This year's "Best Medical Schools" rankings from U.S. News & World Report have been released, marking the second time top institutions for research and primary care were sorted into tiers, and not ...

Ultimately, Tier 1, the highest performing, included medical schools with overall scores of 85-99, with schools in tiers 2, 3, and 4 scoring 50-84, 15-49, and 1-14, respectively, U.S. News noted.