Welcome
to the University of Missouri School
of Medicine
 From
Dean William Crist, MD
MU's School of Medicine is committed
to providing high-quality medical
education and developing physicians
who will meet the health-care needs
of Missourians. Our educational
quality is achieved through outstanding
teaching, research and patient
care programs.
The school is among the first
in the nation to offer the problem-based
learning style of medical education.
Students are divided into small
groups in a curriculum designed
to take them beyond memorization
to an in-depth analysis of facts.
Students explore the structural
and pathophysiological ramifications
of actual medical cases. They gain
a wide variety of educational experiences
because of the close cooperation
between the School of Medicine,
University of Missouri Hospitals
and Clinics and an array of specialty
outreach services. The school strongly
emphasizes primary-care medicine
but also prepares students in all
specialties.
We are proud that our students
are some of the nation's top applicants.
They come from many of the finest
undergraduate institutions in the
country. And they do well throughout
medical school - typically more
than 85 percent of our seniors
receive their first or second choice
of residency programs, and our
students consistently perform better
than average on national licensing
exams.
Research projects at the School
of Medicine and graduate programs
in the biomedical sciences offer
students the chance to experience
the excitement of discovery. Students
wishing to integrate research and
clinical training in their careers
can receive a master's or doctoral
degree in any of several sciences
in addition to a medical degree.
The School of Medicine provides
students with services such as
financial aid assistance and academic
and personal counseling. Our staff
will be happy to answer any questions
you may have about attending our
school.
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