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