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.
Our People
Check out our class profile, and get an inside look at a day in the life of a Rochester medical student.
YoUR Future
UR medical graduates are highly desired across the nation. Check out the opportunities for your future.
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?
A Perfect Fit: Medical Students Discover Their Residency Destinations at a Nationwide Ceremony
Of the Class of 2025 who will be pursuing residency training, 26 students will stay at the University of Rochester Medical Center for their residency training or are returning after an internship elsewhere. Most are staying in New York State (38), followed by Massachusetts (10), California (7), Ohio (6) and Pennsylvania (5). The remainder will be in 16 other states for a total of 21 different states. University of Rochester students pursuing residency training were placed in 29 different specialties, with the largest concentrations in internal medicine, with equal numbers in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, and general surgery, followed by family medicine, psychiatry, and emergency medicine.
New NIH ROC StARR Program Bolsters Residency Research
New National Institutes of Health R38 grant funding expands research opportunities for residents in Medicine, Pediatrics, Medicine-Pediatrics and Dermatology.
The $2.1 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) aims to train a diverse pool of physician-scientists to lead the development, implementation and evaluation of new approaches to diagnose, treat and prevent autoimmune, allergic, inflammatory, and infectious diseases across the age spectrum.
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Kidney Cancer Care
Patients suffering from kidney cancer benefit from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s (URMC) unique, multidisciplinary approach to their care. Not only do they receive the quality care provided by their urologist, but they also gain the expertise of an entire team.
This Wilmot Cancer Institute team of urologists, pathologists, and medical, radiation, and surgical oncologists design a treatment plan customized to them based on their type of kidney cancer and their health status.
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.