University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
40.443111°N 79.961343°W The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is a medical school of the University of Pittsburgh, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Medicine, also known as Pitt Med, encompasses both a medical program, offering the doctor of medicine, and graduate programs, offering doctor of philosophy and master's degrees in several areas of biomedical science, clinical research, medical education, and medical informatics.
Scaife Hall, home of the Pitt School of Medicine. | |
| Type | State-related |
|---|---|
| Established | June 4, 1883 |
| Dean | Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD |
Academic staff | 2,264 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| MD Students | 591 |
| Website | http://www.medschool.pitt.edu/ |
Admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is highly competitive; the incoming class averaged a score of 517 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.86. In 2017, 6,151 people applied, and 796 were interviewed for 148 positions in the medical school's entering class.
The School of Medicine is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
The School of Medicine is one of sixteen schools that comprise the University of Pittsburgh and is located in the Oakland neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh.