Medical College of Pennsylvania
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| Motto | In the tradition of Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann Medical College |
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| Established | 1848 |
| Dean | Daniel V. Schidlow, M.D. |
| Location | 2900 W Queen Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Campus | Queen Lane Campus |
| Affiliations | Drexel University |
| Website | www.drexelmed.edu |
Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. The medical school has one of the nation's largest enrollments for a private medical school and represents the consolidation of two medical schools: the world's first medical school for women and the nation's first college of homeopathy. Drexel University College of Medicine is ranked #83 in research by U.S. News & World Report and is the second most applied-to medical school in the United States.
The College is housed at two locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: the Queen Lane Campus of the former Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Hospital. The Queen Lane Campus is primarily used by students during their preclinical training while the Center City Hahnemann Campus is the college's primary teaching hospital.
The College of Medicine follows a systems-based curriculum that is graded Pass/Fail. Beginning for the 2017-2018 school year the MD program will transition into a novel curriculum known as Foundations and Frontiers. Designed to train physicians that are adept at navigating the increasingly multidisciplinary healthcare system of tomorrow, this new curriculum will include essential emerging competencies such as an understanding of population health, health informatics, and health care systems and financing.
In order to foster a greater sense of community first year medical students are divided into four learning societies based on local iconic landmarks: Physick House society, Liberty Bell society, Rocky Statue society, and Athenaeum society.
Drexel University College of Medicine went through many name changes throughout its history. The medical school began as two separate medical schools: Hahnemann Medical College and Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. In 1993, the Medical College of Philadelphia merged with Hahnemann.
In 2002 Drexel University assumed the leadership; this created the College of Medicine in its present form.
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