Articles of category "Johns Hopkins University"

The Johns Hopkins University is a private academic institution, which offers both undergraduate and graduate programs. Founded in 1876 in Baltimore, Maryland, it was the first research university to be established in the United States. Today, the Johns Hopkins University rates with the most celebrated and prestigious universities and is seen as one of the leading research institutions in the world.

By the end of the XIX century, medical education in the United States was far from ideal. At that time, many medical schools were not highly selective of its students, and they set lower admission requirements than those of art colleges. The establishment of Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1889, followed by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1893, marked a new stage in the development of medicine and health care.