Medical School Education Program Facts
Medical School education programs are designed to produce lifelong learners who are skilled in problem solving, who base decisions on proven outcomes, and who take a compassionate and holistic approach to patient care.
- We educate 70 percent of the state's physicians; 46 percent of our graduates choose careers in primary care.
- Our Rural Physician Associate Program places students in rural practices. Two-thirds of the program's more than 1,000 graduates practice in rural areas.
- We provide training for 1,200 primary care and specialty residents each year; 10,000 practicing physicians attend our 90 continuing medical education courses each year.
- Many of our medical students take part in international medical experiences through the IMER and MEDS programs.
- We also train scientists for academic research and industry careers.
- Students earn Ph.D. degrees through our basic sciences departments and the Graduate School.
- Future physician-scientists are trained through the combined M.D./Ph.D. program.
- Allied health programs in physical therapy, mortuary science, and health information science attract highly qualified students and have excellent placement rates.
