A Rich Tradition of Excellence and Care
Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education, and research. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health Care System through close collaboration and a commitment to service.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are a top ranked medical school in both primary care education and NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 16 top-ranked MD and basic science departments in research funding.
Our Mission
Leadership
We will promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.
Education
We will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team oriented inter-professional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research
We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration amongst disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Quick Facts
Current Enrollment
Current Faculty
#5
in Primary Care Education
#25
in Research
#6 among public medical schools
#50
in Rural Medicine
$1,400,000,000+
Raised in the School of Medicine capital campaign
Residency Match Rate
USMLE Step 1 Passing Rate
95th Percentile
for MD graduates who are Black or African-American
93rd Percentile
for number of African American graduates and women faculty members
#5
among public universities in NIH funding
#18
in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for federal fiscal year 2021
65th Percentile
of graduates practicing in primary care, practicing in rural areas, and underserved areas
medical students engaged globally at education and research sites in 15 countries
Address
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
School of Medicine
Suite 1001 Bondurant Hall
CB# 9500
321 S. Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-9500
Office Number
919-962-8331