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MUSC receives top 10 ranking in
U.S. News & World Report, Best Medical Schools
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Annual Best Medical
Schools specialty rankings cite Institute of
Psychiatry, Neurosciences
MUSC's Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs (CDAP) has been ranked for
drug and alcohol abuse medical education in U.S. News Media Group’s
2010 edition of America’s Best Graduate Schools, published online at
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-medical-schools/drug-alcohol-abuse.
The collaborative efforts of CDAP, the Division of Clinical
Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry, and Addiction
Neuroscience faculty in the Department of Neuroscience were ranked
in the top 10 academic institutions for their educational and training
efforts in alcohol and substance abuse for 2011.
“We are honored to be among the nation’s top institutions that were
selected as the best in training the next generation of addiction
researchers and clinicians,” said Raymond Anton, M.D., Distinguished
University Professor and CDAP director. “This is a great honor for our
well-recognized faculty and a tribute to their work, which attracts
many of the brightest new trainees to initiate their careers here at
MUSC under their mentorship.” Raymond further noted that recent
scientific advances discovered at the laboratory bench, as well as in
the clinical arena, are translated into improved care for those
suffering from addictions not only in the Low country and South
Carolina, but across the nation. Recent strides in brain imaging
research and medication treatment therapies related to drug and alcohol
addiction have garnered national attention and accolades in recent
months. It’s this commitment to collaboration and cutting-edge research
that has landed MUSC within the rankings once again.
Each year, U.S. News ranks professional-school programs in business,
education, engineering, law, and medicine. These rankings are based on
two types of data: expert opinions about program quality and
statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school’s faculty,
research, and students. These data come from surveys of more than 1,200
programs and some 12,400 academics and professionals that were
conducted in fall 2009. The statistical indicators used in our rankings
of business, education, engineering, law, and medical schools fall into
two categories: inputs, or measures of the qualities that students and
faculty bring to the educational experience, and outputs, measures of
graduates’ achievements linked to their degrees. Different output
measures are available for different fields.
Online May 8, 2010
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