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Transforming the Learner
At the University of Rochester, we know that you aren't just choosing a medical school. You’re looking for the place where you will begin your transformation.
We prepare you for the art and the science of your life’s work. We are guided by the core principle of Meliora, meaning “Ever Better.” We aspire to be a medical school of the highest order, where individuals can achieve their highest objectives, unhindered by constraints on access, creativity, or participation.
From the start of your medical education, you will get new opportunities and perspectives. From our Double Helix curriculum, which gives you early clinical experiences, to our revolutionary biopsychosocial model, helping you develop into a doctor who sees not only disease, but the complete person.
This is the beginning of your journey. Let us help you change the world through your individual path.
Why Rochester?
The biopsychosocial model and the Double Helix curriculum are just two of the things that make us unique.
Our People
Check out our class profile, and get an inside look at a day in the life of a Rochester medical student.
YoUR Future
UR medical graduates are highly desired across the nation. Check out the opportunities for your future.
Rochester's Medical School at a Glance
99%
3-year average pass rate for USMLE STEP 1
92%
students involved in research during medical school
40
different states represented by students
99%
3-year average match rate
What's New?
A Perfect Fit: Medical Students Discover Their Residency Destinations at a Nationwide Ceremony
Of the Class of 2025 who will be pursuing residency training, 26 students will stay at the University of Rochester Medical Center for their residency training or are returning after an internship elsewhere. Most are staying in New York State (38), followed by Massachusetts (10), California (7), Ohio (6) and Pennsylvania (5). The remainder will be in 16 other states for a total of 21 different states. University of Rochester students pursuing residency training were placed in 29 different specialties, with the largest concentrations in internal medicine, with equal numbers in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology, and general surgery, followed by family medicine, psychiatry, and emergency medicine.
Wilmot Cancer Institute Earns Prestigious Designation from the National Cancer Institute
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has named the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute as the nation’s 73rd designated cancer center. The distinction places the institute in the top 4 percent of all cancer centers in the United States.
UR Medicine Among Elite Group of Leaders in Heart Failure Care
UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital recently provided its 1,000th heart pump, a lifesaving therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. This milestone has been attained by only a handful of elite programs in the United States.
What The Streets Teach
Classes teach medicine, but Street Outreach helps teach how to connect with patients in ways that most students would never expect. It asks student volunteers to have hope for people who have sometimes lost all hope themselves, mirroring how society tends to view them. At times, these volunteers are trying to support people who have nobody else left who believes in them.
If the future of medicine depends on more equitable health care, participants in this program would say that learning on the streets of Rochester is helping to prepare them for that future.
Class of 2028 Code of Conduct
Every year, our incoming class creates a Code of Conduct which is a reminder to our students why they have chosen medicine.