The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) is a medical school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The School of Medicine is also known as Pitt Med, and is ranked as a “top medical school” by U.S. News & World Report in the publication's categories of research (15th) and primary care (18th). 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. The School of Medicine is one of sixteen schools that comprise the University of Pittsburgh and is located in the Oakland neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh.
Pitt Med is a national leader in biomedical research, as evidenced by Pitt and its affiliates ranking fifth among all institutions in the amount of NIH funding received ($432 million) during the most recently analyzed fiscal year. Admissions to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is highly competitive; the incoming class averaged a score of 35 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.75 (median MCAT score of 36 and median GPA of 3.84). In 2011, 5003 people applied and 967 were interviewed for 146 positions in the medical school's entering class.
The School of Medicine is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). UPMC is considered to be a leading American health care provider having been consistently ranked in U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America over the last decade. As of 2010, UPMC ranked 13th among the best hospitals by U.S. News and was ranked in 15 of 16 specialty areas, including seven specialties for which UPMC is in the top 10, not including Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC which was ranked among the top eight pediatric centers in a separate U.S. News ranking.
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