The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States, is a nationally ranked medical school whose students learn to become accomplished clinicians and top-flight researchers. Students who come to Iowa to study medicine join a community where case-based learning is the basis of their education. With its emphasis on problem-solving skills, early exposure to patients, and enhanced community-based experiences, UI medical students earn impressive scores on the national licensing exam and successfully “match” with top-quality residency programs around the nation.
U.S. News & World Report magazine consistently ranks the college among the best graduate schools—including in 2009 ranking the Physician Assistant, Physical Therapy, Primary Care Medicine, and Rural Medicine Education programs among the top ten of all U.S. universities. UI Carver College of Medicine students also learn clinical skills from some of the best—294 of our faculty are listed in Best Doctors in America 2009-10.
Currently, in the UI Carver College of Medicine, some 900 faculty members provide classroom education, clinical training, and research experiences for about 600 medical students, and 333 graduate students in 18 specialty areas and four combined degree programs. In addition, the college has about 50 Physician Assistant Program students and 120 Physical Therapy students.
In addition to their classroom and clinical experiences, students are provided opportunities for growth through tracks in service, research, and teaching, as well as through community health outreach and global programming involving more than 50 nations.
Founded in 1847 as Iowa’s first public institution of higher education, The University of Iowa is today the largest state university. It is located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, and annually enrolls more than 30,000 students, including about 2,400 international students from 104 countries.
The Iowa City area community includes Coralville, North Liberty, and other small towns with a total population of about 100,000. The University both provides and attracts a wide variety of cultural opportunities, Big Ten athletic events, and a number of business endeavors resulting from scientific and educational research that originated at UI. Iowa City is just a few hours away (by car) from Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha, and Kansas City. Iowa City isn’t a small town, but it is a comfortable community. In addition, 20 miles to the north is Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s second-largest city, and home to the Eastern Iowa Airport.
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