Top Medical Schools

Once you have chosen the type of doctor or nurse you want to be you need to choose which medical school is suitable for you. The location, ranking, and the cost are also important factors to consider when choosing your medical school. It should also be kept in mind that some medical schools are very competitive, so their decisions will have more weight than your preferences.

According to the U.S. News, some of the highest ranked medical schools include Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, Yale University, and Columbia University. They offer some of the finest medical programs which produce the nation’s best specialized doctors and other medical professionals. Of course, getting into the medical schools may not be an easy task, and requires serious dedication. The admissions are very strict at these schools, some of which are part of the prestigious ivy league.

The U.S. News releases a list of rankings each Year, you can use this list to gain information about the schools that you are interested in. The ranking position is derived by gathering information from surveys that they carried out in the fall of 2009 by comparing over a 1,200 medical programs and by interviewing 12,400 academics and professionals at the schools. The U.S. News rankings are relied upon for giving accurate information on the standard of education that the school is providing.

Harvard University

It is the top ranked medical school in America, located in Cambridge, MA. Harvard medical school offers a wide range of medical courses to further your learning after qualifying as a doctor. The ratio of students to teachers is 11:7, costs $42,500 with an $85 application fee. The school has student accommodation available. Available studies include. The New Pathway MD Program, The HST MD Program, and Office of Enrichment Programs. Additionally, the Division of Medical Sciences offers programs in immunology, neuroscience, and virology. Harvard also has a school of dental medicine. For example, the dentistry program consists of four years that focus on studies such as basic science, pathophysiology, and clinical experience.

University of Pennsylvania

The school is located in Philadelphia, PA. The teacher – student ratio is 3.9, costs $42,472 with an application fee of $80. The school has a hall of residency on campus, so external accommodation would not be required. The types of medical courses available at the school are PhD and Post-Doctoral they also have a wide range of nursing courses. The list of programs includes Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Adult Health Nurse Practitioner, Family Health Nurse Practitioner, Gerontology Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Acute/Chronic Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Oncology Nurse Practitioner, and more.

Johns Hopkins University

The school is in Baltimore MD. The professor – student ratio is 5.1, costs $39,500 with the application fee of $80. The school has on site accommodation. It offers courses on Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Art as Applied to Medicine, Audiology, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Biological Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysical Chemistry, Cardiology, Cell Biology.

Additional studies at this medical school include Clinical Pharmacology, Cytopathology, Dental and Oral Medicine, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Infectious Diseases and many more. The John Hopkins School of Medicine and School of Nursing offer various medical programs and degrees including M.D. and P.H.D. The school is well known for its affiliations with the John Hopkins Health System, which provides regional healthcare including at the hospital that bears the same name.