University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is a medical school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Medicine, also known as Pitt Med, is consistently ranked as a "Top Medical School" by U.S. News & World Report in both research and primary care. UPSOM is currently ranked 15th in the category of research by U.S. News and is separately ranked 11th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities list of best medical schools in the world. The school encompasses both a medical program, offering the doctor of medicine, and graduate programs, offering doctor of philosophy and master's degrees in several areas of biomedical science, clinical research, medical education, and medical informatics.Pitt med is a national leader in biomedical research. In an analysis of National Institutes of Health funding for the 2015 fiscal year, the faculty of the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Public Health ranks fifth, with total funding of more than $414 million. Admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is highly competitive; the incoming class averaged a score of 33 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.7. In 2016, 5,872 people applied and 847 were interviewed for 148 positions in the medical school's entering class.The School of Medicine is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center . UPMC is considered a leading American health care provider, as its flagship facilities have ranked in the U.S. News & World Report "Honor Roll" of the approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America for over a decade. In 2016, for the 17th time in recent years, UPMC appears on the U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll of American's Best Hospitals. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside ranked 12th overall, making it the highest-ranked medical center in Pittsburgh, and was one of only 20 hospitals nationwide that made the Honor Roll of the “nation’s best” in the 2016 survey. Nationally, UPMC is recognized for excellence in 15 of 16 specialty areas and is among the top 10 hospitals in four specialties: ear, nose, and throat; gastroenterology and GI surgery; pulmonology; and rheumatology. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is ranked seventh overall and ranked in nine of 10 pediatric specialties included in the magazine’s survey, four of which were ranked in the top 10.