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