Temple University School of Medicine

The Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM), located on the Health Science Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, PA, is one of 6 schools of medicine in Pennsylvania conferring the doctor of medicine (M.D.) degree. Founded in 1901 as Pennsylvania’s first co-educational medical school and as a medical school for the common man, the institution has attained a national reputation for training humanistic and dedicated clinicians. The School has been home to a number of renowned alumni and faculty, including such greats as W. Wayne Babcock M.D., inventor of the Babcock surgical forceps; Chevalier Jackson, M.D., pioneer in the field of otolaryngology; Waldo Nelson M.D., editor of the widely famous Nelson’s Textbook of Pediatrics; Angelo DiGeorge M.D., pediatrician and describer of DiGeorge Syndrome; and Joseph Wolpe M.D., eminent psychiatrist and father of behavioral modification therapy. Additionally, the first female president of Princeton University, Shirley Tilghman, Ph.D., is an alumna of the School’s biochemistry department.

Under the leadership of John Daly, M.D., alumnus of the class of 1973 and current Dean of the School, TUSM has undergone a tremendous revitalization. The institution has hired 262 new professors in the past 4 years; added clinical and basic science departments; and has completely revamped the medical curriculum to meet changing educational paradigms. Additionally, on November 1, 2007, TUSM broke ground on a stunning new home. At a projected cost of $150 million dollars, the project is the largest capital improvement project in the history of Temple University. The innovative new building, an 11-story, glass and brick structure, is now being constructed just north of the school’s current facilities, and is projected to open in May 2009.