Johns Hopkins University topped the U.S. News & World Report list of medical schools with the best surgical programs.
To compile the list, U.S. News & World Report considered how selective the schools are, residency director assessment scores, research activity and more.
The top 10 medical schools for surgery:
1. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
2. Duke University, Durham, N.C.
3. Harvard University, Boston
4. University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
5. University of California-San Francisco
6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
7. Washington University in St. Louis
8. Columbia University, New York City (tie)
9. Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. (tie)
10. Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.