The OHSU School of Medicine primary care program was ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its annual survey of "America's Best Graduate Schools 2010 Edition." In a companion survey of specialty programs, the School of Medicine's Rural Medicine program ranked fourth nationwide. The School's Family Medicine program also featured in the 2010 listings of best specialty programs, ranking at number eight in its category. For more than a decade, U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked the School of Medicine's education programs among the best in the nation. Rankings are based on peer assessment surveys.