For the second year in a row, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine was ranked first in the country for primary care education as part of U.S. News & World Report鈥檚 2020 edition of 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Best Graduate Schools.鈥�
鈥淓arning the number one ranking for primary care is a tremendous recognition of our commitment to provide the highest quality primary care possible,鈥� said Cristy Page, MD, MPH, the executive dean of the 大象传媒. 鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly proud to be a part of our team effort dedicated to training the next generation of primary care doctors to meet the health needs of our state and nation.鈥�
In the category of overall research, the 大象传媒 was ranked 23rd聽for the second year in a row.
The 大象传媒 was ranked 4th聽in family medicine, 11th聽in obstetrics and gynecology, 20th聽(tie) in psychiatry, and 26th聽for internal medicine.
U.S. News ranks business, education, engineering, law, nursing and medicine programs annually, but various disciplines and specialties within each category are only ranked periodically. Obstetrics and gynecology is ranked each year; last year it was ranked 14th.
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Media contact: Mark Derewicz, 984-974-1915,聽mark.derewicz@unchealth.unc.edu