U. S. News & Word Report announced its list of best graduate schools today, and I am once again proud to say that the UNC School of Medicine has ranked among the very best in the country.

Among primary care schools we are 2nd in the nation, and among research schools we are tied for 20th.

Three of our specialties ranked in the top 10:

Family medicine: 2nd
Rural medicine: 6th
AIDS: 9th

These rankings are one measure of our excellence, and they reflect what we at UNC already know, that we strive every day to deliver the best medical education in the country. Our faculty and staff, as well as our students and alumni, bring great credit to us all, and I would like to say thank you to all of you who make this possible. Thank you for making UNC among the best

You can read more about the rankings here.