Medical Schools in New England

Harvard University

• The Harvard University School of Medicine has awarded medical degrees since 1782. Harvard's medical school faculty members teach in 11 basic science or policy departments, as well as 49 hospital-based clinical departments. Nearly 8,000 residents and postdoctoral fellows train in disciplines ranging from ambulatory care to pathology to cardiology. Each class of medical students numbers approximately 160, with total enrollment in the medical school in 2008 reaching 728 students. Seventeen teaching hospitals and research institutions affiliate with Harvard's medical school. Harvard is competitive: in 2008, more than 5,000 students applied for 165 slots.

  Harvard University
  25 Shattuck Street
  Boston, MA 02115
  617-432-1000
  hms.harvard.edu

Yale University

• The Connecticut General Assembly founded the Yale medical school in 1810, although the university's web site notes that nearly 10 percent of Yale's graduates between 1701 and 1811 practiced medicine after obtaining a degree from Yale College. The nation's sixth oldest medical school, Yale is home one of the nation's oldest schools of public health among the 27 departments within the medical school. Yale School of Medicine is famous for "the Yale method" of medical education, which emphasizes critical thinking and individual research in a noncompetitive, non-graded environment. Coursework and clinical experiences focus on small-group learning and information sharing based on individual study; anonymous exams stress student self-evaluation instead of competition for class rank. Yale's education method also mandates an original research project published as a thesis before graduation.

  Yale University
  School of Medicine
  333 Cedar Street
  New Haven, CT 06510
  203-432-4771
  med.yale.edu

Brown University

• The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University is the only medical school in Rhode Island, according to Brown's web site. Brown's medical school is part of the university's division of biology and medicine, which houses the university's graduate public health program as well as its undergraduate and graduate program in biology. Although its medical program officially began in 1811, Brown did not award its first M.D. degrees until 1975, which technically makes it one of the youngest in New England. Brown's medical school counts approximately 400 students in its ranks, and the clinical departments in the medical school offer 28 residency programs for post-medical training. Brown's affiliations include seven area teaching hospitals, allowing medical students and residents learning opportunities in a variety of settings.

  Brown University
  Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  Box G-A1
  Providence, RI 02912
  401-863-3330
  med.brown.edu