The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), a member of Bio Nebraska, announced that it has been named by U.S. News & World Report a Tier 1 institution for primary care training.
Announcement by John Keenan, UNMC strategic communications
In its latest rankings of top U.S. medical schools, U.S. News & World Report has named the University of Nebraska Medical Center a Tier 1 institution for primary care training.
In a shift from its former numerical rankings, the magazine is now grouping medical schools into four tiers. UNMC was one of only 15 institutions in the top tier for primary care. Those institutions were in the 85th percentile or higher of medical schools ranked.
UNMC also was named a Tier 2 medical school for research. There are 16 medical schools in Tier 1 and 36 in Tier 2, which consists of medical schools ranked between the 50th and 84th percentile.
UNMC also was ranked ninth of 168 medical schools in the percentage of graduates practicing in rural areas.