DukeMed Alumni News
Summer 2008

In Brief:

School of Medicine Ranks 6th for Research

The Duke University School of Medicine tied for sixth place in the research category of the latest U.S.News & World Report rankings of the best graduate and professional schools in the country.

Four Duke medical specialties also ranked in the top 10—geriatrics (third), internal medicine (fifth), AIDS (eighth), and family medicine (ninth).

In new rankings for health disciplines and programs, Duke’s Physician Assistant Program ranked second behind the University of Iowa, and its clinical psychology and physical therapy disciplines ranked ninth and 13th, respectively.