The University of Michigan Medical School was the first medical school in the U.S. to own and operate its own hospital, among the first major medical schools to admit women and the first major medical school to base its instruction on science. The UM Medical School was also a pioneer in the introduction of the modern medical curriculum and the development of the clinical clerkships as part of medical student education.
The University of Michigan has 51,000 students and 5,600 faculty on its three campuses. The UM Medical School ranks ninth among all medical schools in terms of NIH awards, while the UM's Medical School, College of Engineering, Law School, School of Business Administration, School of Dentistry, College of Pharmacy, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and School of Social Work all rank in the top ten nationally.
