PHILADELPHIA – For the second consecutive year, the Perelman School of Medicine ranks #2 among research-oriented medical schools in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual survey.
The annual survey of the nation’s 126 fully accredited medical schools and twenty schools of osteopathic medicine also places Penn in the top ten in the specialty areas of pediatrics, internal medicine, drug and alcohol abuse, and women’s health. Penn also ranked in the top ten among medical schools focused on primary care.
The complete survey is available online at www.usnews.com/grad and as a guidebook, 2012 Best Grad Schools, on newsstands on April 5, 2011.
“Penn’s strong showing in the U.S. News & World Report rankings reflects the efforts of our faculty and their commitment to prepare the next generation of young men and women for a rewarding career in clinical medicine and biomedical research,” said Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System. “As the practice of medicine and medical research becomes increasingly more complex, we train our young physicians and scientists to take advantage of the most leading edge trends and innovations, while never losing sight of providing the best quality care possible. “
The criteria to determine the top medical schools for research and primary care included assessment by peer institutions, research activity, percentage of graduates entering primary care residencies, faculty resources, and student selectivity.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.