A welcoming and supportive learning community focused on excellence
We embrace the philosophy that excellence in medical education, research, and clinical practice is best achieved through promoting a positive learning and working environment. At Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU), we maintain a community where excellence is celebrated. We consider fostering a community where all students feel welcomed to be a responsibility of everyone in our learning environment.
Breaking Barriers
CMSRU has earned high ratings among the 2024 Best Medical Schools for Primary Care and Research by U.S. News & World Report.
Camden, NJ—Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) has earned high ratings in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Medical Schools list, achieving a Tier 2 ranking for Primary Care and a Tier 3 ranking for Research. CMSRU’s Tier 2 Primary Care rating for primary care is the highest among medical schools in both New Jersey and the Philadelphia region. Dean Annette C. Reboli, MD, expressed pride in the recognition, stating, “This recognition reaffirms our efforts to cultivate physician leaders who are compassionate, innovative, and dedicated to improving patient care and health outcomes, especially during a time when the nation faces a shortage of primary care physicians.”
This year marks the first time U.S. News has implemented a tiered rating system. The rankings are designed to assist prospective medical students by providing actionable data on key indicators such as enrollment and faculty-student ratios. For more details on how CMSRU compares to other institutions and to explore the rankings' methodology, prospective students are encouraged to visit U.S. News & World Report.
Educate. Innovate. Lead. Serve.
These four principles are the foundation of the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU). We offer innovative medical education in order to prepare students to be excellent physicians, strong patient advocates, community leaders, critical thinkers and lifelong learners.
Exceptional Match Rate
Our students match into prestigious residency programs across the nation.
Each spring, graduating medical students learn where they will begin the next phase of their medical education as resident physicians at hospitals around the country in a process facilitated by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). In 2023, CMSRU’s overall NRMP match rate was 100 percent – well above the national average of 93.7 percent for U.S. MD seniors.
Take a Virtual Tour
Explore the CMSRU Medical Education Building.
Our 200,000-square-foot Medical Education Building is the home base for the 400+ students studying medicine at our school. We are located just one block from our clinical affiliate, Cooper University Health Care, in the heart of the Health Sciences Campus in the City of Camden.
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