{"id":40822,"date":"2020-03-18T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T15:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=40822"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:51:44","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:51:44","slug":"primary-care-ranked-first-for-third-straight-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/primary-care-ranked-first-for-third-straight-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary Care Ranked First for Third Straight Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/MacNider-Hall-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"macnider\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/MacNider-Hall-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/MacNider-Hall-301x201.jpeg 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/04\/MacNider-Hall.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>For the third year in a row, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine was ranked first in the country for primary care education as a part of U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2021 edition of \u201cAmerica\u2019s Best Graduate Schools.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarning the number one ranking in primary care three consecutive years is a tremendous acknowledgement of our leadership in primary care education and health care,\u201d said Cristy Page, MD, MPH, executive dean of the UNC School of Medicine. \u201cWe also celebrate the recognition of our SOM in research, Allied Health, and five specialty areas. 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