America has some of the best medical schools offering accredited degrees.
The United States has some of the best medical schools in the world. Harvard University, Columbia University, Yale University and Princeton University are leaders in medical education. They have excellent reputations and offer various accredited medical degrees. These medical schools are equipped with state of the art equipment, and a highly qualified and experienced staff. These Ivy League colleges accept high caliber students, who will endure rigorous programs once they begin to study medicine.
Harvard Medical School
The exceptional Harvard School of Medicine is located in Boston, Massachusetts; it offers a Medical Doctor (MD) Degree. This is program is ideal for applicants who possess a strong background in physical or biological sciences and who would like to pursue a career in biomedical research. According to the Harvard School of Medicine, the Harvard-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology MD program focuses on "molecular biology, biotechnology, engineering, and physical sciences." Students are provided with mentorship training, and instruction with a strong emphasis in research. Students are afforded the opportunity to learn at the various Harvard affiliated hospitals. All students receive clinical experience, and learn extensive biological research methods.
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck St.
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 432-100
harvard.edu
Yale University
The elite Yale University School of Medicine is located in New Haven, Connecticut; it offers a joint accredited MD/Ph.D. degree. Applicants who are selected are highly intelligent and possess a strong background and experience in research. According to Yale University, medical students research and publish their findings as part of their thesis and are instructed through "individualized programs of study" such as "...biomedical tracks including Cell Biology & Molecular Physiology, Genetics and Development, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Pharmacologic Sciences and Molecular Medicine, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry."
Yale M.D.-Ph.D. Program
367 Cedar St.
Room 316 ESH
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 785-4403
yale.edu
Princeton University
Princeton University, one of the nation's most prestigious universities, is located in New Jersey. Princeton University's department of molecular biology has joined Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University to offer a MD/Ph.D. joint degree for applicants who wish to pursue a career in biomedical sciences. Medical students are evaluated on their progress and guided by an advisory committee. Students who gain two years of pre-clinical training will obtain an MD degree from RWJMS. The medical students can then begin research on their thesis. Upon completion of the program, students receive a Ph.D. from Princeton University. Once the medical students complete the Ph.D. program, they continue two years of medical training in clinical rotation.
Department of Molecular Biology - Princeton University
Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544
(609)258-3658
princeton.edu
Columbia University
Columbia University has a stellar reputation and is located in New York City. According to Columbia University, "the Department of Medicine is a leader in research in areas such as diabetes, obesity, atherosclerosis, and lipid metabolism." The College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University offers various accredited medical degrees, including an MD degree. The clinical department in the College of Physicians & Surgeons has a near $130 million budget. Columbia University offers an internal medicine residency program including subspecialty training positions. Rou Valegos, a former Columbia University medical student, and his wife donated $50 million dollars to the university.
Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons
Department of Medicine
PH 8 East Room 105
630 West 168th St.
New York, NY 10032-3784
(212) 305-5960
columbia.edu
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