• Source: University of Florida College of Medicine

      • The University of Florida College of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Florida. It is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center, with facilities in Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. The school grants Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Medicine-Doctor of Philosophy (M.D.-Ph.D.), and Physician Assistant (P.A.) degrees to its graduates. Its primary teaching hospital is UF Health Shands Hospital with which the school shares a campus in Gainesville.


      History



      The college was officially established in 1956. The founding Dean of the college was Dr. George T. Harrell. Dr. Harrell also founded the College of Medicine at Pennsylvania State University, becoming the first person to found two medical schools.
      In March 2009, the college received the largest donation in its history. Jerry and Judy Davis donated $20 million to the College of Medicine to support teaching, research and programs in cancer, with special emphasis on research in lymphoma, breast cancer, bone marrow and gastrointestinal cancer.


      Rankings


      U.S. News & World Report ranked the College of Medicine 36th out of 122 research-intensive medical schools in the U.S. in 2021.
      The university's teaching hospital, UF Health Shands Hospital, is nationally ranked in 5 specialties.
      The ARWU ranked UF's College of Medicine 51st among schools of medicine across the globe in 2012.
      In December 2018 Expertscape recognized it as #4 in the world for expertise in Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.
      The University of Florida College of Medicine was awarded $372.6 million in annual research expenditures in sponsored research for 2024.


      Admissions


      Admission to the University of Florida College of Medicine is considered to be highly competitive. For the M.D. class of 2015, 136 students enrolled out of 2,853 applicants. The class' undergraduate average GPA was 3.75, while the average MCAT was 31.06.


      Deans of the College of Medicine




      See also


      University of Florida
      J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center
      University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville
      UF Health Shands Hospital
      UF Health Jacksonville
      McKnight Brain Institute
      UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital


      References




      External links


      Official University of Florida College of Medicine website
      Gainesville Sun info about the College
      Gainesville Sun Article about the College's rankings
      Interdisciplinary Programs by the College
      Alligator article about the rankings
      Medical Informatics about the College of Medicine
      Alligator article about the founder of the College
      U.S. News & World Report list of top medical schools for 2008

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