Medical School Advances to 7th in Nation

The University of Michigan Medical School now ranks No. 7 among the nation's 125 accredited medical schools, according to the annual "Best Graduate Schools" rankings released in April 2004 by U.S. News & World Report.

The school's seventh-place finish continues a steady advance in rankings from 12th in 2000, to 10th in 2001 and 8th the last two years. Only one other medical school affiliated with a public university placed higher than U-M.

U.S. News & World Report also placed the medical school in the Top 10 for four medical specialties: family medicine (5), geriatrics (5), internal medicine (8) and women's health (5).

See complete medical school rankings information at: www.usnews.com

-SFP