University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Revenue and Competitors

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine educates science-based, skilled, and compassionate physicians ready to meet the challenges of practicing medicine in the 21st century and to conduct cutting-edge biomedical research that betters the human condition and advances medical science. The University of Pittsburgh has continuously been among the top 10 recipients of National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding since 1998–perhaps the one true metric by which the national stature of research-focused institutions can be objectively assessed. In fiscal year 2014, Pitt faculty ranked fifth in dollars awarded, with more than $456 million in total funding. Among Pitt's strengths are an environment that encourages student and faculty engagement in research, a high level of faculty collaboration, a well-integrated curriculum, and unusually robust library and information services support for students, according to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (the accrediting authority for MD degree programs in the United States and Canada). Areas of research excellence in the School of Medicine include cancer research and therapy; cardiology and cardiovascular biology; biomedical informatics and computational and systems biology; drug discovery and design; vaccine development; comparative effectiveness research; organ transplantation/immunology; stem cell biology and tissue engineering; medical device development; vascular biology; psychiatry, neurobiology, systems neuroscience, and neurological surgery; structural biology; developmental biology; quantitative systems pharmacology; precision medicine; and clinical research/clinical trials. The School of Medicine encompasses 31 diverse departments, ranging from traditional disciplines like anesthesiology, pediatrics, and orthopaedic surgery to newer scientific programs that integrate advanced concepts in cardiothoracic and plastic surgery, biomedical informatics, critical care medicine, and computational, systems, and developmental biology. Pitt medical students are consistently strong performers on the United States Medical Licensing Examination, scoring above the national mean and with a higher-than-average pass rate. The National Resident Matching Program annually pairs Pitt's fourth-year medical students with some of the nation's top residency programs in virtually all specialty areas. More than two-thirds of graduates routinely match to residencies in the country's most prestigious teaching hospitals, including Johns Hopkins Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, UCLA Medical Center, UCSF Medical Center, Stanford University affiliated programs, University of Washington-affiliated hospitals, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and UPMC. *The University of Pittsburgh is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution.