1Harvard University, Harvard Medical School
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Founded in 1782, Harvard Medical School has over 700 MD students and
nearly 800 PhD students enrolled within 10 departments including
Genetics, Neurobiology, and Biomedical Informatics. There have been a
total of 15 Nobel Prize recipients in Medicine and Physiology. Faculty
members and alumni have been recognized for the development of
procedures for organ and cell transplantation in humans, the discovery
of odorant receptors, and the discovery of how chromosomes are protected
by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase.
Affiliated Hospitals and Research Institutions include Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Cambridge Health Alliance, Judge Baker
Children's Center, McLean Hospital, and the Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital.
Other divisions and institutes associated with the medical school
include: the Center for Primary Care, the Division of Nutrition, the
Stem Cell Institute, the Center for Bioethics, the Division of Sleep
Medicine, and the Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.
- See Harvard's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Harvard's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
2University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
(San Francisco, California)
The School of Medicine at the University of California in San
Francisco was founded in 1864. There are over 600 MD students and 700
PhD/MS students enrolled within a total of 28 departments such as
Emergency Medicine, Pathology, Radiation Oncology, and Surgery. Four
Nobel Laureates have been associated with the school.
There are eight research units including the Center for Reproductive
Sciences, the Diabetes Center, the Institute for Human Genetics, and the
Phillip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. There are also five
interdisciplinary research centers: the AIDS Research Institute, the
Center for Health and Community, the Center for Regeneration Medicine
and Stem Cell Research, the Center for Integrative Medicine, and the
Asthma Center.
Affiliated Hospitals and Training sites include the UCSF Medical
Center, the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Hospital and Trauma Center, the Benioff Children's Hospital, the San
Francisco VA Medical Center, the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute,
and the Fresno Medical Education Program.
- See UC-San Francisco's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
3University of Washington, School of Medicine
(Seattle, Washington)
The University of Washington's School of Medicine has been recognized
for its excellence in training primary-care physicians. Founded in
1946, there are now approximately 4,500 students and trainees enrolled
in over 50 departments and programs including Anesthesiology and Pain
Medicine, Global Health, Immunology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, and
Rehabilitation Medicine. The five affiliated medical schools cover
Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health, and Social Work.
There are three primary sites for research facilities: on campus in
the Health Sciences Building, at the Harborview Medical Center, and at
the South Lake Union site. Collaborative research centers and programs
include the Cystic Fibrosis Center, the Institute for Prostate Cancer
Research, the Palliative Care Center of Excellence, and the Tumor
Vaccine Group.
- See University of Washington's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
4Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
(Baltimore, Maryland)
Johns Hopkins University established its School of Medicine in 1893.
Some achievements accredited to the school include the development of
renal dialysis, the development of CPR, the discovery of the first
effective treatments for severe forms of sickle cell disease, the
development of the first biological pacemaker for the heart, and the
planning and performance of one of the most challenging double arm
transplants to date. A total of 16 Nobel Laureates are associated with
the School of Medicine.
The school operates six academic and community hospitals, four
suburban health care and surgery centers, and 39 primary and specialty
care outpatient sites. Affiliated teaching and research hospitals
include the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, the
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, the Howard County General
Hospital, and the Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington.
Research institutes include the Brain Science Institute, the
Institute for Cell Engineering, the Institute for Genetic Medicine, and
the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research.
- See Johns Hopkins' ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
5Stanford University School of Medicine
(Stanford, California)
The Stanford University School of Medicine maintains three major
divisions: The Stanford School of Medicine, the Healthcare Center, and
the Children's Health Center. Established in 1908, there are now nearly
400 MD students and 800 PhD students enrolled. A total of eight Nobel
Prize recipients are associated with the school.
Some of the many notable achievements associated with the School of
Medicine include the first adult human heart transplant in the US, the
discovery of the brain chemical Dynorphin, the discovery of the hormone
obestatin, and the discovery of the first human bladder cancer stem
cell.
There are five research institutes: the Child Health Research
institute, the Cancer institute, the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and
Regenerative Medicine, the Cardiovascular Institute, and the Institute
for Immunity, Transplantation, and Infection. There are also over 60
research centers including: the Center for Psychiatry and the Law, the
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Center, the Center for Memory
Disorders, the Down Syndrome Research Center, and the Center for
Biomedical Ethics.
- See Stanford's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Stanford's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
6University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine
(Cambridge, United Kingdom)
The University of Cambridge manages the School of Clinical Medicine
which can trace its history back to 1540. The school is organized into
four major academic institutes: the MRC Institute of Metabolic Sciences,
the Institute for Medical Research, the Institute of Public Health, and
the Cancer Research Institute.
There are 14 general departments including Hematology, Psychiatry,
Radiology, and Surgery. Some strong research themes taken on by the
faculty and staff members include Cardio-Vascular Medicine, Genetics and
Genetic Medicine, Infection and Immunity, and Women's Health.
- See Cambridge's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Cambridge's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
7Columbia University Medical Center
(New York, New York)
The Medical Center at Columbia University has five major academic
divisions: The College of Physicians and Surgeons, the College of Dental
Medicine, the Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Nursing,
and the Graduate School. The 25 departments include subjects such as
Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pharmacology, and Systems Biology.
Major teaching hospital affiliates are maintained with New
York-Presbyterian Hospital and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Academic affiliations exist with Bassett Healthcare, the Isabella
Geriatric Center, and Arnot Ogden Medical Center.
There are over 40 state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research
facilities including: the Biomarkers Core Lab, the Comparative Pathology
Lab, the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, the
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Columbia Center for
Translational Immunology, the Diabetes Research Center, and the
Institute of Comparative Medicine.
- See Columbia's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Columbia's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
8University College London Medical School
(London, United Kingdom)
The Medical School at the University College London was established
with the joining of the Middlesex Hospital, the University College
Hospital, and the Royal Free Hospital. The current Medical School has
been offering classes since 1834, though Middlesex Hospital was
established earlier in 1764.
Other teaching hospitals associated with the Medical School include
the Eastman Dental Hospital, the Great Ormond Street Hospital, the
Moorfields Eye Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and
Neurosurgery, the Royal National Throat, Nose, and Ear Hospital, and the
Royal National Orthopedic Hospital.
On campus research institutes include the Cancer Institute, the Ear
Institute, the Institute of Child Health, the Institute of Orthopaedics
and Musculoskeletal Science, and the Institute for Biomedical Research.
Strong research relationships are also maintained with the Center for
Health Informatics and Multi-professional Education, the Eastman Dental
Institute, and the Research Department of Primary Care and Population
Health.
- See University College's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
9University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
(Dallas, Texas)
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has seen six
Nobel Laureates. Some of their achievements include the discovery of the
basic mechanism of cholesterol metabolism, the use of x-ray
crystallography to describe the structure of protein involved in
photosynthesis, and the discovery of G proteins. The Medical Center has
also been credited with pioneering work on synaptic transmission.
Departments are organized into Basic Sciences such as Biochemistry,
Immunology, and Pharmacology or the Clinical Departments such as
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pathology, Pediatrics, and
Psychiatry. There are Nearly 1,000 MD students and over 1,000 PhD
students enrolled in the various programs.
Research centers include: the Center for Alzheimer's and
Neurodegenerative Diseases, the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense,
the Cecil H. and Ida Green Comprehensive Center for Molecular,
Computational, and Systems Biology, the Charles and Jan Pak Center for
Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, and the McDermott Center for
Human Growth and Development.
- See University of Texas Southwestern's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
10University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
(Los Angeles, California)
The Medical Center at the University of California in Los Angeles was
founded in 1955 and was renamed the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
in 2008. In addition to the Medical Center, the facility also includes
the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the Mattel
Children's Hospital.
There are five major academic centers including the David Geffen
School of Medicine, the School of Dentistry, the School of Nursing, the
Fielding School of Public Health, and the Semel Institute for
Neuroscience and Human Behavior. The School of Medicine has over 20
departments organized into Basic and Clinical Sciences including
Biomathematics, Family Medicine, Radiation Oncology, and Urology.
Research facilities, including laboratories, Institutes, and Centers,
consist of the Atherosclerosis Research Unit, the Cardiovascular
Research Lab, the Human Gene Therapy for Cancer Center, the Ronald S.
Hirshberg Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, and the
Integrated Substance Abuse Programs.
- See UCLA's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See UCLA's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
11Yale University, The Yale School of Medicine
(New Haven, Connecticut)
Founded in 1810, the Yale School of Medicine offers seven medical
programs. In addition to the traditional MD, students may also enroll in
the MD/PhD, the MD and Public Health, the MD and Health Sciences, the
MD and Law, the MD and Management, or the MD and Divinity.
Achievements associated with the Yale School of Medicine include the
first demonstration of molecular basis of remissions, the identification
of a molecular basis for pain after nerve injury, and the first
research on transplantation of myelin-forming cells into the injured
spinal cord.
Some affiliated institutions include the Yale-New Haven Hospital, the
Connecticut Mental Health Center, the VA Connecticut Healthcare System,
and the John B. Pierce Laboratory.
Research institutes include: the Animal Resources Center, the
Childhood Violent Trauma Center, the Epilepsy Center, Global Health
Education, the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS, the Center
for Prenatal, Pediatric, and Environmental Epidemiology, and the Stem
Cell Center.
- See Yale's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Yale's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
12Karolinska Institute
(Solna, Sweden)
Located in Solna, Sweden, the Karolinska Institute was founded in
1810, making it the third oldest medical school in the country. The
school is well known for the Nobel Assembly which, since 1901, has
selected the Nobel Laureates in Physiology and Medicine.
Some of the Noble Laureates associated with the Karolinska Institute
have been recognized for contributions to the analysis of retinal
function, how optical nerve cells respond to light stimuli/color and
frequency, discoveries concerning the humoral transmitters in nerve
terminal, and discoveries concerning prostaglandins and related
biologically active substances.
The Institute maintains academic relationships with three National
Research Centers, 11 Centers established by targeted external funding,
and 20 Centers within the Institution itself. Some of those
collaborative research centers include the Aging Research Center, the
Center for Healthcare Ethics, the Center for Research on Healthcare in
Disasters, the Center of Disaster Toxicology, and the Radiation
Emergency Medicine Center.
- See Karolinska Institute's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
13University of North Carolina, Medical School
(Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
The Medical School at the University of North Carolina was
established in 1879. The school is comprised of nine basic science
departments and 20 clinical departments. Areas of study include
Dermatology, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and
Radiation Oncology. The two Nobel Laureates associated with the school
include Dr. Oliver Smithies who introduced starch as a medium for gel
electrophoresis, and Dr. Aziz Sancar who was recognized for his studies
of DNA repair.
There are over 30 research centers available including the Institute
for Developmental Disabilities, the Center for Health Equity Research,
the Ear and Hearing Center, the McAllister heart Institute, and the
Thurston Arthritis Research Center.
There are over 15 other affiliate centers as well including the
Advanced Practice Provider Center, the Center for Health Statistics
Research, the Dental Research Center, and the Center for the Utilization
of CO2 in Manufacturing. Ongoing programs include: Domestic Violence
Intervention, the Integrative Program for Biological and Genome
Sciences, and the Laboratories for Sickle Cell Program.
- See North Carolina's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
14University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
The University of Pittsburgh is organized into 16 schools, one of
which is the School of Medicine. The school was originally chartered in
1886 as the Western Pennsylvania Medical College. Today the school is
comprised of 29 departments including: Cell Biology, Critical Care
Medicine, Immunology, and Neurology.
In addition to MD and PhD programs the School of Medicine offers
Physician Scientist training, Clinical Scientist Training,
Multidisciplinary MPH programs, and the Medicine Bioethics Joint Degree.
There are over 80 affiliated research centers including the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Other centers and institutes
include the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, the Brain and Spine
Injury Center, the Center for Pathology Informatics, the Digestive
Disorders Center, the Institute for Doctor-Patient Communication, the
Nutrition and Obesity Research Center, the Stroke Institute, and the
Vascular Medicine Institute.
- See Pittsburgh's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
15University of Oxford, Medical Sciences Division
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
At the University of Oxford, the Medical Sciences Division is the
largest of the four academic divisions spanning three sites across the
University. The Medical Sciences are organized into 16 departments in
addition to numerous units, institutes, and centers. Some example
departments include Psychology, Pharmacology, and Obstetrics.
Other facilities and divisions include the Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine, the Institute of Molecular Medicine, the Nuffield Laboratory
of Ophthalmology, and the Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and
Biology.
There are five Nobel Laureates in Medicine associated with the
division. Nikolaas Tinbergen was honored for discoveries concerning
organization and elicitation of individual and social behavior patterns.
Rodney R. Porter was recognized for discoveries concerning the chemical
structure of antibodies. Sir Howard W. Florey and Ernst B. Chain were
honored for the discovery of penicillin. Finally, Sir Charles S.
Sherrington was recognized for his work with the functions of neurons.
- See Oxford's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Oxford's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
16Mayo Medical School
(Rochester, Minnesota)
The Mayo Clinic has been established for over 150 years and is
regarded by many as one of the top medical facilities in the world. In
the 2014-2015 rankings by the U.S. News & World Report for Best Hospitals, Mayo Clinic was ranked as number one.
The Mayo Medical School, however, was not opened until 1972. It is
one of five schools within the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Highly
selective, the school enrolls only 50 medical students per year.
Programs at the school include Physical Therapy, Dentistry, Physician
Assistant, and Postgraduate residency and Fellowship training programs,
in addition to a Medical Scientist Training Program and an
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery residency program.
Affiliated hospitals include Saint Mary's Hospital and Rochester Methodist Hospital.
17University of Michigan Medical School
(Ann Arbor, Michigan)
The Medical School at the University of Michigan was founded in 1850.
There are two alumni of the school who have been awarded Nobel Prizes,
Marshall Nirenberg for work on the genetic code and its function in
protein synthesis, and Stanley Cohen for his work towards understanding
the mechanisms which regulate cell and organ growth.
The Medical School has nine basic science departments and 20 clinical
departments. There are a total of 37 interdisciplinary centers and
institutes including the Addiction Research Center, the Clinical
Simulation Center, the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation,
the Gastrointestinal Peptide Research Center, the Molecular and
Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, and the Sleep Disorders Center.
Other affiliated institutes and neighboring facilities include the
University Hospital, the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Samuel and
Jean Frankel Cardiovascular Center, the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital,
and the Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital.
- See Michigan's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Michigan's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
18University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Penn Medicine was founded in 1765 and has grown to include 10 basic
science departments and 18 clinical departments. Departmental Centers
include: the Center for Brain Injury and Repair, the Center for the
Treatment and Prevention of Suicide, the Mood Disorders Treatment
Center, and the Smell and Taste Center. There are nearly 800 medical
students and over 180 MD/PhD students enrolled.
Independent interdisciplinary centers and institutes of research
include the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, the
Institute for Environmental Medicine, the Genome Frontiers Institute,
and the Penn Medicine Transplant Institute.
Some of the hospitals affiliated with Penn Medicine include the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Penn Presbyterian
Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Hospital, the Chester County Hospital,
and the Lancaster General Hospital.
- See University of Pennsylvania's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See University of Pennsylvania's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
19Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
(Nashville, Tennessee)
Established in 1875, the School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University
claims two Nobel Laureates. Earl W. Sutherland Jr. was recognized in
1971 for his discovery of the metabolic regulating compound cyclic AMP,
and Stanley Cohen was honored in 1986 for his co-discovery of the
epidermal growth factor.
The School has 26 educational departments and 23 centers for
research. Some of the centers include the Center for Structural Biology,
the Institute of Imaging Sciences, the Vanderbilt Eye Institute, and
the Vanderbilt Vaccine Center. There are an additional 23
interdisciplinary centers including: the Center for Bone Biology, the
Cognitive Robotics Laboratory, the Lamb Center for Pediatric Research,
the Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center, and the Vanderbilt Digestive
Disease Research Center.
The University also manages the Institute for Imaging Science and
BioVU. This Institute runs a genetic database which holds the world's
largest collection of adult and pediatric DNA samples.
- See Vanderbilt's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
20University of California, San Diego, Health Sciences
(San Diego, California)
The University of California in San Diego manages an impressive
Health Sciences network which encompasses the School of Medicine, the
Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and the UC San
Diego Health System. The Health System is further organized into the UC
San Diego Medical Center, the Thornton Hospital, the Moores Cancer
Center, the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center, and more.
The School of Medicine itself was founded in 1968. There are 16
academic departments and a faculty of over 1,400 physicians and
scientists. The numerous affiliated research centers and institutes
include the Clinical and Translational Research Institute, the Center
for Healthy Aging, the Center for Drug Discovery Innovation, and the
Institute for Genomic Medicine.
Other centers include the Anti-Viral Research Center, the Autism
Center of Excellence and Healthy Infant Development Laboratory, and the
HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program.
- See UC-San Diego's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See UC-San Diego's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
21University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
(Houston, Texas)
The M. D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas is a
free-standing institution within the University system which is able to
grant degrees. The center hosts one of the largest cancer prevention
programs in the United States with over 1,600 full-time faculty members
employed.
There are seven main schools and programs at the center: the School
of Health Professionals, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the
Graduate Medical Education program, the Clinical Education for
Non-Physicians program, Research Training, Summer Science Programs, and
Nursing Education.
There are six research institutes and 25 research centers including
the McCombs Institute for early Detection and Treatment of Cancer, the
Institute for Applied Cancer Science, the Center for Cancer Epigenetics,
the Center for Molecular Markers, and the Center for Biological
Pathways. Research programs include the Brain Tumor Research Program,
the Integrative Medicine Program, and the Nutrition Research Group. The
center also maintains academic collaborations with 30 sister
institutions in 23 countries.
22University of Minnesota Health Sciences
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
There are two campuses at the University of Minnesota dedicated to
the Medical School facilities. The school is comprised of 27 departments
and 17 centers and institutes. Some examples include the Center for
Immunology, the Center for American Indian and Minority Health, the
Developmental Biology Center, and the Stem Cell Institute. There are
also two affiliated centers, the Clinical and Translational Science
Institute and the Masonic Cancer Center.
Since its founding in 1888, the Medical School has grown to nearly
1,000 MD and MD/PhD students. Approximately 70 percent of Minnesota's
physicians attend the University's Medical School. There is a special
emphasis on rural medicine, specifically on the Duluth campus.
Associated facilities include the University of Minnesota Medical
Center, the Amplatz Children's Hospital, the Veterans Administration
Medical Center, the Hennepin County Medical Center, the Variety Club
Heart and Research Center, the Masonic Cancer Center, and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars Cancer Research Center.
- See Minnesota's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Minnesota's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
23The Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine
(London, United Kingdom)
The Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine is
organized into four main faculties, that of science, engineering,
medicine, and business. The Faculty of Medicine was created in 1997.
There are three Nobel Laureates associated with the Faculty. First, Sir
Alexander Fleming was recognized in 1923 for discovering the enzyme
lysozyme and the antibiotic benzyl-penicillin, second, Sir Ernst Boris
Chain was honored for his work on penicillin, and finally, Sir Frederick
Gowland Hopkins was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of
vitamins.
Teaching and research partnerships are maintained with a number of
facilities including the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, the North
West Thames Foundation School, and with Saint Mary's Hospital. Imperial
College is well known for its research on Parkinson's disease and
Multiple Sclerosis. Imperial also is home to the largest brain bank in
the world with over 290 brains donated by persons diagnosed with either
Parkinson's or MS.
- See Imperial College's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Imperial College's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
24Duke University, Duke Health
(Durham, North Carolina)
Duke Health, established in 1930, consists of the University School
of Medicine, the Duke University School of Nursing, and the University
Health System. The network of health services includes the University
Hospital, Duke Regional Hospital, Duke Primary Care, Duke Home and
Hospice, Duke Health and Wellness, and many other facilities. There are a
total of 98 clinical, research, and educational buildings within the
medical campus.
The academic facilities include a total of 22 clinical and basic
science departments. Students enrolled include 450 MD's, nearly 1000
residents and fellows, and 640 PhD's. The faculty and alumni include two
Nobel Laureates: Robert J. Lefkowitz, MD, who was recognized for his
work with G protein-coupled receptors, and Paul Modrich, PhD, who was
recognized for his work with DNA mismatch repair.
Research centers and institutes include: the Human Vaccine Institute,
the Institute for Brain Sciences, the Center for Human Disease
Modeling, and the Duke Cancer Institute.
- See Duke's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
25Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medical Facilities
(New York, New York)
The Weill Cornell Medical facilities, founded in 1898, consist of the
Weill Cornell Medical College and the Weill Cornell Graduate School of
Medical Sciences. The Medical school has had a long standing affiliation
with the New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 1927. Other affiliations
include the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Rockefeller
University, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and the numerous
institutions that constitute the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare
Network.
The academic facilities are comprised of 24 basic science and patient
care departments such as Cell and Developmental Biology, Reproductive
Medicine, and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
Additionally, there are 14 major centers and institutes for research.
These include the Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine,
the Institute for Disease and Disaster Preparedness, the Institute of
Geriatric Psychiatry, the Center for the Study of Hepatitis C, and the
Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology.
- See Cornell's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Cornell's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
26University of Wisconsin, Madison, School of Medicine and Public Health
(Madison, Wisconsin)
The University of Wisconsin had the vision for a medical school in
1848 and by 1908 a total of eight students graduated from what would
become the Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Today there
are four major educational sites, the Health Sciences Learning Center,
the Medical Science Center, the Clinical Science Center, and the
Wisconsin Institute for Medical Research.
The 12 academic divisions are organized into 17 clinical science
departments and 10 basic and applied science departments. Affiliated
Medical Centers and Hospitals include: the Aurora BayCare Medical
Center, the Marshfield Clinic, the Meriter Hospital, St. Mary's
Hospital, the Gunderson Health System, and the Middleton Memorial
Veterans Hospital.
There are a total of 24 research centers and institutes including:
the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, the Collaborative
Center for Health Equity, the Health-Emotions Research Institute, the
Skin Disease Research Center, and the Wisconsin National Primate
Research Center.
- See Wisconsin's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Wisconsin's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
27University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health
(Berkeley, California)
At Berkeley, the School of Public Health was established in 1943.
There are 13 programs of study offered such as Community Health and
Human Development, Health and Social Behavior, and Infectious Disease
and Vaccinology. The school has maintained five specialty areas in
Aging, Global Health, Maternal and Child Health, Multicultural Health,
and Public Health Nutrition.
Research initiatives include 35 Centers and Programs. Some examples
include the Arsenic Health Effects Research Program, the Center for
Health Technology, the Center on Developing Adolescents, the Center for
Exposure Biology, the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center,
and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging.
The University of California manages a separate School of Optometry
which offers an intensive four-year clinical training program. The
Meredith W. Morgan Eye Center performs research and helps diagnose and
treat over 80,000 patients every year.
- See UC-Berkeley's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See UC-Berkeley's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
28University of Toronto, Faculty of Medicine
(Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, founded in
1843, is known as one of Canada's oldest institutions of medical
studies. The core of the Faculty of Medicine is the University Health
Network, which itself consists of three specialized hospitals: Toronto
General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Toronto Western
Hospital. Faculty and alumni have been recognized for the discovery
of insulin and stem cells.
The Faculty of Medicine manages 26 departments including Speech and
Language Pathology, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and
Family and Community Medicine. A health network that comprises
twelve teaching hospitals is also under the jurisdiction of the Faculty.
Together the hospitals are known for putting a strong emphasis on
tertiary care.
The 19 research centers include the Center for Ambulatory Care
Education, the Global Institute for Psychosocial, Palliative, and
End-of-Life Care, the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety,
and the Tanz Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases.
- See Toronto's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Toronto's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
29Northwestern University, Northwestern Medicine
(Evanston, Illinois)
Northwestern Medicine is the premier academic medical center which is
comprised of the Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine, and the Northwestern Medical
Group. Founded in 1859, the School of Medicine today has over 600 MD
students and 1135 residents and fellows. Robert Furchgott, the one
affiliated Nobel Laureate with the School of Medicine, was honored for
his discovery of the endothelium-derived relaxing factor.
There are four major elements in the curriculum: Clinical Medicine,
Science in Medicine, Health and Society, and Professional Development.
The nine affiliated hospitals include the Northwestern Medicine Lake
Forest Hospital, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of
Chicago, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, and Jesse Brown
VA Medical Center.
Research Institutes and Centers include the Institute for
Bionanotechnology in Medicine, the Women's Health Research Institute,
the Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes, the Interdepartmental
Immuno-biology Center, and the Cancer Survivorship Institute.
- See Northwestern's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Northwestern's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
30The Medical School at Boston University
(Boston, Massachusetts)
The Medical School at Boston University had 25 departments in basic
and clinical sciences with over 650 MD students and 950 Master's and
Doctorate students enrolled. The three clinical sites on campus are the
Boston Medical Center, the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless, and the
Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center.
There are 12 core research facilities and 14 Centers of Excellence
including the Biomedical Imaging Center, the BUSM Thermo Fisher Supply
Center, the Flow Cytometry Core, the Metabolic Phenotyping Core, and the
Experimental Pathology Laboratory
A total of 20 research centers and institutes are available and
include the Amyloid Treatment and Research Center, the Chronic Traumatic
Encephalopathy Center, the Genome Science Institute, the Pulmonary
Center, and the Women's Health Interdisciplinary Research Center
Additionally there are 26 affiliated hospitals and 13 affiliated
community health centers such as the Veteran Affairs Boston Healthcare
System, the Roger Williams Medical Center, the Mount Auburn Hospital,
and the Steward Health Care Center.
- See Boston's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
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31Leiden University, Leiden Medical Center
(Leiden, Netherlands)
The Leiden Medical Center, located in Leiden, Netherlands, came from
the merger of the Academisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (Leiden Academic
Hospital) and the medical faculty of Leiden University in the late
1990s. The academic departments in the Medical Center include Anatomy
and Embryology, Dietetics, Physiotherapy, Nephrology, and Thrombosis and
Hemostasis.
The renown of the Medical center's programs can be attributed in part
to the numerous academic and industrial alliances maintained by the
facility. Some academic partnerships include the Leiden Institute for
Brain and Cognition, the Holland Particle Therapy Centre, the Parelsnoer
Institute, the Centre for Medical Systems Biology, and the League of
European Research Universities. Industry Alliances are maintained with
the Netherlands Center for Electron Nanoscopy, the Netherlands
Organization for Applied Scientific Research, and the Center for
Translational Molecular Medicine.
- See Leiden's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
32University of Melbourne's Medical School
(Melbourne, Australia)
The University of Melbourne's medical school was the first of its
kind in Australia to open up the possibility of educating medical
professionals. Today the 22 academic departments are organized under the
jurisdiction of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Health
Sciences. The current staff members include Nobel Laureate, Professor
Peter Doherty, who was recognized for his work with the immune system
and virus-infected cells. There are also two alumni who were awarded the
Nobel Prize, Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet in 1960 and Sir John Eccles in
1963.
The major research focus areas for the Faculty include cancer, the
cardiovascular system, diabetes/obesity and endocrinology, infection and
immunity, and the neurosciences. The teaching and research health
network includes Austin Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and Saint
Vincent's Hospital.
- See Melbourne's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
33Emory University School of Medicine
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Established in 1854 as the Atlanta Medical College, Emory University
School of Medicine was rededicated in 1915 with its new name and a
vision of progress for the future. Today the School includes eight basic
science departments, 20 clinical science departments, and four major
research centers: the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science
Institute, the Emory Vaccine Center, the McKelvey Center, and the
Transplant Center.
The programs offered at the medical school include a joint MD/MSCR
(master's in clinical research) degree, an MD/MPH degree with public
health, and an MD/MA in bioethics with Emory's Laney Graduate School.
Affiliated teaching hospitals include Grady Memorial, Emory
University Hospital, Egleston Children's Hospital, Atlanta Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, and the Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital.
Research facilities include the Marcus Autism Center, the Emory
Pediatric building, the Winship Cancer Institute, and the Whitehead
Biomedical Memorial building. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention is located adjacent to the medical campus and maintains
national affiliation with the school.
34University of Zurich, School for Human Medicine
(Zurich, Switzerland)
One of the largest and most prestigious institutes for higher
education in Switzerland, the University of Zurich hosts seven
faculties: Philosophy, Human Medicine, Economic Sciences, Law,
Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Theology, and Veterinary Medicine.
The school for Human Medicine is associated with two Nobel Laureates.
First, Walter Rudolf Hess was recognized in 1949 for his work in
mapping areas of the brain which control internal organs; and second,
Rolf Martin Zinkernagel was honored in 1996 for his discoveries of how
the immune system recognizes virus-infected cells.
Dedicated long-term medical research is being performed in a number
of areas including Translational Cancer Research, Integrative Human
Physiology, Systems Biology/Functional Genomics, and the Dynamics of
Healthy Aging.
Centers for research include the Center for Ethics, the Center for
Gerontology, the Zurich Center for Interdisciplinary Sleep Research, the
International Normal Aging and Plasticity Imaging Center, and the
Competence Center for Personalized Medicine.
- See Zurich's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
35University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
(Chicago, Illinois)
Though the University of Chicago was founded in 1890, it took an
additional eight years for the school to bring the study of medicine
into its curriculum. Finally in 1927, the University of Chicago Pritzker
School of Medicine was established as its own entity. Since then, a
total of 12 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine have been
associated with the school.
Some of the numerous achievements attributed to faculty and alumni
include: Dr. Oswald Robertson and the discovery of blood preservation,
the establishment of the first blood bank during WWI, Eugene Goldwasser
and the explanation of the basic principles behind erythropoietin, Dr.
Janet Rowley in 1972 discovered the first consistent chromosome
translocations associated with cancer, and finally Dr. Franklin McLean
was the first to measure blood glucose levels.
Medical facilities include the University of Chicago Medicine, the
Comer Children's Hospital, the Center for Care and Discovery, the Center
for Advanced Medicine, and the Center for Biomedical Discovery.
- See University of Chicago's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See University of Chicago's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
36University of Utah Medical School
(Salt Lake City, Utah)
The Medical School at the University of Utah was established in 1905
as part of the Health Science Division. Other facilities include the
College of Health, the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy, the
Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Moran Eye Center. The school is
associated with Nobel Laureate Mario Capecchi who was recognized for his
work in gene targeting.
The two-year Medical School includes 23 academic departments and 20
programs and centers. Some of the research facilities include the
Biomedical Engineering Centers, the Clinical Neurosciences Center, the
Institute of Human Genetics, the Center for Global Surgery, the Center
for High Performance Computing, the Personalized Healthcare Program, and
the Center for Advanced Imaging Research.
Some of the affiliated Research Centers include the Laboratory for
Western Leisure Research, the Center for Radiological Health, the Micro
Instrumentation Laboratory, and the Center for Clinical and
Translational Sciences.
- See Utah's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
37King's College London, the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine
(London, United Kingdom)
At King's College London, the Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine
manages both the School of Bioscience Education and the School of
Medical Education. The study of medicine has been available at King's
College since its founding in 1836. There are 18 academic divisions and a
total of 60 programs of study at the undergraduate and postgraduate
levels.
The major research facilities associated with the school include the
Biological service unit, the Center for Ultrastructural Imaging, the
Drug Control Center, the Imaging Scanning Facility, and the MRI Scanner.
The four main teaching hospitals are Guy's Hospital, King's College Hospital, St. Tomas' Hospital, and the University Hospital Lewisham. There are an additional 17 associated general district hospitals.
The four main teaching hospitals are Guy's Hospital, King's College Hospital, St. Tomas' Hospital, and the University Hospital Lewisham. There are an additional 17 associated general district hospitals.
The Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine also hold jurisdiction over
the Dental Institute and the Nursing and Midwifery facility. The
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery is known as the
oldest professional school of nursing in the world.
- See Kings College's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
38McGill University, McGill Faculty of Medicine
(Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
The first Medical faculty established in Canada and the first faculty
to be established at McGill University was the McGill Faculty of
Medicine in 1829. In addition to the traditional MD and PhD tracks,
McGill also offers joint programs such as Medicine and Masters of
Business Administration, Clinical Medicine and Academic Medicine, and
Medicine and Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery.
There are a total of 23 medical departments organized into four
schools: the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the Ingram
School of Nursing, Medicine, and the School of Physical and Occupational
Therapy.
Research is organized into more than 30 institutes and centers. Some
examples include the Anesthesia Research Unit, the Center for Research
on Brain, Language, and Music, the Comparative Medicine and Animal
Resource Center, the J.D. MacLean Center for Tropical Diseases, the
McGill International TB Center, the Cystic Fibrosis Translational
Research Center, and the Steinberg Center for Simulation and Interactive
Learning.
- See McGill's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
39University of Amsterdam, The Faculty of Medicine
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The University of Amsterdam is the third oldest institution for
higher learning in the Netherlands. There are seven major academic
faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Economics and
Business, Science, Law, Medicine, and Dentistry. The Medical discipline
at the University of Amsterdam has two educational institutes: Medicine
and Medical Informatics. The Amsterdam Medical Center itself is one of
eight university medical centers in the Netherlands.
The research institute focuses on seven key areas: Cardiovascular
disorders, Epidemiology and Public Health, Stomach/Intestine and Liver
Illnesses, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Metabolic Disorders,
Neurological and Psychiatric Illnesses, and Oncology.
Alumni include Nobel Laureate Christiaan Eijkman whose work led to
the discovery of antineuritic vitamins. Alec Jeffreys, inventor of DNA
fingerprinting, and Maurice Arthur Mendes de Leon one of the founding
fathers of gynecology in the Netherlands are also affiliated with the
Medical discipline at Amsterdam.
40KU Leuven
(Leuven, Belgium)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven is Dutch for the Catholic University
of Leuven. The University can trace its history back to 1425; it was
re-founded in 1834 and was split in 1968 into the Dutch and French
speaking campuses.
The Biomedical Science Group encompasses the Faculty of Medicine, the
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Faculty of Kinesiology and
Rehabilitation Sciences, the Doctoral School of Biomedical Sciences, and
14 other major academic departments.
Research networks of the Biomedical Science Group include the Leuven
Research Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders, the Leuven Cancer
Institute, the Medical Imaging Research Center, the Rega Institute for
Medical Research, the Stem Cell Institute Leuven, and the Leuven
Bioinformatics Interest Group.
- See KU-Leuven's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
41VU University Amsterdam, VUmc School of Medical Sciences
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Founded 1880, the current academic faculties at VU University
Amsterdam are the Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Dentistry, Earth and
Life Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, Humanities, Law,
Sciences, Social Sciences, Theology, and the VUmc School of Medical
Sciences.
Within VU Medical Center (VUmc) is the Institute for Education and
Training. This in turn is divided into the three main organizations
which provide medical training: the VUmc School of Medical Sciences, the
VUmc Amstel Academy, and the VUmc Academy.
The VUmc School of Medical Sciences offers seven academic tracks:
Bachelors in Medicine, Masters in Medicine, Masters in Oncology, Masters
in Cardiovascular Research, Masters in Epidemiology, Graduate studies
in Medicine, or a minor in Medicine.
Research institutes associated with the Medical school include the
Amsterdam Institute for Molecules, Medicines, and Systems, the Institute
for Cardiovascular Research, the Institute for Lasers, Life, and
Bio-photonics, and the Amsterdam Cancer Center.
- See VU-Amsterdam's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
42University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
(Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Originally founded as University College Nottingham in 1881, the
University of Nottingham in Nottinghamshire, England maintains an
excellent Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The Faculty is
comprised of four main schools: Health Sciences, Life Sciences,
Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine and Sciences.
The School of Medicine has 12 academic and research-based divisions
including Clinical Neuroscience, the Digestive Disease Center, Primary
Care, Rehabilitation and Aging, and Respiratory Medicine.
Clinical and research facilities associated with the school include
the Medical Imaging Unit, the Electro-physiology Facilities, the Chick
Embryo Culture and Microinjection group, and the Radiation Biology
Facility. The main teaching hospital is the Queen's Medical Center.
Sir Peter Mansfield, Professor at the University, was awarded the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2003 for his work and
discoveries concerning Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
43University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston
(Houston, Texas)
Founded in 1972 the Health Science Center at the University of Texas
is recognized as the sixth largest Medical School in the United States.
It is a part of the Texas Medical Center which is considered the largest
in the world.
The facility is comprised of six schools, four institutes, and the
Harris County Psychiatric Center. The six schools include the McGovern
Medical School, the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical
Sciences, the UT Health School of Dentistry, the School of Nursing, the
School of Biomedical Informatics, and the School of Public Health.
The McGovern Medical School is comprised of 24 departments and over
30 research centers including the Center for Advanced Heart Failure, the
Center for Membrane Biology, the Children's Learning Institute, the
Dysautonomia Center of Excellence, the Texas Sinus Institute, and the UT
Trauma and Grief Center for Youth.
The main teaching hospitals of the School include the Memorial
Hermann-Texas Medical Center, the Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital,
and the Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital.
44University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine
(Oslo, Norway)
The University of Oslo has been recognized as the oldest and largest
university in Norway. The current faculties include Theology, Law,
Medicine, Humanities, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Science,
Dentistry, and Education.
The faculty of Medicine contains five main departments, the Institute
of Basic Medical Sciences, the Institute of Health and Society, the
Institute of Clinical Medicine, the Biotechnology Center, and the Center
for Molecular Medicine. The main courses available cover Health
Management and Health Economics, International Health, Medicine, and
Nutrition.
Other Centers of Excellence for research include the Norwegian Center
for Mental Disorders Research, the Center for Immune Regulations, and
the Center for Cancer Biomedicine. Numerous research centers are
dedicated to K.G. Jebsen such as the Breast Cancer Research Center, the
Psychosis Research Center, the Inflammation Research Center, and the
Center for Influenza Vaccine Research.
- See Oslo's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
45University of Gothenburg
(Gothenburg, Sweden)
The University of Gothenburg is recognized as the third-oldest of the
current Swedish universities. The school is comprised of eight
faculties, 38 departments, and the Sahlgrenska Academy.
The Academy has a further three units, 22 centers, and six institutes
under its jurisdiction. The Institutes are Odontology, Health care
sciences, Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Physiology, Medicine, and
Clinical Sciences. There are a total of 18 study programs available. The
research focus areas for the Academy include cardiovascular disease,
diabetes, metabolism, respiratory medicine, rheumatology, hematology and
gastrointestinal research. Recently, in the year 2000, Professor
Emeritus Arvid Carlsson was awarded the Nobel Prize for his research in
the field of neuropharmacology.
Within the Academy, the Institute of Medicine has seven departments:
Public Health and Community Medicine, Emergency and Cardiovascular
Medicine, Internal Medicine, Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Clinical
Nutrition, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Rheumatology and
Inflammation Research.
46McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
(Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
McMaster University is a public research institution located in
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, which operates six academic faculties: the
DeGroote School of Business, Engineering, Health Sciences, Humanities,
Social Science, and Science.
The Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine was established in 1966,
alongside the School of Nursing and the School of Rehabilitation
Science. It is one of two medical schools in Canada to offer an
accelerated three year MD program.
The recent enrollment in the school included over 600 undergraduate
MD students and over 1,000 medical residents in 59 specialties. The
affiliated teaching hospitals include Hamilton General Hospital,
McMaster Children's Hospital, Juravinski Hospital and Cancer Centre, all
of which are part of Hamilton Health Sciences. Many other community
hospitals, like Grand River Hospital, partner with the DeGroote School
of Medicine.
There are 30 research institutes including the Population Health
Research Institute, the McMaster Stem Cell and Cancer Research
Institute, the Thrombosis & Atherosclerosis Research Institute and
the Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute.
- See McMaster's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
47Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
(St. Louis, Missouri)
Washington University has a total of seven schools, one of which is
the School of Medicine which was founded in 1891. The School of Medicine
has a total of 20 academic departments and manages the Washington
University Physicians, which is the clinical practice of the school.
The faculty members are also affiliated with and serve at the
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, the St. Louis Children's Hospital, the Missouri
Baptist Medical Center, and the Progress West Hospital. There are a
total of 47 clinical sites affiliated with the School of Medicine.
Achievements attributed to the Medical School at Washington
University include: the development of screening tests used worldwide to
diagnose Alzheimer's disease, the creation of the first positron
emission tomography scanner, and performance of the world's first nerve
transplant using nerve tissue from a cadaver donor.
- See Washington University's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
48Tufts University, School of Medicine
(Medford, Massachusetts)
Established in 1852, Tufts University manages 10 schools including
the Schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, and Veterinary Medicine. The
School of Medicine, founded in 1893, offers educational programs in
Medicine, Biomedical Research, Public Health, and Professional studies.
There are 19 clinical departments and four basic science departments.
Joint MD degrees are available with an MBA, MPH, PhD, or MA.
Additionally, there are 15 centers and institutes for research
including the Center for the Study of Drug Development, the Molecular
Cardiology Research Institute, the Mother Infant Research Institute, the
International Institute for Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Landmine
Survivors, and the Center for Global Public Health. The school is well
known for specialized research in the areas of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disorder, urology, cholera, public health & health care
science, and pediatrics.
49Kyoto University, Kyoto Graduate School of Medicine
(Kyoto, Japan)
As the second oldest Japanese university, Kyoto Graduate School of
Medicine offers four major academic programs: Medicine, Medical Science,
Public Health, and Human Health Science. The school is well known for
research in basic medicine, clinical medicine, and social medicine.
Centers and institutes include the radiation Biology Center, the
Institute for Virus Research, the Center for iPS Cell research and
application, and the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences.
Other major research institutes include the Institute of Laboratory
Animals, the Center for Anatomical Studies, the Center for Genomic
Medicine, the Congenital Anomaly Research Center, and the Human Brain
Research Center.
There are two recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or
Medicine associated with Kyoto University: Susumu Tonegawa was
recognized in 1987 for the discovery of the genetic mechanism which
produces antibody diversity; and Shinya Yamanaka was recently honored in
2012 for work in stem cell research.
- See Kyoto's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See Kyoto's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
50Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Health Sciences and Technology
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Founded in 1861, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is modeled
after the European Polytechnic University which emphasizes practical
and laboratory based instruction. The school at large is organized into
five schools and one college which contain a total of 32 departments.
Being a largely practical science-based institution, the study of
human medicine can be found throughout the various schools and
departments. The Department of Biology in particular offers a number of
health related majors such as Cancer Biology, Human Genetics,
Immunology, and Molecular Medicine and Human Disease. Pharmacology is
also a major research area for numerous faculty members.
MIT also manages the Division of Comparative Medicine which focuses
on training veterinarians. Established in 1975, there are currently over
175 employed persons in the division who help oversee a daily census of
100,000 animals, comprising over 15 species.
- See MIT's ranking among "The 50 Best Chemistry Programs in the World Today."
- See MIT's ranking among "The 100 Best Universities in the World."
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