<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> pritzker.bsd.uchicago.edu </Td> </Tr> <P> The Pritzker School of Medicine is the M.D. - granting unit of the Biological Sciences Division of the University of Chicago . It is located on the university's main campus in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago and matriculated its first class in 1927 . The medical school offers a full - time Doctor of Medicine degree program, joint degree programs, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education . </P> <P> As one of the most selective medical schools in the United States, it is currently ranked 18th among research universities for medical education by the US News & World Report . </P> <P> Interest in opening a medical school at the University of Chicago began in 1898 when the university became temporarily affiliated with Rush Medical College while Chicago endeavored to establish funds for the construction of a medical school . In 1916, the university's Board of Trustees set aside $5.3 million for its development, but World War I delayed its construction until 1921 . With construction complete in 1927, the school matriculated its first class of medical students . Following a $16 million gift from the Pritzker family of Chicago (founders of the Hyatt hotel group) to the University of Chicago, the School of Medicine was renamed in their honor in 1968 . </P>

University of chicago the pritzker school of medicine ranking