North American Medical Schools

Harvard University

• The name Harvard has become synonymous with a quality university degree. With the mission to "create and nurture a diverse community of the best people committed to leadership in alleviating human suffering caused by disease," the medical school at Harvard has trained doctors since its inception in 1782. Ranked first in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, Harvard medical school is known for its two streams that new students enter--one that emphasizes problem-based learning, and the other that emphasizes medical research.

  Harvard Medical School

  25 Shattuck Street

  Boston, MA 02115

  Telephone: 617-432-1000

Johns Hopkins University

• Consistently ranked in the top five medical schools in the United States, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine is located in Baltimore, Maryland. Its teaching hospital, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, is one of the best in the country. The school has been the template for other medical programs since its inception in 1893. Equality for men and women students, residency and the prerequisite of an undergraduate degree before entrance were all pioneered by Johns Hopkins University.

  Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

  733 N. Broadway, Suite G49

  Baltimore, MD 21205-2196

  Telephone: 410-955-3182

University of Toronto

• While Canadian medical schools are recognized as equal in terms of quality of education across the board, the University of Toronto ranks at the top. The school is the oldest medical facility in Canada, and researchers there discovered the connection between insulin and stem cells. The school excels in research and its clinical approach to health care.

  Faculty of Medicine, Dean's Office

  1 King's College Circle

  Medical Sciences Building, Room 2109

  Toronto, Ont.

  M5S 1A8

  Telephone: 416-978-6585

University of California, Berkeley-University of San Francisco

• While ranked as the fourth-best medical program in the country, the University of California, Berkeley, combines a master's of science with a medical degree in a five-year program. Program specialties include patient care and education, and it has one of the best treatment centers for HIV/AIDS in the country. Begun in 1873, the school consistently ranks high and has received large grants from the National Institutes of Health over the years.

  UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program

  570 University Hall #1190

  Berkeley, CA 94720-1190

  Telephone: 510.642.5479

University of Laval

• The University of Lavale is an entirely French-speaking program based in Quebec. It is the highest ranked francophone university in North America and allows students to study medicine and all the medical terms in French. The school was the first French educational institution in the French colony and was created in 1663. The medical portion of the university came about in 1911.

  Faculté de médecine

  Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry

  1050, ave de la Médecine, bureau 4633

  Université Laval

  Québec G1V 0A6

  CANADA

  Telephone : 418 656-5245

McGill University

• McGill University is often considered the equal to University of Toronto. However, with recent breakthroughs concerning breast cancer, it is often recognized as the best in the country. Founded in Montreal in 1823, it is the oldest medical facility in Canada, and is known for its holistic approach to health care as well as the five teaching hospitals it is affiliated with.

  Faculty of Medicine

  McIntyre Medical Building, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler

  Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6

  Telephone: 514-398-1768