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Here are the 2023-2024 Best Medical Schools: Research

Harvard university, johns hopkins university, university of pennsylvania (perelman), columbia university, duke university, stanford university, university of california--san francisco, vanderbilt university, washington university in st. louis.

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• # 1 in Best Medical Schools: Research

$66,284 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

699 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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• # 2 in Best Medical Schools: Research

$59,700 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

470 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$59,700 (full-time)

Philadelphia , PA

• # 3 in Best Medical Schools: Research

$61,586 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

626 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

The Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania (Perelman) has an application deadline of Oct. 15. The... Read More »

$61,586 (full-time)

New York , NY

• # 4 in Best Medical Schools: Research

$66,816 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

577 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$66,816 (full-time)

Durham , NC

• # 5 in Best Medical Schools: Research  (tie)

$63,310 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

507 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$63,310 (full-time)

Stanford , CA

$63,747 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

491 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$63,747 (full-time)

San Francisco , CA

$38,073 (in-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES

$50,318 (out-of-state, full-time) TUITION AND FEES

680 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$50,318 (out-of-state, full-time)

Nashville , TN

$64,882 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

407 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$64,882 (full-time)

St. Louis , MO

$65,001 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

448 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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$65,001 (full-time)

Cornell University (Weill)

• # 10 in Best Medical Schools: Research  (tie)

$62,650 (full-time) TUITION AND FEES

451 ENROLLMENT (FULL-TIME)

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World University Rankings 2022 by subject: clinical and health

The clinical and health subject ranking uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields.

It highlights the universities that are leading across medicine, dentistry and other health subjects.

This year’s table includes 925 universities, up from 856 last year.

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The University of Oxford leads the table for the 11th consecutive year, while Tsinghua University makes an impressive jump from 32nd to seventh to achieve China’s first ever rank in the top 10.  The University of Hong Kong features in the top 20 for the first time after moving up eight places from 28th.

UK universities excel in the top 100, with 11 of the country’s 15 universities in the group maintaining or improving their previous ranking positions. The US does not enjoy as much success, as 20 of its 28 universities in the top 100 lose ground on their positions from last year.

Ninety-one universities join the clinical and health ranking for the first time in 2022. India’s JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research is the highest ranked debutant at 93rd.

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The annual U.S. News & World Report Best Medical Schools: Research rankings for 2023 were announced today, and the list reaffirmed that the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is one of the best in the country. The school of medicine is ranked #3 out of more than 100 research-oriented medical schools in the nation.  

Seven of our specialty programs, which are ranked by peer review, are in the top 10 this year, with six in the top five:

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We are also honored that our peers ranked us #1 in reputation among all institutions in the country. Our medical students were recognized as having some of the highest academic credentials, including grade point averages and Medical College Admission Test scores. 

Additionally, U.S. News & World Report’ s 2023 Best Graduate Schools list ranked programs affiliated with the school of medicine within the top 10 for these areas:

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#8 – Biochemistry, Biophysics, Structural Biology

We also congratulate our colleagues across Johns Hopkins: Both the school of nursing and the school of public health are ranked #1 this year, while the school of education is ranked #14 and the Whiting School of Engineering is ranked #16. 

Since our beginnings more than a century ago, faculty and staff members at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have endeavored to provide training and education of the highest quality to the next generation of medical students, graduate students, residents and postdoctoral fellows. This will continue to be our top priority. 

All the medical schools on this year’s list are of high caliber, and it is a privilege to be in their company. 

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Duke University in 2019 initiated a university-wide effort to elevate and sustain excellence in the sciences with new funding for research, recruitment of nationally recognized scholars, and retainment of highly regarded scientific leaders at Duke. Launched with a $100 million investment from The Duke Endowment — divided equally between the university and the School of Medicine — Duke Science and Technology (DST) positions Duke to maximize the potential of revolutionary advances in fields such as genomics, data science, and artificial intelligence.

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Johns Hopkins University led all U.S. universities for total National Institutes of Health funding ... [+] in FY 2023.

Johns Hopkins University once again leads all U.S. universities and colleges in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. In federal fiscal year 2023, the most recent year for which relatively complete data are available, Hopkins investigators received $842,956,584 in awards, representing an approximately $3.1 million increase over its prior year total. The rest of the top ten universities were:

• University of California, San Francisco. $789,196,651
• University of Pennsylvania $703,217,343
• Duke University $701,940,461
• University of Michigan $698,264,076
• University of Pittsburgh $658,312,303
• Washington University, St. Louis $633,343,121
• Columbia University Health Sciences $633,309,114
• Stanford University $628,835,527
• Yale University $622,499,969

Rounding out the top 20 were:

• University of California, Los Angeles $580,267,623
• University of California, San Diego $572,451,525
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill $559,512,811
• University of Washington, Seattle $558,170,733
• Vanderbilt University $546,405,280
• Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine $501,120,829
• Emory University $485,429,870
• University of Wisconsin, Madison $446,888,313
• New York University $424,963,095
• Northwestern University $413,561,989

A total of 19 institutions – including three non-university entities – brought in at least $500 million in NIH funding in Fiscal Year 2023, including grants for research, teaching and clinical projects.

The three non-university institutions (not included in this article) that ranked in the overall top 20 were Leidos Biomedical Research that operates the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, which placed first overall with $866,144,063; Massachusetts General Hospital was 7th with $675,290,582; and the Research Triangle Institute was 17th with $550,923,106.

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The numbers are compiled annually by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) , under the direction of Robert Roskoski Jr., a retired professor of biochemistry, along with Tristram G. Parslow.

BRIMR has reported on annual NIH awards since 2006, after NIH stopped publishing its own rankings in 2005. It uses data obtained from the Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool from the National Institutes of Health .

In addition to institution-wide data and rankings, BRIMR also breaks out NIH awards by the major units and departments typically found in most academic health centers. Separate figures for clinical and basic science departments within schools of medicine are also provided.

Awards by those various departments and schools can be found here . Here are the top 10 health profession schools in five major categories.

Schools of Medicine

• University of California, San Francisco $700,332,710
• Washington University St. Louis $583,581,216
• University of Pennsylvania $579,807,450
• Yale University $571,450,883
• Johns Hopkins University $568,570,553
• Stanford University $557,072,253
• Duke University $551,550,391
• University of Pittsburgh $547,682,552
• Columbia University Health Sciences $530,073,162
• Vanderbilt University $527,736,361

Schools of Nursing

• Columbia University Health Sciences $23,893,658
• University of Pennsylvania $19,333,967
• University of California, San Francisco $19,160,722
• Florida State University $18,702,370
• Emory University $14,004,794
• University of Washington, Seattle $10,385,204
• University of Alabama, Birmingham $10,279,453
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor $9,247,443
• John Hopkins University $8,997,592
• Ohio State University $7,814,043

Schools of Dentistry

• University of California, San Francisco $26,814,987
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor $20,376,426
• New York University $19,945,857
• University of Pennsylvania $16,875,855
• University of Southern California $16,516,758
• University of Florida $13,864,352
• University of California, Los Angeles $12,776,337
• University of Maryland, Baltimore $10,745,163
• University of Connecticut $8,304,751
• University of Texas Health Sciences, Houston $7,777,299

Schools of Pharmacy

• University of California, San Francisco $36,769,061
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill $29,496,737
• University of Florida $21,465,293
• University of Arizona $19,052,657
• University of New Mexico Health Sciences $17,054,137
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor $14,957,094
• Rutgers University $12,205,914
• University of Washington, Seattle $11,302,075
• University of Utah $11,059,092
• University of Colorado, Denver $10,676,694

Schools of Public Health

• Johns Hopkins University $169,129,276
• Harvard School of Public Health $140,074,836
• Columbia University Health Sciences $74,100,871
• University of North Carolina $69,864,601
• Emory University $62,444,999
• Brown University $56,247,168
• University of Washington, Seattle $51,154,050
• University of Pittsburgh $44,025,766
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor $42,762,765
• George Washington University $32,453,779

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• Assist in the preparation of submissions for scientific conferences.
• Prepare quarterly database query report and resolution of queries.
• Assist with financial tracking and confirmation of invoices for study related expenses (taxi vouchers, lab and study material supplies).
• Responsible for inventory and procurement of laboratory and office supplies.
• Perform additional duties as needed.

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• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus two years related experience
• Motivated self-starter with ability to exercise initiative and judgment
• Willingness to do field work in the community and in participants' homes
• Flexibility to work after hours and on weekends
• Spanish language skills
• Phlebotomy skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Access

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• Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
• Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements

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Ancient Medicine Blends with Modern-Day Research in New Tissue Regeneration Method

May 13, 2024 By Bailey Noah

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For centuries, civilizations have used naturally occurring, inorganic materials for their perceived healing properties. Egyptians thought green copper ore helped eye inflammation, the Chinese used cinnabar for heartburn, and Native Americans used clay to reduce soreness and inflammation.

Flash forward to today, and researchers at Texas A&M University are still discovering ways that inorganic materials can be used for healing.

In two recently published articles, Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, a Tim and Amy Leach Endowed Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Dr. Irtisha Singh, assistant professor in the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, uncovered new ways that inorganic materials can aid tissue repair and regeneration.

The first article , published in Acta Biomaterialia , explains that cellular pathways for bone and cartilage formation can be activated in stem cells using inorganic ions. The second article , published in Advanced Science , explores the usage of mineral-based nanomaterials, specifically 2D nanosilicates, to aid musculoskeletal regeneration.

“These investigations apply cutting-edge, high-throughput molecular methods to clarify how inorganic biomaterials affect stem cell behavior and tissue regenerative processes,” Singh said.

The ability to induce natural bone formation holds promise for improvements in treatment outcomes, patient recovery times and the reduced need for invasive procedures and long-term medication.

These insights open up exciting prospects for developing next-generation biomaterials that could provide a more natural and sustainable approach to healing.

“Enhancing bone density and formation in patients with osteoporosis, for example, can help mitigate the risks of fractures, lead to stronger bones, improve quality of life and reduce healthcare costs,” Gaharwar said. “These insights open up exciting prospects for developing next-generation biomaterials that could provide a more natural and sustainable approach to healing.”

Gaharwar said the newfound approach differs from current regeneration methods that rely on organic or biologically derived molecules and provides tailored solutions for complex medical issues.

“One of the most significant findings from our research is the ability of these nanosilicates to stabilize stem cells in a state conducive to skeletal tissue regeneration,” he said. “This is crucial for promoting bone growth in a controlled and sustained manner, which is a major challenge in current regenerative therapies.”

Gaharwar recently received a research program (R01) grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to continue developing biomaterials for clinical applications. With the grant, Gaharwar will use inorganic biomaterials in conjunction with 3D bioprinting techniques to design custom bone implants for reconstructive injuries.

“In reconstructive surgery, particularly for craniofacial defects, induced bone growth is crucial for restoring both function and appearance, vital for essential functions like chewing, breathing and speaking,” he said. “Inducing bone formation has several critical applications in orthopedics and dentistry.”

Former biomedical engineering graduate student, Dr. Anna Kersey ’23, was the lead author for the article published in Acta Biomaterialia and biomedical engineering graduate student Aparna Murali was the lead author for the follow-up article published in Advanced Science .

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Medical residents are starting to avoid states with abortion bans, data shows

Julie Rovner

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The Match Day ceremony at the University of California, Irvine, on March 15. Match Day is the day when medical students seeking residency and fellowship training positions find out their options. Increasingly, medical students are choosing to go to states that don't restrict abortion. Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption

The Match Day ceremony at the University of California, Irvine, on March 15. Match Day is the day when medical students seeking residency and fellowship training positions find out their options. Increasingly, medical students are choosing to go to states that don't restrict abortion.

Isabella Rosario Blum was wrapping up medical school and considering residency programs to become a family practice physician when she got some frank advice: If she wanted to be trained to provide abortions, she shouldn't stay in Arizona.

Blum turned to programs mostly in states where abortion access — and, by extension, abortion training — is likely to remain protected, like California, Colorado and New Mexico. Arizona has enacted a law banning most abortions after 15 weeks.

"I would really like to have all the training possible," she said, "so of course that would have still been a limitation."

In June, she will start her residency at Swedish Cherry Hill hospital in Seattle.

According to new statistics from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), for the second year in a row, students graduating from U.S. medical schools this year were less likely to apply for residency positions in states with abortion bans and other significant abortion restrictions.

Since the Supreme Court in 2022 overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, state fights over abortion access have created plenty of uncertainty for pregnant patients and their doctors. But that uncertainty has also bled into the world of medical education, forcing some new doctors to factor state abortion laws into their decisions about where to begin their careers.

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How florida and arizona supreme court rulings change the abortion access map.

Fourteen states, primarily in the Midwest and South, have banned nearly all abortions. The new analysis by the AAMC — exclusively reviewed by KFF Health News before its public release — found that the number of applicants to residency programs in states with near-total abortion bans declined by 4.2% between 2024 and 2023, compared with a 0.6% drop in states where abortion remains legal.

Notably, the AAMC's findings illuminate the broader problems that abortion bans can create for a state's medical community, particularly in an era of provider shortages: The organization tracked a larger decrease in interest in residencies in states with abortion restrictions not only among those in specialties most likely to treat pregnant patients, like OB-GYNs and emergency room doctors, but also among aspiring doctors in other specialties.

"It should be concerning for states with severe restrictions on reproductive rights that so many new physicians — across specialties — are choosing to apply to other states for training instead," wrote Atul Grover, executive director of the AAMC's Research and Action Institute.

The AAMC analysis found that the number of applicants to OB-GYN residency programs in abortion-ban states dropped by 6.7%, compared with a 0.4% increase in states where abortion remains legal. For internal medicine, the drop observed in abortion-ban states was over five times as much as in states where abortion is legal.

'Geographic misalignment'

In its analysis, the AAMC said that an ongoing decline in interest in abortion-ban states among new doctors ultimately "may negatively affect access to care in those states."

Dr. Jack Resneck Jr., immediate past president of the American Medical Association, said the data demonstrates yet another consequence of the post- Roe v. Wade era.

The AAMC analysis notes that even in states with abortion bans, residency programs are filling their positions — mostly because there are more graduating medical students in the U.S. and abroad than there are residency slots.

Still, Resneck said, "we're extraordinarily worried." For example, physicians without adequate abortion training may not be able to manage miscarriages, ectopic pregnancies or potential complications, such as infection or hemorrhaging, that could stem from pregnancy loss.

Those who work with students and residents say their observations support the AAMC's findings. "People don't want to go to a place where evidence-based practice and human rights in general are curtailed," said Beverly Gray, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University School of Medicine.

Abortion in North Carolina is banned in nearly all cases after 12 weeks. Women who experience unexpected complications or discover their baby has potentially fatal birth anomalies later in pregnancy may not be able to receive care there.

Gray said she worries that even though Duke is a highly sought training destination for medical residents, the abortion ban "impacts whether we have the best and brightest coming to North Carolina."

Rohini Kousalya Siva will start her obstetrics and gynecology residency at MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., this year. She said she did not consider programs in states that have banned or severely restricted abortion, applying instead to programs in Maryland, New Hampshire, New York and Washington, D.C.

"We're physicians," said Kousalya Siva, who attended medical school in Virginia and was previously president of the American Medical Student Association. "We're supposed to be giving the best evidence-based care to our patients, and we can't do that if we haven't been given abortion training."

Another consideration: Most graduating medical students are in their 20s, "the age when people are starting to think about putting down roots and starting families," said Gray, who added that she is noticing many more students ask about politics during their residency interviews.

And because most young doctors make their careers in the state where they do their residencies, "people don't feel safe potentially having their own pregnancies [while] living in those states" with severe restrictions, said Debra Stulberg, chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Chicago.

Stulberg and others worry that this self-selection away from states with abortion restrictions will exacerbate the shortages of physicians in rural and underserved areas.

"The geographic misalignment between where the needs are and where people are choosing to go is really problematic," she said. "We don't need people further concentrating in urban areas where there's already good access."

From Tennessee to California

After attending medical school in Tennessee, which has adopted one of the most sweeping abortion bans in the U.S., Hannah Light-Olson will start her OB-GYN residency at the University of California San Francisco this summer.

It was not an easy decision, she said. "I feel some guilt and sadness leaving a situation where I feel like I could be of some help," she said. "I feel deeply indebted to the program that trained me and to the patients of Tennessee."

Light-Olson said some of her fellow students applied to programs in abortion-ban states "because they think we need pro-choice providers in restrictive states now more than ever." In fact, she said, she also applied to programs in abortion-ban states when she was confident the program had a way to provide abortion training.

"I felt like there was no perfect 100% guarantee. We've seen how fast things can change," she said. "I don't feel particularly confident that California and New York aren't going to be under threat too."

As a condition of a scholarship she received for medical school, Blum said, she will have to return to Arizona to practice, and it is unclear what abortion access will look like then. But she is worried about long-term impacts.

"Residents, if they can't get the training in the state, then they're probably less likely to settle down and work in the state as well," she said.

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF — the independent source for health policy research, polling and journalism.

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Research assistant liu earns national student employee of the year award.

Andy Liu, a research assistant for UR CTSI and a senior in the computer science program, won the National Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award for 2024.

Andy Liu, a research assistant for UR CTSI and a senior in the computer science program, won the National Student Employee of the Year (SEOTY) Award for 2024 from the National Student Employment Association in the undergraduate category. He was among 30 students nominated for the award and is the only winner at the University in the Innovation in Technology category. Liu has been a research assistant with the UR CTSI Informatics branch since November of 2021, working under the guidance of Dongmei Li, PhD , and Zidian Xie, PhD.

“When I started at the University of Rochester and attended an undergraduate research event, I was actively seeking research opportunities,” Liu said. “I encountered presentations by former students from Dr. Li's lab, whose work closely aligned with my previous experiences and interests. Their presentations resonated with me, prompting me to connect with Dr. Li and Dr. Xie. This connection ultimately led to my role as a research assistant in their lab.”

As a paid research assistant, Liu has worked on multiple projects, including the CRoFT Core E Social Media project and the U54 SenNET project . Both projects are demanding, real-world informatics investigations into real-world health and social issues. For his hard work and meaningful contributions, Li and Xie nominated Liu for the SEOTY Award.

“This award gives Andy external validation of his skills and abilities,” Li said. “This recognition boosts his confidence and motivates his passion for research and future studies.”

Liu credits Li and Xie as having a significant impact on his development as an undergraduate researcher.

“They influenced my academic journey through regular weekly meetings where they mentored me in research methodologies, shared insights on future trends, and discussed potential research topics,” Liu said. “Their projects often intersect with public health and policymaking, encouraging me to delve deep into data distributions and their broader implications.”

During one project studying the policy effects of a ban of Juul vaping products, the team conducted demographic classification and content analysis of social media posts on the topic.

“This thorough analysis helped me understand how various factors influence public opinion,” Liu said. “Dr. Li and Dr. Xie guided me to consider how our findings could inform policymaking, teaching me to identify significant topics and follow a rigorous research process that brings initial proposals to fruition.”

On the CRoFT project, Liu collected data from Twitter/X around e-cigarette discussions.

“This role introduced me to advanced artificial intelligence [AI] and natural language processing techniques, which I used to organize and prepare the data for comprehensive analysis,” Liu said. “By analyzing this cleaned data, I uncovered trends, sentiments, and patterns in public perceptions regarding e-cigarettes on social media. Additionally, I gained experience in applying deep neural networks for semantic analysis of both images and texts, which significantly enhanced my understanding of AI's potential for social impact. This experience not only sharpened my technical skills but also reinforced my interest in further developing AI systems during my subsequent studies.”

Liu describes the mentorship he received from Li and Xie on the Informatics team as formative, deepening his appreciation for how AI tools can be leveraged for social good. He plans to pursue a PhD after graduation and will seek a career either as a research professor or as a scientist in industry.

“My two years of experience have solidified my passion for discovery and applying advanced technologies to benefit society,” Liu said. “My goal is to become a leader in my research field, inspiring and mentoring others in the same transformative way that Dr. Li and Dr. Xie have inspired me.”

Jonathan Raab | 5/14/2024

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