University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

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University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Motto
Meliora
Motto in English
"Even better"
Type Private medical school
Established1925
Parent institution
 University of Rochester
Affiliation University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Eastman Institute for Oral Health
Dean David C. Linehan
Students1,981 [1] (approx. 400 medical students, 750 graduate/post-doctoral, and 775 residents/fellows)
Location
Rochester
,
New York
,
United States
Website www.urmc.rochester.edu/smd/

The School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) is an accredited medical school and school for advanced dental education, [2] with graduate education programs in biomedical, biological and health sciences. The facilities of the school are located in the URMC complex and the adjoining Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building with research facilities. Dental education and patient facilities are located within the URMC complex and the Eastman Institute for Oral Health.

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SMD has ranked in the top 35 graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report several times. [3] In 2023, the medical school's class size was 105, the mean GPA was 3.82 and mean MCAT score was 516. [4] SMD also received a full six-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its 26 residency programs at Strong Memorial Hospital in 2005. [5] [6] The medical school opened in 1925, and its first class graduated in 1929. [7]

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