| Medicine, like engineering is an interesting and wide | | | | size, and diversity. |
| career option. There are many streams that you can | | | | 5. Geographic location: Geographic location is |
| choose from in top medical schools. Many people | | | | important. If a school is situated deep in the heart of |
| think that studying in a medical school means that | | | | a rural area then the chances for job placements |
| you will become a doctor but that is not the case. If | | | | might not be that good. Secondly, you need to opt |
| you study in such a school, what you will become will | | | | for a medical school that is the nearest to your |
| depend on the course or the program you choose. | | | | home. |
| You can opt for nursing, you can opt for pediatrics, | | | | 6. Financial aid: Does the school offer financial aid and |
| you can opt for biological science and much more. | | | | scholarship? This is important because you might be |
| The question is how do you choose a medical school | | | | interested in a career but not have enough finances |
| or how do you find out top schools for that matter? | | | | and financial aid from top medical schools can help in |
| Once you have decided that you want to pursue a | | | | such a situation. |
| career in medicine or medical science then the next | | | | 7. Faculty/student ratio: The best option is to look |
| step is to find out more about various schools across | | | | for a lower faculty student ration like 1:3 as this will |
| the US. The reality is that programs in different | | | | ensure that you get individualized attention |
| schools can vary by a great degree and hence it is | | | | 8. Extra-curricular activities: Most of the top medical |
| important that you find the top medical schools for | | | | schools offer extra curricular activities in terms of |
| the specific program that you want to pursue. There | | | | workshops, medical outings, and events. |
| are some key factors that you need to consider in | | | | 9. Student support services: Find out if the student |
| order to find the right school and they include: | | | | support services in the school that you have chosen |
| 1. Academic program and curriculum: This is related to | | | | is active or not. Student support services will go a |
| the various programs being offered at top medical | | | | long way in making you feel comfortable when |
| schools. You need to choose a school on the basis of | | | | attend school for the first time. These groups also |
| the program you want to pursue and not on the | | | | help students with different problems over a period |
| basis of what they have on offer. | | | | of time. |
| 2. Faculty: Faculty is one of the most important | | | | Here is a list of 10 top medical schools in the US in |
| factors and you need to find more details. The more | | | | 2009: |
| experienced the faculty is, the better will be your | | | | 1. Harvard University - Boston, MA |
| program experience. You also need to find out if the | | | | 2. Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD |
| faculty allows practical sessions and research, is the | | | | 3. University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA |
| faculty full-time, etc | | | | 4. Washington University in St. Louis - St. Louis, MO |
| 3. Specialty areas: Every school has its own specialty | | | | 5. University of California--San Francisco - San |
| area. If you find a school that includes the program | | | | Francisco, CA |
| you choose as a specialty then you will have certain | | | | 6. Duke University - Durham, NC |
| advantages. | | | | 7. Stanford University - Stanford, CA |
| 4. Student population: You need to find out the | | | | 8. University of Washington - Seattle, WA |
| number of students enrolled in top medical schools. | | | | 9. Yale University - New Haven, CT |
| You also need to consider the student age, ethnicity, | | | | 10. |