University of Nebraska Medical Center

Medical School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Research rank Category Name #66 Best Research

Ranking score and category

Primary care rank Category Name #7 Best Primary Care

Specialties Locked in Rural medicine

Medical School Overview

The College of Medicine at University of Nebraska Medical Center has an application deadline of November 1. The application fee at University of Nebraska Medical Center is $70. Its tuition is full-time: $25,694 (in-state) and full-time: $60,250 (out-of-state). The faculty-student ratio at University of Nebraska Medical Center is 1.3:1. The College of Medicine has 745 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center is the only public academic health sciences center in the state. UNMC, as it is known, is located in Omaha, on one of four campuses of the larger University of Nebraska. The school offers Enhanced Medical Education Tracks (or EMET) for students who want specialized training in areas including aging, HIV, preventative medicine, and underserved healthcare. Students can also add to their medical school education through two dual degree programs: an M.D./M.P.H. (master of public health) degree program that takes five years to complete and an M.D./Ph.D. program finished in eight years.

UNMC partners with the Nebraska Medical Center and is also well known for its rural medicine programs. Outside of class, students can choose from about 20 organizations to get involved in, including several professional fraternities, and can get involved in research projects at school facilities including the Eppley Cancer Institute. Further opportunities for involvement include the student-run Sharing, Respect, and Goodlife clinics. For housing, students can live in university-owned units within walking distance of campus, if they wish. Almost half of the health practitioners in Nebraska, including physicians, pharmacists, and allied health professionals, are graduates of UNMC, the school reports.

Admissions

Application deadline	November 1
Application fee	$70
AMCAS application accepted	Yes

Academics

Full-time faculty	634
Full-time faculty-student ratio	1.3 - Medium

Student Body

Total medical school enrollment	492
Gender distribution

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $25,694 (in-state) Full-time: $60,250 (out-of-state)
Required fees	$2,451

Residency

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

* Medical School Overview details based on 2010 data