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COM shines in NIH funding comparison  Evidence of MUSC’s continuing climb in rankings among the nation’s academic medical centers was released by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in its funding comparisons of the nation’s 126 medical schools for FY 2003. During the five-year period from FY 1998 to FY 2003, total NIH support to all College of Medicine departments has moved from 58th to 48th place. Total NIH funding to the college during the period increased from $31 million to  $78.1 million.  In addition to total NIH funding to the nation’s medical colleges, the report analyzed funding information by department within the colleges.  MUSC College of Medicine departments ranked in the nation's top 20 include: Anatomy and Cell Biology, 15th, with $8.6 million in funding Biostatistics, 6th, $2.2 million in funding Ophthalmology, 10th, $4.9 million in funding Otolaryngology, 12th, $2.3 million in funding Psychiatry, 20th, $14.2 million in funding MUSC College of Medicine departments ranked in the nation's top 50 include: Biochemistry, 36th, $5.6 million in funding Internal Medicine, 47th, $16.7 million in funding Neurology, 48th, $2.1 million in funding Pediatrics, 45th, $3.7 million in funding Physiology, 29th, $6.4 million in funding Rankings are posted on the NIH Web site http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/award/trends/medschc.htm. Cumulative research awards for the entire university for FY 2003 totaled $151.2 million. This includes NIH awards to all of MUSC’s colleges and research support from South Carolina corporations and foundations. Friday, June 25, 2004 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to petersnd@musc.edu or catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Community Press at 849-1778.