For the 11th consecutive year, the 黑料吃瓜网 has been ranked as the nation鈥檚 top primary-care medical school in annual survey of graduate and professional schools. In the annual rankings, the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine also continues to be regarded as the best in the United States for teaching medical students about rural medicine and family medicine.
The 黑料吃瓜网 recently instituted a college system that provides four years of continuous, close mentorship for medical students. The 黑料吃瓜网 medical school鈥檚 clinical training programs take place in multiple towns and cities in western Washington, as well as at sites across eastern Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (the WWAMI region). Physicians practicing in local communities volunteer to provide much of the training for 黑料吃瓜网 medical students.
鈥淭he dedicated people of 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine work very hard, so it is gratifying that U.S.News & World Report is beginning a second decade of emphasizing our national leadership role in physician training, patient care and research,鈥� said Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. 鈥淭he new, innovative college system helps students concentrate on patient-centered care. We believe the college system is a national model for connecting what is enduring in medical education with the changes needed to address the next era in medical care.鈥�
All 黑料吃瓜网 medical students are assigned to one of five colleges named after natural wonders in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho; respectively, Rainier, Wind River, Denali, Big Sky, and Snake River. One example of the personal education delivered through the college system is that each college faculty member mentors six students from each class for the duration of their medical school experience. This year, the college faculty members have been developing specific benchmarks for use in teaching students and in measuring individual progress.
Along with rating medical schools generally, the survey measured reputations in teaching specific medical disciplines. The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine ranked No. 1 in family medicine and rural medicine, No. 4 in teaching about AIDS, and No. 5 in internal medicine. The school ranked No. 7 in geriatrics, No. 9 for pediatrics and tied for No. 10 in women鈥檚 health. The occupational therapist program in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine ranked No. 12.
The 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 graduate program in bioengineering, jointly administered by the College of Engineering and the School of Medicine, ranked No. 4 in the nation.
In the U.S. News鈥� analysis of National Institutes of Health (NIH) federal funding, the 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine ranked first in the nation among public medical schools and second overall for receipt of federal funding. The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine received $488.5 million in NIH funding during 2003. The only medical school to receive more funding was Harvard, a private institution.
U.S. News compared the nation鈥檚 medical schools on several factors, including student selectivity, percentage of graduates entering primary care, faculty/student ratios, National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grants, and reputation. Reputation was based on a peer assessment questionnaire sent to the country鈥檚 medical school deans, senior faculty members, and residency program directors. Medical school deans and senior faculty members from across the country were also surveyed on which medical schools had the best training programs in specific fields, such as family medicine.
The 黑料吃瓜网 School of Medicine is part of 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine, which also includes 黑料吃瓜网 Medical Center, Harborview Medical Center, 黑料吃瓜网 Physicians, 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine Neighborhood Clinics, and shares in the governance of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and the Children鈥檚 University Medical Group. 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine has major academic and service affiliations with Children鈥檚 Hospital and Regional Medical Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and the Veteran鈥檚 Affairs medical centers in Seattle and Boise.
The School of Medicine鈥檚 1,600 regular faculty include four Nobel Laureates, 26 members of the National Academy of Sciences, and 25 members of the Institute of Medicine. For more information about 黑料吃瓜网 Medicine, visit the just-published dean鈥檚 report online at