in the country, according to a 2010 finding by "U.S. News & World Report." Founded in 1867, this private university is located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Psychiatry students study in the Department of Psychiatry of Harvard Medical School, which features more than 1,700 faculty members and includes 300 inpatient beds. Students work and intern in Boston schools, hospitals and psychiatric hospitals to gain hands-on experience. The psychiatry program has an application deadline of December 31, and the university has 700 medical students enrolled each year.
Harvard University
188 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-432-1443
hms.harvard.edu/psych/
The University of Pennsylvania is the second-best medical school in the country, according to a 2010 finding by "U.S. News & World Report." This private university, located in downtown Philadelphia, was founded in 1878 by Benjamin Franklin and has approximately 622 students enrolled each year. Students studying psychiatry participate directly in patient-care programs, area hospitals and psychiatry institutes. The program has an application deadline of October 15.
University of Pennsylvania
240 South 40th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-898-8943
med.upenn.edu/psych/
Johns Hopkins University is the third-best medical school in the country, according to a 2010 finding by "U.S. News & World Report." This program, located in Baltimore, Maryland, has approximately 480 medical students enrolled each year. Psychiatry students study in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and have the opportunity to work in the field, pursue internships and conduct research in the university's state-of-the-art facilities. The application deadline for prospective psychiatry students is October 15.
Johns Hopkins University
733 North Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21205
410-955-3182
hopkinsmedicine.org