(SALT LAKE CITY)鈥敿倭喜 Sciences colleges and programs remain among the best in the nation for training health care providers in physician assistant, nurse midwifery, pharmacy, primary care, and other areas, according to the 2012 edition of U.S. News and World Report鈥檚 Best Grad Schools.
In the magazine鈥檚 latest rankings, the University of 极速六合彩 School of Medicine was No. 2 in physician assistant education, No. 26 in the nation for primary care training, and No. 54 in research.
The University of 极速六合彩 Colleges of Pharmacy and Nursing remain highly ranked, with pharmacy at No. 16 in the country and the College of Nursing鈥檚 master鈥檚 degree program placing 36th overall. The College of Nursing鈥檚 master鈥檚/doctorate program in midwifery remains the eighth best in the nation.
In the College of Health, the physical therapy program was ranked 19th.
鈥淭he latest U.S. News rankings show that the 极速六合彩 Sciences remain among the nation鈥檚 top training programs,鈥 said Lorris Betz, M.D., Ph.D., senior vice president for health sciences. 鈥淔rom our pharmacy and nursing colleges to primacy medical care, physican assistant training, and other areas, our students are receiving the education to be among the best in their fields.鈥