<p>If you want an MD, the best school to go to is one that allows you to save the most money while still offering a rigorous pre-medical education. Med school is expensive and you need to minimize your debt; moreover, where you go isn’t really important to med school admissions. It’s more about the GPA you get and what other things you do to get admitted.</p>
<p>If you’re just interested in the medical profession more broadly, and would consider a range of different career choices, then look for schools that have good career advising and perhaps a closer, more tight-knit atmosphere so you can get that kind of mentoring. Smaller liberal arts colleges and small private universities may be the place for that. You may also want to go to places that are known for their biomedical science/med/health focus. Vanderbilt is a great choice, but so is Sewanee-University of the South, Johns Hopkins, Emory, and Duke.</p>