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Transforming the Learner

At the University of Rochester, we know that you aren't just choosing a medical school. You’re looking for the place where you will begin your transformation.

We prepare you for the art and the science of your life’s work. We are guided by the core principle of Meliora, meaning “Ever Better.” We aspire to be a medical school of the highest order, where individuals can achieve their highest objectives, unhindered by constraints on access, creativity, or participation.

From the start of your medical education, you will get new opportunities and perspectives. From our Double Helix curriculum, which gives you early clinical experiences, to our revolutionary biopsychosocial model, helping you develop into a doctor who sees not only disease, but the complete person.

This is the beginning of your journey. Let us help you change the world through your individual path.

University statement on Supreme Court affirmative action ruling:

"...we once again affirm the University’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we recognize that higher education and society at-large benefit from the diversity of thought that emerges from the open exchange of ideas among people from different backgrounds, identities, experiences, and beliefs."

Why Rochester?

The biopsychosocial model and the Double Helix curriculum are just two of the things that make us unique.

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Our People

Check out our class profile, and get an inside look at a day in the life of a Rochester medical student.

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UR medical graduates are highly desired across the nation. Check out the opportunities for your future.

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MD Class of 2023

Rochester's Medical School at a Glance

99%

3-year average pass rate for USMLE STEP 1

20%

of students identify with groups under-represented in medicine

40

different states represented by students

99%

3-year average match rate

What's New?

The Albany Prize Awarded to Biochemist Lynne Maquat​
One of the largest and most distinguished prizes in medicine in the United States, the 2024 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research was awarded to Lynne E. Maquat, PhD, director of the Center for RNA Biology at the University of Rochester. Maquat and co-winners Howard Y. Chang, MD, PhD, of Stanford University School of Medicine, and Adrian R. Krainer, PhD, of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, were honored for their research on RNA mechanisms that contribute to a wide range of diseases, including spinal muscular atrophy, cancers, and autoimmune disorders. Their collective body of work has laid the foundation for the development of treatments targeting conditions that can’t be corrected with conventional drugs.

Researchers Aim to Streamline Cancer Detection with Liquid Biopsies​
James McGrath, PhD, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UR, and a member of the Wilmot Cancer Institute scientific team, led a collaboration to develop a tool that collects cellular material (genes and proteins) called extracellular vesicles (EVs). Selecting and analyzing EVs provides valuable information about diseases in the body.

$30 Million Gift from Saunders Foundation Supports Department of Orthopaedics, School of Nursing
The Saunders Foundation, led by University of Rochester Trustee Emeritus E. Philip (Phil) Saunders, has made a $30 million commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) to support research and clinical programs in orthopaedics as well as a new endowed professorship, and to provide the School of Nursing with educational funding.  

The gift includes $25 million to support the groundbreaking work of the UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical Performance Center, the most comprehensive orthopaedic facility in the northeastern United States. In recognition of the long-standing philanthropic support from Saunders, the University will name its facility at 10 Miracle Mile Drive the Saunders Center for Orthopaedics & Physical Performance.

What The Streets Teach
Classes teach medicine, but Street Outreach helps teach how to connect with patients in ways that most students would never expect. It asks student volunteers to have hope for people who have sometimes lost all hope themselves, mirroring how society tends to view them. At times, these volunteers are trying to support people who have nobody else left who believes in them.

If the future of medicine depends on more equitable health care, participants in this program would say that learning on the streets of Rochester is helping to prepare them for that future.

Class of 2028 Code of Conduct
Every year, our incoming class creates a Code of Conduct which is a reminder to our students why they have chosen medicine.