| Medical schools in America can be classified | | | | |
| into two broad categories - those that | | | | There are a number of advantages to studying |
| concentrate on research and those with a | | | | at one of the top American medical schools. |
| focus on primary care. Each category has a | | | | The name on the degree's masthead has a lot |
| sort of hierarchy as far as reputation is | | | | to do with how easy or hard it will be to get |
| concerned. There is no clear-cut way of | | | | future academic and professional breaks. |
| establishing a list that begins with the | | | | Further, medical studies become a lot more |
| "best" and ends with the "worst," but of | | | | comfortable with the right pedigree, and it |
| course some are far more reputable than | | | | is quite possible that a student from one of |
| others. | | | | the high-ranking institutes will be awarded |
| | | | one of the plum residency slots at a |
| Again, this does not mean that a student can | | | | practicing medical establishment. |
| simply select the "best" and apply for | | | | |
| admission there. The higher a medical | | | | At present, among the most reputable |
| institution ranks in repute, the higher will | | | | research-oriented medical schools in America, |
| be its requirements as far as the required | | | | in a roughly descending order, include |
| GPA (Grade Point Average) for admission | | | | Harvard University, John Hopkins University, |
| eligibility. An upper-bracket medical school | | | | Duke University and University of California |
| will also have a far tougher version of the | | | | San Francisco. University of Washington, |
| Medical School Admissions Test (MCAT). Other | | | | Oregon Health & Science University, Michigan |
| factors that decide eligibility for admission | | | | State University College of Osteopathic |
| are the aspiring student?s state of residence | | | | Medicine and University of Minnesota Duluth |
| and the manner in which the application essay | | | | rank among the most reputable in primary |
| has been written. | | | | care. |