University Pennsylvania Medical School History

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The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine was the first and only medical school in the thirteen American colonies when, in the fall of 1765, students enrolled for “anatomical lectures” and a course on “the theory and practice of physik.” By …

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History of Penn Medicine. Pennsylvania Hospital, part of Penn Medicine, is the nation's first hospital, and was founded in 1751. The University of Pennsylvania opened its …

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Nathan Francis Mossell (M 1882), the first black graduate of Penn’s medical school. Mossell was instrumental in founding the Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital and …

Medical History at the University of Pennsylvania

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Although the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania started a nurse training program as early as 1886, the University did not begin its nursing degree program on a collegiate …

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Penn in the 18th Century: Medical School - University …

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The conflicts and confusion resulting from the existence of the two medical schools was resolved by the act of the Pennsylvania legislature passed on September 30, 1791, …

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Around 1886 Medico-Chirurgical College absorbed the Philadelphia Dental College and the Philadelphia School of Anatomy and moved to new accommodations on the north …

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Over $5M Awarded to Gun Violence Reduction Programs at Penn February 15, 2023 The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency awarded over $5 million in grants …

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The Medical Department of Pennsylvania College had its origins in 1839 when Dr. George McClellan – having been dismissed from the faculty of Jefferson Medical …

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In 1802, the University expanded to another campus, but by the 1860s had outgrown even that space, so in 1872 the trustees built a new campus in the street-car suburb of …