Do No Harm’s Center for Accountability in Medicine Releases Second Medical School Rankings Based on Excellence and Merit

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH: September 3, 2026 – Today, Do No Harm’s Center for Accountability in Medicine (CAM) released the second edition of its Medical School Excellence Index.

The Medical School Excellence Index is the only definitive ranking of U.S. medical schools based on their commitment to academic excellence, transparency, and opposition to divisive identity politics. The Index offers prospective medical students, medical schools, residency programs, and other interested parties an alternative to the traditional rankings systems that often favor schools with DEI programs or ignore their detrimental effects.

“We created the Medical School Excellence Index so that patients and aspiring medical school students have clear information about which schools are doing the best job of recruiting and training physicians,” said Ian Kingsbury, PhD, Senior Director of the Center for Accountability in Medicine. “Since launching the Index last year, we’ve seen several schools change their mission statements and applicant essay prompts in ways that eschew DEI-aligned activism. Unfortunately, we’ve also seen some backsliding by schools that infuse DEI into admissions and student grading policies. As we continue to make progress to restore excellence to medical education, this tool will be invaluable to the public and students who want medical schools to focus on training the next generation of highly qualified medical professionals.”

The Medical School Excellence Index was launched last year and is updated annually. It identifies the best and worst medical schools in the country by ranking each institution on three criteria: academic excellence, transparency, and the rejection of DEI.

Top 5 Medical Schools:

• USF Health Morsani College of Medicine
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• Dell Medical School – University of Texas at Austin
• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Bottom 5 Medical Schools:

• Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
• Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science College of Medicine
• California University of Science and Medicine – School of Medicine
• University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
• Roseman University College of Medicine

The full rankings can be found here.

Do No Harm, established in April 2022, has rapidly gained recognition and made significant strides in its mission to safeguard healthcare from ideological threats. It has over 50,000 members, including doctors, nurses, physicians, and concerned citizens across all 50 states and 26 countries.