By Linda Satter

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) continues to climb U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best Medical Schools.

The magazine’s annual ranking of medical and osteopathic schools across the country was released today, showing that for 2024, UAMS ranked fourth nationally for primary care education, ninth for the most graduates practicing in health professional shortage areas and 11th nationally for graduates practicing in rural areas.

UAMS was the only medical or osteopathic school in Arkansas to be recognized.

“We are proud to be recognized again as a national leader in educating and training graduates who go on to practice primary care and in rural areas,” said Steven A. Webber, M.D., executive vice chancellor of UAMS and dean of the College of Medicine. “We are working hard to generate more primary care physicians for communities across our state, to ensure all Arkansans have access to high-quality primary care. The latest Best Medical Schools rankings demonstrate our progress and success in this crucial area.”

U.S. News Names UAMS a Best Medical School for Primary Care, Rural Practice

U.S. News & World Report ranked the UAMS College of Medicine fourth nationally for graduates going into primary care, ninth for the most graduates practicing in health professional shortage areas and 11th nationally for graduates practicing in rural areas.

By Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country.

The UAMS College of Medicine continued to climb the rankings, earning 17th place overall in primary care, up from 36th last year.

In a reflection of UAMS’ ongoing push to improve primary care in rural and medically needy areas of Arkansas, the medical school also placed 18th in serving rural areas, fourth in serving medically needy areas and 24th in producing the most primary care graduates. Last year, UAMS ranked 20th nationally in serving rural areas, wasn’t ranked in the category of serving medically needy areas and ranked 36th in producing the most primary care graduates.

https://news.uams.edu/2023/06/26/uams-ranks-17th-nationally-for-primary-care-in-annual-u-s-news-best-graduate-school-rankings/