The Wayne State University School of Medicine remains a state and national powerhouse of medical research funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, which provides an annual ranking of NIH funding to medical schools and individual departments, this year placed the WSU School of Medicine 73rd nationally among medical schools securing such funding in 2024, with a total of $57,864,645 in grants, about the same amount the school secured in 2023.
Three departments – the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Radiology, and the Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences – are among the nation’s top 20 departments in NIH grant funding.
The Department of Emergency Medicine ranks ninth in the nation (second in Michigan) with $6,116,552 in NIH grant funding.
The Department of Radiology climbed from 23rd to 15th nationally (second in Michigan) with $14,209,219 in grants.
The Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences maintained its 15th in the nation ranking (second in Michigan) with $8,516,249 in funding.
“Research has, and continues to be, central to Wayne State University’s national and international reputation,” said Linda Hazlett, Ph.D., vice dean of Research and Graduate Programs for the School of Medicine. “In these trying times, I remain confident that the research we conduct at Wayne State will not only ensure our Carnegie 1 status, but make the world a healthier and better place.”
Nine departments ranked in the top 50 nationally.
In addition to Radiology, Emergency Medicine, and Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, WSU departments ranking in the top 50 in the nation include:
The Department of Physiology climbed from 36th to 28th place, (second in Michigan) with $6,951,551 in funding.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology rose from 34th to 30th nationally (third in Michigan) with $3,183,259 in grants from the NIH.
The Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics ranks 38th nationwide (second in Michigan) with $2,528,944 in grants.
The Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences ranks 39th nationally (second in Michigan) with $547,880 in funding.
The Department of Neurosurgery ranks 49th nationally (second in Michigan) with $511,734 in NIH grants.
The Department of Pediatrics rose from 50th to 49th nationally (third in Michigan) with $3,836,796 in funding.
Departments in the top 100 in the nation include:
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Sciences ranks 54th nationally (second in Michigan) with $3,953,511 in grants.
The Department of Pharmacology climbed from 69th to 56th nationally this year (second in Michigan) with $3,420,235 in funding.
The Department of Neurology ranks 71st nationally (second in Michigan) with $443,519 in funding.
The Department of Pathology rose from 81st to 78th nationally (second in Michigan) with $571,810 in NIH grants.
The Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology climbed from 91st to 88th in the nation ranking (second in Michigan) with $764,703 in funding.
The Department of Internal Medicine ranks 93rd nationally with grants totaling $2,308,683.
Overall, the WSU School of Medicine ranks third in the state of Michigan’s medical schools in NIH grant funding.
The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has monitored NIH funding to medical schools and other health science schools and organizations since 2006.