University of Chicago (Pritzker)

Medical School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Research rank Category Name #12 Best Research

Ranking score and category

Primary care rank Category Name #48 Best Primary Care

Specialties Locked in Internal medicine

Medical School Overview

At the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, active learning is encouraged. An emphasis on scholarship and discovery is woven throughout the medical school curriculum, and grades are administered on a pass/fail basis. Medical students can choose an elective course as early as the spring of their first year, and first year students can also complete a Summer Research project.

Students must complete a mentored project before graduation in one of five areas: Scientific Discovery, Medical Education, Quality and Safety, Community Health, and Global Health. Students can also earn a joint degree through other prestigious departments at the University of Chicago, including a M.D./J.D. through the University of Chicago Law School and a M.D./M.B.A. through the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. The school also offers a M.D./Ph.D. Medical Scientist Training Program and a Growth and Development Training Program, both funded through the National Institutes of Health.

The University of Chicago Medical Center, a top hospital, is the school’s main teaching hospital. The medical school is located on the University of Chicago’s campus in Hyde Park, seven miles south of downtown Chicago, and students can apply for university-owned housing if they wish.

Notable alumni of the Pritzker School of Medicine include Holly Humphrey, now dean of the medical school, and Jeffrey Leiden, managing director of Clarus Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in biopharmaceuticals and medical technology companies.

Admissions

Application deadline	October 15
Application fee	$75
AMCAS application accepted	Yes

Academics

Full-time faculty	881
Full-time faculty-student ratio	2.2 - Medium

Student Body

Total medical school enrollment	400
Gender distribution

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $40,627
Required fees	$3,782

Residency

Graduates admitted to their first-choice residency program	N/A
Most popular residency and specialty programs (2009 and 2010 classes)
anesthesiology orthopaedic surgery emergency medicine pediatrics family practice radiology - diagnostic internal medicine surgery - general

* Medical School Overview details based on 2010 data