University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Scaife Hall, home of the Pitt School of Medicine.
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| Type | State-related |
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| Established | June 4, 1883 |
| Dean | Arthur S. Levine, M.D. |
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Academic staff
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2,239 |
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Urban |
| MD Students | 601 |
Coordinates: 40°26′35″N 79°57′41″W / 40.443111°N 79.961343°W
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) is a medical school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Medicine, also known as Pitt Med, is consistently ranked as a "Top Medical School" by U.S. News & World Report in both research and primary care. UPSOM is currently ranked 15th in the category of research by U.S. News and is separately ranked 11th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities list of best medical schools in the world. 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.
Pitt med is a national leader in biomedical research. In an analysis of National Institutes of Health funding for the 2015 fiscal year, the faculty of the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Public Health ranks fifth, with total funding of more than $414 million. Admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is highly competitive; the incoming class averaged a score of 33 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.7. In 2016, 5,872 people applied and 847 were interviewed for 148 positions in the medical school's entering class.
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