Comparative Analysis of the Ranking of Medical Universities

Gelman V. Ya.
Doctor of Engineering, Professor, Chair for Medical Informatics and Physics¹

1 - North-West State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov. St-Petersburg, Russia.

Gelman Viktor; e-mail: Viktor.Gelman@szgmu.ru

None declared.

The study had no sponsorship.

An analytical review of the existing rankings of universities is performed. The ranking methodology and the principal foreign and domestic ratings are considered. Medical universities listed as a part of general university rankings have been investigated. The place of medical universities in the domestic higher education is shown. Comparison of the first ten medical universities according to eight main ratings allowed to determine the best universities present in most ratings. The analysis of the dynamics of changes in positions of the best medical schools in the general university ranking in terms of the quality of admission has revealed the established stability of the reputational characteristics of leading medical schools. The necessity of creating specialized ratings for medical universities and specialties, considering their specific features is shown.

ranking, university, medical school, analysis, specialized ranking, analytical review

10.29234/2308-9113-2018-6-4-1-16

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