University of Michigan Medical School Growing Very Rapidly

In the academic year 2009-2010, the University of Michigan Medical School added 184 jobs. Most of this growth has been attributed to the fact that it is one of the very few medical schools that has the money to hire people at this time. More than a third of Michigan's research budget goes to the Medical School, and it has been very effective at attracting NIH grants. The average growth rate for medical schools from 2007-2009 was 3.1 percent.