U.S. News & World Report Ranks WVSOM in Top 10 in Rural Medicine
Lewisburg, WV - The tradition of excellence continues at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine as the college finds itself ranked among the nation's elite medical schools for the seventh consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
The Lewisburg institution is ranked #9 in Rural Medicine - the third consecutive year WVSOM has made the top 10 in that category. The college is also ranked in Primary Care Medicine and Family Medicine. The magazine examines both M.D. (allopathic) and D.O. (osteopathic) schools nationwide in compiling its rankings.
This year's rankings confirm WVSOM's reputation as one of the premier medical schools in the nation, according to WVSOM President Olen E. Jones, Jr., Ph.D. "It's quite a feat to have our college ranked among the top medical schools in the country year after year," exclaims Dr. Jones, pointing out that WVSOM has appeared in the prestigious rankings each year since 1998. "The teamwork and positive attitude shown by our faculty, staff, and students reflects the strength of our medical education program and this institution."
The rankings are based on expert opinion about program quality as well as statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students. Opinions were gathered from deans, program directors, senior faculty members, and professionals in the field directly involved in hiring new graduates.
The U.S. News rankings follow on the heels of a University of Nebraska study released early this year which ranked WVSOM the best medical school in the entire world in terms of percentage of its graduates who practice medicine in rural areas.
"We are very good at what we do, and I think these rankings bear that out," says Michael Adelman, D.O., Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean at WVSOM. "We supply top notch physicians to the rural areas of our state and nation while forging ahead with new ideas and initiatives which keep us on the cutting edge of medical education."
The rankings for " America 's Best Graduate Schools 2006" are available in the U.S. News' "Best Graduate Schools" guidebook, and in the latest edition of the U.S. News & World Report magazine. You can also access the rankings on-line at the U.S. News website (http://www.usnews.com.)
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