UT Southwestern among the best medical, biomedical schools in latest U.S. News rankings

DALLAS – March 20, 2018 – UT Southwestern Medical School is ranked among the top 20 medical schools for primary care and the top 30 for research in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Among medical specialties, UT Southwestern nationally ranked 14th among Internal Medicine programs and 18th among Obstetrics and Gynecology programs. In addition, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences ranked 18th in the nation among graduate schools for Biological Sciences and 41st for Chemistry. In Chemistry, UT Southwestern ranked 13th for Biochemistry.

“UT Southwestern is proud of the robust and broad-spectrum educational opportunities that it provides to students, residents, graduate students, and postdoctoral trainees. Our learners benefit from the commitment and contributions of a vibrant and ever-expanding faculty that is composed of nationally acclaimed physicians, internationally acclaimed award-winning scientists, and marvelous new clinical facilities with the most cutting-edge technology in the world,” said Dr. Charles Ginsburg, Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Education, and Professor of Pediatrics, who holds the Marilyn R. Corrigan Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Research.

UT Southwestern’s faculty has received six Nobel Prizes, and includes 22 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 members of the National Academy of Medicine, and 14 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators. The faculty of more than 2,700 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments.