Vanderbilt University

Medical School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Research rank Category Name #14 Best Research

Ranking score and category

Primary care rank Category Name #31 Best Primary Care

Specialties #11 in Internal medicine

Medical School Overview

The School of Medicine at Vanderbilt University has an application deadline of November 1. The application fee at Vanderbilt University is $50. Its tuition is full-time: $42,750. The faculty-student ratio at Vanderbilt University is 5.4:1. The School of Medicine has 2,474 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

Medical education at the Vanderbilt School of Medicine emphasizes good communication and cultural understanding, in addition to core sciences. In the first two years of school, students go through the self-directed Emphasis Program, during which they complete a project and examine what kind of doctor they might become. All medical students are placed into four advisory colleges that offer academic and personal enrichment activities.

In addition to a traditional M.D., Vanderbilt medical students can pursue a variety of dual degree programs, including an M.D./J.D. through the Vanderbilt Law School, an M.D./M.B.A. through the Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management, or an M.D./M.Div. through the Divinity School. There is also an M.D./Ph.D. Medical Scientist Training Program, as well as innovative master’s degree programs including a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation (M.S.C.I.), Master of Education of the Deaf (M.D.E.), and Master of Medical Physics (M.S.M.P.)

Outside of class, students can get involved in more than 30 organizations, from the Couples in Medicine club to the Wilderness Medical Society. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center, also in Nashville, Tenn., is a highly ranked network of hospital facilities.

Admissions

Applications accepted	June 1 (Begins) November 1 (Ends)
Application fee	$50
AMCAS application accepted	Yes
AACOMAS application accepted	No

Academics

Full-time faculty	2,399
Full-time faculty-student ratio	5.4:1

Student Body

Total medical school enrollment	444
Gender distribution

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $42,750
Required fees	$3,566

Residency

Graduates admitted to their first-choice residency program	N/A
Most popular residency and specialty programs (2011 and 2012 classes)
anesthesiology pediatrics emergency medicine psychiatry internal medicine radiology - diagnostic ophthalmology surgery - general orthopaedic surgery transitional year

* Medical School Overview details based on 2012 data