Top Medical Schools in the United States

College students hoping to attend the medical school faced a wide range of options. Types of degrees, and philosophical orientations vary among programs. Understanding of the various forms of medical schools helps you make an informed decision about where to apply. Think about your career goals and learning style before applying to a particular type of medical school.

Allopathic Medicine

The majority of doctors in the United States are trained on allopathic medicine programs, which are the most common form of medical school. At the end of an allopathic veterinary medicine program, students get a doctor-or MD degree. Medical schools with a traditional orientation took students to diagnose and treat medical diseases. Some doctors go on to specialize in other areas of medicine, such as Pediatrics, Neurology, Psychiatry, Radiology or Oncology.

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Osteopathic Medicine

There are fewer Osteopathic than Allopathic medicine programs in the United States. Students, who implement a four-year-old Osteopathic Medicine program get a doctor of Osteopathy or D.O. degree. An Osteopathy training program takes a more holistic approach to medicine, than a traditional program. Doctors with a D.O. are competent in the traditional medicine and osteopathic manipulative treatment, where the hands are used to diagnose and treat diseases. Most osteopathy programs prepare students to become practitioners, although some DO choose to specialize in other areas of medicine.

Training Philosophies

In addition to offering various degrees, medical school programs vary in their education philosophies. Many programs use traditional educational models, where students spend the first two years in the classroom learning the Biochemistry, Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, and Microbiology. In the next two years, students complete clinical rotations in several fields of medicine. Other medical schools avoid the traditional approach and teaching medicine using problem-based learning. This education philosophy makes specific clinical cases to students and teach them to think critically and develop strong problem-solving strategies.

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Albany Medical College Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Boston University Brown University Case Western Reserve University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Cornell University (Weill) Creighton University Dartmouth Medical School Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center Drexel University Duke University East Carolina University (Brody) East Tennessee State University (Quillen) Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Emory University Florida State University George Washington University Georgetown University Harvard University Howard University Indiana University–Indianapolis Jefferson Medical College Johns Hopkins University Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Loyola University Chicago (Stritch) Mayo Medical School Medical College of Georgia Medical College of Wisconsin Medical University of South Carolina Michigan State University Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York College of Osteopathic Medicine New York Medical College New York University Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Northwestern University (Feinberg) Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Ohio State University Ohio University Oklahoma State University Orego Health and Science University Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine Ponce School of Medicine Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Rush University SUNY–Syracuse Southern Illinois University–Springfield St. Louis University Stanford University Stony Brook University Temple University Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine Tufts University Tulane University U. of North Texas Health Sci. Center UMDNJ–School of Osteopathic Medicine UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (Hebert) University at Buffalo–SUNY University of Alabama–Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences University of California–Davis University of California–Irvine University of California–Los Angeles (Geffen) University of California–San Diego University of California–San Francisco University of Chicago (Pritzker) University of Cincinnati University of Colorado–Denver and Health Sciences Center University of Connecticut University of Florida University of Hawaii–Manoa (Burns) University of Illinois–Chicago University of Iowa (Carver) University of Kansas Medical Center University of Kentucky University of Louisville University of Maryland University of Massachusetts–Worcester University of Miami (Miller) University of Michigan–Ann Arbor University of Minnesota Medical School University of Missouri–Columbia University of Missouri–Kansas City University of Nebraska College of Medicine University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine University of New Mexico University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill University of North Dakota University of Oklahoma University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of South Alabama University of South Carolina University of South Dakota (Sanford) University of South Florida University of Southern California (Keck) University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Texas Health Science Center–Houston University of Texas Health Science Center–San Antonio University of Texas Medical Branch–Galveston University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center–Dallas University of Toledo University of Utah University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington University of Wisconsin–Madison Vanderbilt University Virginia Commonwealth University Wake Forest University Washington University in St. Louis Wayne State University West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine West Virginia University Wright State University Yale University Yeshiva University (Einstein)

Considerations

According to abbreviationfinder, some medical schools offer degrees other than MD or DO. Medical Assistant programs are two-or three-year programs that educate students to be doctors. Physician Assistants diagnose illnesses and prescribe treatments under the supervision of a doctor. Other schools offer medical podiatric medicine or DPM degree. These doctors specialize in the treatment of the foot, ankle and lower leg. Check digopaul for comprehensive descriptions of medical college.

 

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