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University of Alabama School of Medicine

University of Alabama School of Medicine Review

About University of Alabama School of Medicine

Overview​
The University of Alabama School of Medicine is a 4-year MD degree granting program that houses one of the largest academic hospitals in the country. The School of Medicine can be traced back to the Medical College of Alabama which was founded in 1859 in Mobile, Alabama. The first two years of medical school are completed in Birmingham with clinical years being completed at either the Birmingham campus or any of the three regional campuses: Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.

The University of Alabama School of Medicine is a 4-year MD degree granting program that houses one of the largest academic hospitals in the country. The School of Medicine can be traced back to the Medical College of Alabama which was founded in 1859 in Mobile, Alabama. The first two years of medical school are completed in Birmingham with clinical years being completed at either the Birmingham campus or any of the three regional campuses: Huntsville, Tuscaloosa, and Montgomery.

The School of Medicine will be recognized by its faculty, students, graduates and patients and by faculty members in other schools of medicine and research universities as one of the nation’s premier institutions for research, training and patient care. Excellence in each of its primary missions—education, clinical care, and basic, transnational and clinical research—is essential to this recognition.

University of Alabama School of Medicine details

1860

First Class

186

First Class

$31,550

In-State Tuition

$65,854

Out-Of State Tuition

dual degree programs

  • MD/PhD
  • M.D./MPH
  • M.D/MBA
  • M.D/MBA
  • BS/MD

living

Campus: Burmingham

Cost of Living Index:

79.1*

Walkability Score:

35**

Campus: Montgomery

Cost of Living Index:

80.1*

Walkability Score:

27**

Campus: Tuscaloosa​

Cost of Living Index:

92.3*

Walkability Score:

33**

Campus: Tuscaloosa​

Cost of Living Index:

92.2*

Walkability Score:

23**

Climate: Huntsville

  • - Annual High Temp: 72.8°F
  • - Annual Low Temp: 51.1°F
  • - Av. Annual Rainfall: 54.33 inch
  • - Av. Annual Snowfall: 3 inch

  • - Annual High Temp: 72.8°F
  • - Annual Low Temp: 51.1°F
  • - Av. Annual Rainfall: 54.33 inch
  • - Av. Annual Snowfall: 3 inch

Climate: Huntsville

  • - Annual High Temp: 73.8°F
  • - Annual Low Temp: 52.8°F
  • - Av. Annual Rainfall: 53.71 inch
  • - Av. Annual Snowfall: 2 inch

Climate: Birmingham

  • - Annual High Temp: 76.5°F
  • - Annual Low Temp: 53.5°F
  • - Av. Annual Rainfall: 53.05 inch

Climate: Huntsville

  • - Annual High Temp: 76.3°F
  • - Annual Low Temp: 53.6°F
  • - Av. Annual Rainfall: 54.91 inch

*US average index is 100

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