The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, established in 1952 as Florida's first medical school, is a leading graduate medical school located in Miami's Health District. It is a research powerhouse with more than 1,700 faculty members, 48 centers and institutes, and 29 clinical and basic science departments. The school offers medical education, research, and patient care through affiliations with UHealth, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. It is fully accredited by the LCME and has eight programs ranked in the top 25 nationally for NIH funding.