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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
95%
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?
The Power of Connection: A Scholar’s Journey to Residency.
From the age of six, Diamond Guy envisioned a career in medicine, inspired by the compassionate care she received as a child. Now a first-year dermatology resident at the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, she attributes her journey to the powerful connections and unwavering support she found through various University of Rochester Medical Center programs and mentors.
From Miami to Medicine: How Mentors Made Rochester Feel Like Home
In this Learners on Location video on undergraduate medical education, SMD third-year medical student Lilyveth Mesa shares her experience relocating from Miami and navigating life with support from her advisor, Vice Chair of Family Medicine and Associate Dean Anne Nofziger, and Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Professor of Emergency Medicine Flavia Nobay.
Class of 2029 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.
University of Rochester Announces Inaugural Lam Professor of Music and Medicine
The University of Rochester's Eastman Performing Arts Medicine (EPAM) Center, a joint venture between Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester's School of Medicine and Dentistry, is pleased to announce Dr. David M. Green as the inaugural Evans Lam Professor of Music and Medicine, set to begin in March 2026.
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.