Top Medical Schools in Scotland

Following are the top medical schools in Scotland:

University of Aberdeen
- The School of Medicine and Dentistry, alongside the School of Medical Sciences offers a range of degree programmes in Medicine, Health Sciences and Dentistry.
- University of Aberdeen is ranked 121st globally for Life Sciences and Medicine (QS World University Rankings 2010).

Dundee University Medical School
- The School of Medicine at the University of Dundee was founded in 1967, and has developed into one of the foremost institutions for medical education and biomedical research in the UK.
- Dundee medical graduates have been shown to be first among newly qualified UK doctors in feeling well-prepared for their first clinical posts (Goldacre et al 2003, Cave et al 2007).

University of Edinburgh
- The College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at University of Edinburgh has a long history as one of the best medical institutions in the world.
- The University is one of the oldest centres for medical and veterinary medical research in the UK. In the Research Assessment Exercises (RAE) 2008, nearly 70% of its researchers were rated at the internationally excellent level or above.

University of St Andrews School of Medicine
- It is one of the first UK medical schools whose research facilities are fully integrated with the other sciences and key university disciplines including biology, physics, chemistry and psychology.
- The University of St Andrews is named among the UK's top five universities, rated as the leading university in Scotland and 4th in the UK (Times Good University Guide 2011).

University of Glasgow School of Medicine
- It is one of the largest and most prestigious medical schools in Europe.
- The School of Medicine is renowned for pioneering teaching methods and superb facilities for undergraduate study in Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry.

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