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Here's one take on the best medical schools:
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandre...
On this ranking, Harvard is #1; Johns Hopkins #2
Johns Hopkins is consistantly rated as the best medical school in the US.
They are all good. Standards for medical schools in the United States are extremely high.
Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale are probably the best but you will be a good doctor even if you get your degree from the lowest ranked school.
Yeah, I agree with Thomas. All of the medical schools have something to offer. Of course, the higher-end, Ivy League schools, such as Yale, Harvard, and Johns Hopkins will have more of everything combined at your disposal (because they can probably afford more of it), but you don't have to be at any of those to be a good doctor. Each school has to meet a certain standard of training their doctors, so you'd be good graduating even from the lower-end schools.
At this point, you want to know what will make you comfortable at that medical school--not necessarily based on reputation. For example:
- Geography: how far will you be living away from home? Is there on-campus housing?
- Student climate and support: are there student mentors who are willing to help you? How competitive are students there?
- Clinical experience: do you get early clinical exposure? are you paired up with physician mentors?
- Curriculum: is it a pass/fail/honors system? Do you feel more comfortable with the systems approach of covering the cardiovascular system in physiology, anatomy, and histology all at the same time?
- Financial Aid: how much can you get out of them?
...You get the idea, right? So there isn't really any one (or two, or three) top medical colleges. If you really want some answers, you'll probably hear which schools are the best based on reputation. (You can find that sort of thing in U.S. News magazines). Otherwise, take some time to browse through schools' websites, get the MSAR (Medical School Admission Requirements), talk to any friends or professors (or whoever) may go to that school, and make a pro-con list if you have to. Oh, and don't be afraid to "cast a net" over a bunch of schools when you apply, even if you have a 4.0 GPA and 45 MCAT scores. No one is safe these days, considering the fierce competition going on. lol
Good luck!
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