Top Medical Schools in India

Following are the top ranking medical schools/colleges in India:

All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) - The Institute conducts teaching programs in medical and para-medical courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. AIIMS is one of the pioneers in initiating an in-service training programme for postgraduate students. According to the Outlook survey (2009), AIIMS is ranked No. 1 among the top medical colleges in India, followed by Christian Medical College in second place.

Christian Medical College - The college within its affiliation to the TN Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai offers degree courses/programs in Medicine (MBBS), Physio-therapy (BPT), Occupational Therapy (BOT), Nursing (BSc), and in Medical Laboratory Technology (BSc).

Armed Forces Medical College - It is a leading medical institute of the country acknowledged as a centre of excellence for education and research. AFMC has found a place amongst the top medical colleges in the country and is widely acknowledged to be a premier national institute. The college celebrated its golden jubilee in 1998 with pride.

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal - KMC is consistently rated among the top 10 medical colleges in India in a survey conducted by independent agencies. Manipal University (of which KMC is a constituent college) degrees are widely recognized in all countries.

Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research - JIPMER is an Institution of National Importance (an autonomous body) under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. The institute is active in research in various fields of modern medicine & health and medical education. JIPMER is ranked 5th among the top medical colleges by Outlook Survey (2009).

Top Medical Schools in Canada

Top Medical university in Canada
There are 17 accredited medical schools in Canada with Ontario having the most at six. (Language of instruction: 13 in English, 3 in French and 1 in Bilingual). M.D. granting medical schools are accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.

According to the ranking of World Top 100 Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy (MED) programs by ARWU Broad Subject Fields 2008, a total of six Canadian universities made it to the Top 100 list, with U of Toronto ranked 1st in Canada and 27th in the world. McGill was ranked 2nd nationally and 40th globally, followed by McMaster and Alberta.

The University of Toronto was also ranked as the nation's best medical and doctoral university in Maclean's magazine, followed by UBC (2nd) and Queen's (3rd). However in the 18th Annual Ranking of Canadian universities by Maclean's magazine, McGill won the distinction of being called the top medical school in Canada, ranked 1st in the nation and ahead of Toronto (2nd).

List of leading medical schools in Canada (by Province):

Alberta:
University of Alberta - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
Faculty of Medicine of the University of Calgary

British Columbia:
University of British Columbia - Faculty of Medicine

Manitoba:
University of Manitoba - Faculty of Medicine

Newfoundland and Labrador: 
Memorial University of Newfoundland - Faculty of Medicine

Nova Scotia: 
Dalhousie University - Faculty of Medicine

Ontario:
McMaster University - Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Queen's School of Medicine
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at University of Western Ontario
University of Ottawa - Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine

Qu退bec:
Universit退 Laval - Facult退 de M退decine
McGill University - Faculty of Medicine
Universit退 de Montr退al - Facult退 de M退decine
Universit退 de Sherbrooke - Facult退 de M退decine et des sciences de la sant退

Saskatchewan: 
College of Medicine - University of Saskatchewan

Top Medical Schools in England

Following are the top ranking medical schools in England:

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
- The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008 results showed Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry joining Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and University College London in the top 5 medical and dental schools in England for quality of research.
- In the same exercise, the School was ranked No. 1 in London, ahead of other leading schools such as the Imperial College and KingҀs College.

School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge
- The Times newspaper has named 13 Cambridge academics in their inaugural list of the 100 most important contemporary figures in British science.
- Cambridge is ranked 2nd for Medicine in the UK (Times Good University Guide 2010).

UCL Medical School
- UCL Medical School is one of the largest in the country and it has the widest range of intercalated BSc opportunities in the UK.
- Among past and present staff are Nobel Prize winners (Huxley, Hill and Katz) and numerous Fellows of the Royal Society and the Academy of Medical Sciences.
- In the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityҀs Academic Rankings of World Universities UCL is ranked 21st globally.

Imperial College London Faculty of Medicine
- Imperial College London is one of the best ranking institutions in the UK.
- The Faculty of Medicine is one of EuropeҀs largest medical institutions in terms of its staff and student population and research income.
- The Faculty offers a wide range of full-time taught courses as well as specialist short courses and symposia.

Oxford University Medical School
- The University of Oxford is an internationally recognized centre of excellence for biomedical research and teaching.
- Oxford has more world-leading academics (rated 4* in the 2008 national RAE) than any other UK university.

Best Clinical Psychology Programs (US)

A graduate degree in Clinical Psychology can lead to a career in social work, sociology, mental health, or counseling. Three universities are ranked joint top in the US for theirclinical psychology programs, according to the US News rankings, with the other two leading universities (UC Berkeley and U of Minnesota Twin Cities) made up the rest of the top 5.

The UCLA Department of Psychology offers Ph.D. training with area emphasis in Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Health Psychology, Learning and Behavior, Quantitative, and Social Psychology.
Best Graduate Schools in Clinical Psychology:

1. University of CaliforniaրLos Angeles
1. University of Washington
1. University of WisconsinրMadison
4. University of CaliforniaրBerkeley
4. University of MinnesotaրTwin Cities
6. Indiana UniversityրBloomington
6. University of North CarolinaրChapel Hill
6. Yale University
9. Duke University
9. Pennsylvania State UniversityրUniversity Park
9. SUNYրStony Brook
9. University of IllinoisրUrbana-Champaign
9. University of Iowa
9. University of Pennsylvania
9. University of Pittsburgh
16. University of Kansas (Clinical Child Psychology Program)
16. University of Southern California
16. University of TexasրAustin
16. University of Virginia
16. Vanderbilt University
16. Washington University in St. Louis
22. Arizona State University
22. Northwestern University
22. University of Arizona
25. Emory University
25. San Diego State University/University of CaliforniaրSan Diego
25. University of Florida
25. University of Kansas
25. University of Miami
25. University of MichiganրAnn Arbor
25. University of MissouriրColumbia
25. University of Oregon
33. Boston University
33. Ohio State University
33. Temple University
33. University of ColoradoրBoulder
33. University of Georgia
33. University of Kentucky
33. University of MarylandրCollege Park
33. Virginia Tech
33. West Virginia University
42. Michigan State University
43. Florida State University
43. Purdue UniversityրWest Lafayette
43. Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyրNew Brunswick
43. SUNYրAlbany
43. University at BuffaloրSUNY
43. University of NevadaրReno
43. University of Rochester
50. Northwestern University Medical School
50. University of AlabamaրBirmingham
50. University of Delaware
50. University of IllinoisրChicago
50. University of MassachusettsրAmherst
50. University of NebraskaրLincoln
50. University of Vermont
57. Rutgers, the State University of New JerseyրNew Brunswick
57. University of Denver
57. University of South Florida
57. University of Utah
57. Virginia Commonwealth University
62. Case Western Reserve University
62. Louisiana State UniversityրBaton Rouge
62. Syracuse University
62. Teachers College, Columbia University
62. University of Alabama
62. University of Connecticut
62. University of North CarolinaրGreensboro
62. University of WisconsinրMilwaukee
62. Washington State University
71. Binghamton University
71. George Mason University
71. Georgia State University
71. Loyola University Chicago
71. Ohio University
71. Texas A&M UniversityրCollege Station
71. University of MarylandրBaltimore County
71. University of Memphis
71. University of New Mexico
71. University of South CarolinaրColumbia
71. University of TennesseeրKnoxville
71. University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterրDallas
83. Auburn University
83. Baylor University
83. DePaul University
83. Kent State University
83. University of Louisville
83. University of MaineրOrono
83. University of MassachusettsրBoston
83. University of Mississippi
83. Wayne State University
92. Indiana University-Purdue UniversityրIndianapolis
92. Oklahoma State University
92. St. Louis University
92. Texas Tech University
92. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
92. University of HawaiiրManoa
92. University of Houston
99. American University
99. Bowling Green State University
99. Catholic University of America
99. Clark University
99. Marquette University
99. Miami UniversityրOxford
99. Northern Illinois University
99. Southern Illinois UniversityրCarbondale
99. University of NevadaրLas Vegas
99. University of North Texas/University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
99. U of Rhode Island
110. Brigham Young UniրProvo
110. George Washington Univ
110. U of ArkansasրFayetteville
110. U of MissouriրSt. Louis
110. U of North Dakota
110. U of Wyoming
116. Central Michigan Univ
116. Drexel Univ
116. Fordham Univ
116. Illinois Institute of Technology
116. Indiana State Univ
116. St. JohnҀs Univ
116. U of Cincinnati
116. U of MissouriրKansas City
116. U of Montana
116. U of North Texas
116. U of South Dakota
116. U of Tulsa
116. U of Virginia (Curry)
116. Wright State Univ
116. Yeshiva Univ (Ferkauf)
131. CUNYրCity College
131. Eastern Michigan University
131. U of Toledo
131. Virginia Consortium for Professional Psychology
131. Western Michigan Univ

Top 10 Universities for Psychology

The Department of Psychology at University of York (UK) is placed firmly in the top 10 in the UK for psychology in three University Guides for 2011: ranked 7th in The Independent, 7th in The Guardian University Guide, and 5th in The Times newspapers. A total of 95% of its research activity was judged to be of international quality, placing the Department in the top 10 of the 76 Psychology departments entered into the RAE. It has also received top marks (24/24) for teaching quality in the Subject Review carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency.

The Department of Psychology at Royal Holloway (University of London) was ranked 7th (out of 75) amongst the very best Departments in the RAE 2008 according to the ranking compiled by the Guardian and Times.

Top 10 UK Universities for Psychology:
1 UCL
2 Cambridge
3 St Andrews
4 Oxford
5 Bristol
6 Bath
7 York
8 Stirling
9 Exeter
10 Royal Holloway
Source: Guardian 2011

In the United States, U.S. News & World Report has produced a ranking of the Best Graduate Schools in Psychology:
League Table 2010 (Top 10 list):
1 Stanford University
1 University of California--Berkeley
3 Harvard University
3 University of California--Los Angeles
3 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor
3 Yale University
7 University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign
8 Princeton University
8 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities
8 University of Wisconsin--Madison

What Makes a Top University?

A number of assessments carried out by AllAboutUni.com indicate that the general characteristics of a top university are the following: being based in North America or Europe, being in an area where other top universities are clustered, having a large endowment and being a private institution. AllAboutUni.com is an independent, global and interactive website where visitors can obtain information about universities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campus pictures).

The analysis is based on a ranking of the WorldҀs Top-500 Universities produced by the Institute of Higher Education at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (click here). Several indicators of academic or research performance are used to establish the ranking, these include staff winning Nobel Prizes, highly cited researchers and articles indexed in major citation indices. The rankings have been published since 2003, with the 2008 ranking published on 15 August 2008.

Location
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-500 universities are mainly located in Europe (n=210; 40%) and the Americas (n=190; 40%) (click here). In the Americas, 95% of the universities are located in the United States (84%; n=159) and Canada (11%; n=21).

Clustering
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that in both the United States (US) and Europe there is a clustering of the worldҀs top universities. In the US, 36% (57 out of 159) of universities - more than one in three - are located in just five States: New York (15), California (13), Texas (13), Massachusetts (9) and Pennsylvania (7) (click here). In Europe, more than one in three (36%) of the Top-25 universities are located in United Kingdom (click here).

Public - Private
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that 70% of the World's Top-10 universities are private institutions, suggesting that at the very top of the rankings private universities perform better than public universities (click here). In the WorldҀs Top-25 universities, there is a lower predominance of private universities, with 11 out of 25 universities being private (click here).

Endowment
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the WorldҀs Top-25 universities have accumulated a massive amount of endowment wealth (a total of $170 billion) and the private universities in the US have accumulated more wealth than the public universities (click here). A large university endowment supports the operating budget of a university (for example, a third of Harvard UniversityҀs operating budget comes from endowment income).

Age
An AllAboutUni.com assessment found that the age of a university was not associated with being in the World's Top-25 universities (click here). Two good examples of 'young' universities achieving a high ranking are Stanford University (established in 1891 and ranked 2nd) and the University of California - San Diego (established in 1960 and ranked 14th).

Other factors
Other factors that will determine the ranking of a university include: the university infrastructure (campus, facilities, etc.), the working conditions (academic salaries, academic freedom, etc.), the levels of funding (public and private funding) and the quality of life in the region where the university is located.

Conclusion
A series of AllAboutUni.com assessments has identified a number of general characteristics that help make a top university. The very strong performance of private universities in the World's Top-10 universities (7 out of 10) suggests that private universities are better able manage the different factors and etablish a top university.