University of Nebraska Medical Center

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) is a leading public academic health sciences center located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

UNMC has the following Colleges and Institutes: College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Pharmacy, College of Dentistry, School of Allied Health Professions, College of Public Health and Graduate College; Graduate Medical Education; Graduate Studies; Postdoctoral Programs; Eppley Institute for Cancer Research; Munroe-Meyer Institute.

The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (HLC-NCA) accredits UNMC as a whole.

Rankings:

- In the US News & World Report's 2010 edition of America's Best Graduate Schools, UNMC programs are placed among the nation's best:
  - The College of Medicine is tied for 17th in primary care listing out of 146 programs
  - The College of Medicine's rural health medicine program tied for 15th out of 146 programs
  - The physician assistant program is tied for 14th out of 104 programs
  - The physical therapy program is ranked 33rd out of 199 programs
  - The College of Pharmacy is ranked 29th out of 101 programs
  - The College of Nursing's master's degree program ranked 32nd out of 395 programs

- UNMC's hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, has been named one of America's best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report's 2008 publication of America's Best Hospitals. In the list of America's Best Hospitals for cancer care, The Nebraska Medical Center is rated 39th, while on the list of best hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery, it is rated 41st.

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