Other name | Penn Med |
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Type | Medical school |
Established | 1765[1] |
Parent institution | University of Pennsylvania |
Affiliation | University of Pennsylvania Health System[1] |
Dean | Jonathan A. Epstein (interim) |
Academic staff | 2,100 (full-time)[1] 1,200 (residents and fellows)[1] |
Administrative staff | 3,334[1] |
Students | 775 M.D. students 594 Ph.D. students 186 M.D.-Ph.D. students 329 masters students 704 post-doctoral fellows[1] |
Location | , , U.S. 39°56′52″N 75°11′33″W / 39.94778°N 75.19250°W |
Campus | Urban |
Website | med |
The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med,[citation needed] is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, one of seven Ivy League medical schools in the United States. The medical school is based in Philadelphia. Founded in 1765, it was the first medical school in the United States.[2]