U.S. News & World Report medical school rankings feature WVU School of Medicine
West Virginia University’s School of Medicine programs appear in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News and World Report released Tuesday, March 29.
WVU ranked in the following categories:
- Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas - #38
- Primary Care - #61 (tie)
- Most Diverse Medical Schools - #65 (tie)
- Research - #82 (tie)
- Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care Fields - #83 (tie)
- Most Graduates Practicing in Medically Underserved Areas - #85
“Progress and purpose are values that we instill in our medical students, residents and fellows,” said Norman Ferrari, M.D., chief academic officer for medical education. “The rankings reflect our sustained efforts in using those values as a guidepost for our land-grant mission.”
The WVU School of Medicine is home to nearly 440 doctorate of medicine students and offers those students opportunities to pursue an accelerated track to residency, rural health, global health and culinary medicine curriculum tracks.
West Virginia University, founded in 1867, has a long and rich history as the state’s only research and land-grant university. The University offers high-quality education at a reasonable cost and attracts students from all over the world. The School of Medicine serves more than 2,500 students total with a variety of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees.
For more information about the WVU School of Medicine, visit medicine.wvu.edu.