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The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) is a medical school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. The School of Medicine, also known as Pitt Med, is consistently ranked as a "Top Medical School" by ''U.S. News & World Report'' in both research and primary care. UPSOM is currently ranked 16th in the category of research by ''U.S. News'' and is separately ranked 11th in the ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' list of best medical schools in the world. The school 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. 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. Pitt Med is a national leader in biomedical research, as evidenced by Pitt and its affiliates, ranking fifth among all institutions in the amount of NIH funding received ($318 million) during the 2013 fiscal year. Admissions to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are highly competitive; the incoming class averaged a score of 35 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.79 (median MCAT score of 36 and median GPA of 3.84).〔(【引用サイトリンク】 AAMC Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR® ) )〕 In 2014, 5,534 people applied and 859 were interviewed for 147 positions in the medical school's entering class.〔 The School of Medicine is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). UPMC is considered a leading American health care provider, as its flagship facilities have ranked in the ''U.S. News & World Report'' "Honor Roll" of the approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America for well over a decade. As of 2014, UPMC is ranked 10th nationally among the best hospitals (and first in Pennsylvania) by ''US News & World Report'' and ranked in 14 of 16 specialty areas, including six specialties for which UPMC placed in the top 10.〔http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/pa/upmc-university-of-pittsburgh-medical-center-6230029〕 This does not include Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC which ranked in the top 10 of pediatric centers in a separate ''US News'' ranking. Becker's Hospital Review ranks UPMC first on its list of Top-Grossing Hospitals in America with $11.87 billion in gross revenue. ==History== Chartered on June 4, 1883, as the Western Pennsylvania Medical College, the school opened with a class of 57 students in September 1886. Originally a free-standing school formed by local physicians, the college founders had sought affiliation with the Western University of Pennsylvania even prior to its founding, and in 1892, the School became affiliated with the university becoming the Medical Department of Western University. By 1895 the college had begun a four-year course of study, and in 1908 the college was completely integrated into the Western University of Pennsylvania, the same year the university was renamed to the University of Pittsburgh. Abraham Flexner, a renowned educator, published his first report, ''Medical Education in the U.S. and Canada'',〔(Medical Education in the U.S. and Canada )〕 in 1910 after he had visited 155 medical schools, including the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In his report, Flexner made the following comments relative to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: “Since the present management took hold last fall, the admission of students has been more carefully supervised, the building has been put in excellent condition.... Whole-time instructors of modern training and ideals have been secured... A new building is in the process of erection...” Flexner went on to cite the School as an example of what could be accomplished through sound University Management. For the next four decades the School continued to evolve. At the end of World War II, active planning for a major change was initiated with the encouragement and assistance of the Mellons, a prominent Pittsburgh family. The University accepted the University Health Center concept and, in 1953, appointed the first vice chancellor of the Schools of the Health Professions. Plans were made to house the Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Pharmacy in a new building contiguous to the principal teaching hospitals and the Graduate School of Public Health. To generate the necessary capital, the University planned a fund drive to raise an endowment. A handsome beginning was made when, by mid-December 1953, $15 million was assured by grants of $5 million each from the A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, the Richard King Mellon Foundation, and the Sarah Mellon Scaife Foundation. The new building, Scaife Hall, was completed in 1956 and recruitment of additional full-time faculty was begun. With increased facilities and faculty, the School of Medicine began to be recognized as a major center for research in a number of areas. In turn, the faculty of the School of Medicine attracted appreciable support for research and training from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies. Moreover, the School became assured of financial support for medical education when, in 1967, the University became state related as part of the higher education system of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.〔History. School’s Web site. Retrieved on November 02, 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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