Alongside its No. 1 spot among U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools 2019" rankings, Boston-based Harvard Medical School ranked as the No. 1 medical school for several specialties, including anesthesiology, internal medicine and surgery.
U.S. News' rankings for the top medical schools by specialty are part of the publication's annual "Best Medical Schools 2019" list, which recognizes the top medical institutions for primary care and research.
For the specialty rankings, U.S. News solely relied on ratings data provided by medical school deans and senior faculty. The fields included among the specialty rankings are anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, radiology, pediatrics, internal medicine and surgery. Survey respondents each identified up to 10 schools offering the best programs in each specialty area. Medical schools receiving the most votes in each specialty were then numerically ranked based on the number of nominations they received, as long they received a minimum of seven nominations in that specialty area.
Here are the 10 best medical schools for anesthesiology, including ties.
1. Harvard Medical School
2. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
3. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (Baltimore)
4. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
5. Duke University School of Medicine (Durham, N.C.)
6. University of Michigan Medical School (Ann Arbor)
6. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
8. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (New York City)
8. Stanford (Calif.) University School of Medicine
10. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine (Rochester, Minn.)
10. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
10. Yale School of Medicine (New Haven, Conn.)
Here are the 10 best medical schools for internal medicine, including ties.
1. Harvard Medical School
1. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
3. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
4. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
5. Duke University School of Medicine
6. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
7. University of Michigan Medical School
8. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
9. UW School of Medicine (Seattle)
10. Stanford University School of Medicine
10. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (Nashville, Tenn.)
Here are the 10 best medical schools for surgery, including ties.
1. Harvard Medical School
2. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
3. Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
4. UC San Francisco School of Medicine
5. Duke University School of Medicine
6. University of Michigan Medical School
7. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
8. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Los Angeles)
8. UW School of Medicine
10. University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
11. Stanford University School of Medicine