CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

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1 2015 CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

2 HEALING THROUGHOUT HISTORY You will be in a condition to practice the healing arts Penn Medicine is among the most prestigious academic medical institutions in the world. Its international prominence is built on a tradition of innovation, excellence, and compassion. The academic year marks an auspicious milestone in the history of the Perelman School of Medicine: its 250th anniversary. Together, thousands of exceptional educators, scientists, and physicians have instilled the passion in Penn medical students that founder John Morgan called for in They have altered the lives and futures of innumerable patients who have benefited from their skill and fortitude. with skill and reputation, and to transmit your knowledge, and the benefits thereof, to a succession of others. - John Morgan, Discourse Upon the Institution of Medical Schools in America,

3 P E N N MEDICINE IS THE RAYMOND AND RUTH RESEARCH EDUCATION PATIENT CARE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA $4.9 $409 $638 $2.8 HEALTH SYSTEM. BILLION ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE MILLION NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AWARDS MILLION TOTAL SPONSORED PROGRAM AWARDS MILLLION STATE RESEARCH FUNDING Penn Medicine is consistently among the nation s top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health. Penn s physicians and scientists take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the fundamental mechanisms of disease, which leads to new strategies for treatments. Faculty from dozens of institutes, centers, and departments at Penn Medicine work with their colleagues from the 11 other schools of the University of Pennsylvania in many areas, including bioengineering and health policy. Established in 1765 as the nation s first medical school, the Perelman School of Medicine is celebrating its 250th anniversary this year. The School has ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 17 years, according to U.S. News & World Report s survey of researchoriented medical schools. Penn Medicine continues to provide its students with an innovative, comprehensive curriculum that prepares them to become leading physicians and scientists in a broad array of fields. Penn Medicine s physicians, nurses, and staff provide exceptional, personalized care to patients with a wide range of medical conditions, including cancer, heart and lung disease, neurological disorders, diseases of aging, and orthopaedics, as well as care for newborns. With state-of-the-art equipment, our highly trained physicians work together to ensure that patients needs are addressed from multiple perspectives, involving a team of disease specialists, pharmacists, social workers, and rehabilitation professionals. 3

4 CLINICAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS PENN MEDICINE INCLUDES FOUR HOSPITALS AND HUNDREDS OF OUTPATIENT CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, COMBINING FOR A TOTAL OF 6.7-MILLION SQUARE FEET IN FACILITY SPACE. hospital of the university of pennsylvania (HUP) is annually recognized as one of the nation s best by the US News & World Report in its Honor Roll of best hospitals. The 1.9 million-square-foot complex consists of 16 interconnecting buildings and is a busy inpatient hub for cancer, neurosurgery, cardiology care, and many other specialties. Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH) Pennsylvania Hospital is the nation s first hospital, cofounded by Benjamin Franklin in Today its many outstanding clinical programs include the Spine Center, the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, maternity care, and Penn Medicine Washington Square. It is a 1.1 million-square-foot campus spread over 15 buildings. The Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine (PCAM) is a state-of-the-art outpatient facility, with diagnostic and treatment facilities designed to be in close proximity for patient-focused care. The Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) has more than 100,000 outpatient visits each year and more than 23,000 participants enrolled in clinical trials. Since 1973, it has been designated a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute, one of 41 such centers in the nation. Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC) is consistently recognized as a center of excellence for cardiac care, ophthalmology, and the Musculoskeletal Center located at the new Penn Medicine University City. Its 617,900-square-foot campus is spread over 10 buildings. Chester County Hospital (CCH), the newest entity of Penn Medicine, includes a 537,520 squarefoot hospital complex in West Chester and satellite locations in Exton, West Goshen, New Garden, Jennersville, and Kennett Square. The Roberts Proton Therapy Center, the largest integrated radiation oncology center in the world, uses beams of protons traveling nearly at light speed to eradicate tumors and spare healthy surrounding tissue, eliminating many side effects of conventional cancer therapies. 5

5 Penn Medicine Rittenhouse includes a rehabilitation facility, a long-term acute-care specialty hospital, and an inpatient hospice. Good Shepherd Penn Partners offers rehabilitation and outpatient care at 29 comprehensive facilities in southeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, including a specialty hospital at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse. Penn Home Care & Hospice Services offers a full range of home health needs through Penn Wissahickon Hospice, Penn Care at Home, and Penn Home Infusion Therapy. Penn Medicine Community Practices are located in Valley Forge, Radnor, Bucks County, Cherry Hill, and Woodbury Heights. The Clinical Care Associates and Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey are networks of primary and specialty care physicians, with more than 50 locations throughout the Philadelphia region. NEW BUILDINGS on the penn Medicine Campus $144 PAVILION FOR ADVANCED CARE AT PENN PRESBYTERIAN WINTER 2015 $38 MILLION HENRY A. JORDAN M 62 MEDICAL EDUCATION CENTER WINTER 2015 MILLION 496 PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL 331 PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER Licensed Beds 1,893 PENN MEDICINE TOTAL 789 HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 277 CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL $20 MILLION CENTER FOR ADVANCED CELLULAR THERAPEUTICS

6 RESEARCH Penn Medicine is an internationally recognized leader in discoveries that advance science. Sixty-seven Penn Medicine researchers are Members of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in medicine. The basic and clinical research findings emerging from Penn Medicine s laboratories and hospitals improve the treatment of a wide range of medical conditions and provide the foundation on which the next generation of cures will be developed. The culture and campus of the University of Pennsylvania have always encouraged close collaboration between basic scientists and clinicians, exemplified by its dozens of interdisciplinary clinical and research institutes, centers, and programs. Patents & Philanthropy 75 NEW PATENTS AWARDED IN FY14 $30 MILLION INDUSTRY-SPONSORED RESEARCH FUNDING $157MILLION IN PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS 20,000 DONORS Basic Research highlights High levels of blood protein after traumatic brain injury correlate with brain tissue damage Pluripotent stem cells from pancreatic cancer cells create the first human model of progression of this cancer Lost sleep leads to lost brain cells Brown fat cell nucleus governs daily control of body temperature Collaborative Research By The Numbers 1,400+ 5, STUDENTS & POSTDOCS FACULTY AND STAFF BASIC AND CLINICAL DEPARTMENTS Mapping 24-hour patterns of gene expression in 12 mouse organs informs how timing influences the action of drugs Bystander chronic infections thwart immune cell memory INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTERS AND INSTITUTES 9

7 EDUCATION The Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) is at the forefront of medical education with an innovative curriculum and integrated approach to learning, using small groups, case-based and teamfocused training, and advanced technology. Students also have the flexibility to combine their medical education with master s and doctoral degrees, specialty certificates, and global health and community service. The 2.4-million-square-foot campus of PSOM consists of 10 buildings plus 27 sites in and around West Philadelphia. A NEW ERA IN MEDICAL EDUCATION THE DESIGN OF THE HENRY A. JORDAN M 62 MEDICAL EDUCATION CENTER BRINGS A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE VISION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION TO THE PENN CAMPUS. IT IS THE NATION S FIRST FULLY INTERGRATED PATIENT CARE, RESEARCH, AND MEDICAL EDUCATION FACILITY. Medical and Dual Degree Programs MD STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE {PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE MD STUDENTS IN MD/PHD PROGRAMS 758 PHD STUDENTS IN BIOMEDICAL GRADUATE STUDIES { Medical & Doctoral Student Profile 80 % Conduct community service or outreach 70 % Author research papers for publication 62 % Complete certificates or additional degrees 65% Nontraditional students in each entering class 60+ Undergrad schools represented in each entering class 600 Faculty members in seven Penn schools teach in the Biomedical Graduate Studies program 15+ Specialties in the Biomedical Graduate Studies program 11

8 PATIENT CARE The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) comprises the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), Pennsylvania Hospital (PAH), and Chester County Hospital (CCH), as well as an alliance with Good Shepherd Penn Partners, a rehabilitation and long-term acute-care hospital at Penn Medicine Rittenhouse and outpatient physical therapy sites across the region. UPHS also includes Penn Home Care and Hospice Service and many outpatient facilities and service programs. Penn Medicine physicians also work in partnership with their colleagues at The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. CLINICAL RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Finding and fighting cancer by making it glow Personalized gene therapy locks out HIV US workers sacrifice sleep for long hours and commutes Improving Patient Care Through Technology 30 MILLION PHYSICIANS ELECTRONIC NOTES SEARCHABLE IN PATIENT CARE DATABASE 222,000 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN MYPENNMEDICINE.ORG PATIENT PORTAL 1.73 BILLION GENETIC SEQUENCE VARIANTS IN RESEARCH DATABASE TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL PATIENTS FOR CLINICAL TRIALS quality and patient safety 200+ outpatient practices that received patient satisfaction awards 500 phone calls made each month to discharged high-risk patients 1,000+ record for days in a row without central lineassociated bloodstream infections in many hospital units 5,200 employees have completed classroom training on providing a consistent, high-quality experience for patients 13

9 NATIONAL & REGIONAL RECOGNITION HUP/PPMC ranked 7th in the United States, according to the U.S. News & World Report annual Best Hospitals survey. U.S. News & World Report ranked HUP, PPMC, and PAH among the top 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania. The Perelman School of Medicine is ranked among the top five medical schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report. Penn Medicine again had the most physicians in the region featured on Philadelphia magazine s Top Docs list. All four Penn Medicine hospitals received the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association s Get With the Guidelines Silver Plus Achievement Award, for the highest standard of stroke care. PPMC again was recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals in the US by Truven Health Analytics. 23 Clinical Care Associates practices received the highest designation from the National Committee for Quality Assurance for providing access to more efficient and better coordinated care. EXCEPTIONAL CANCER CARE Each year Penn Medicine delivers: 63,000+ Chemotherapy treatments 101,000+ Conventional radiation treatments 14,000+ Treatments in the Roberts Proton Therapy Center Since ,000+ Cellular vaccines administered to more than 700 patients PHYSICIANS ADULT ADMISSIONS OUTPATIENT VISITS EMERGENCY DEPT. VISITS BIRTHS EMPLOYEES HUP 1,871 36,737 1,515,612 63,565 4,221 6,714 PPMC 1,001 14, ,950 38,048 n/a 1,812 PAH , ,481 34,390 4,708 2,628 CCH , ,609 43,240 2,121 2,046 PSOM n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5,290 # PENN MEDICINE TOTAL 2,846 * 83,994 2,837, ,243 11,050 KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS USED IN GRAPHS: CCA: Clinical Care Associates CCH: Chester County Hospital CHCA: Clinical Health Care Associates CHOP: Children s Hospital of Philadelphia CPUP: Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania HCHS: Home Care and Hospice Services HUP: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania PPMC: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center * Includes physicians with privileges Includes UPHS and PSOM PAH: Pennsylvania Hospital at more than one hospital # Includes staff and full-time faculty, with CHOP PSOM: Perelman School of Medicine + Includes Includes CCA, CORP, CPUP, HCHS 15

10 A TRADITION OF GLOBAL AND LOCAL ENGAGEMENT Penn Medicine s programs and projects extend beyond our institution to serve vulnerable populations in our surrounding Philadelphia community and to those in need around the world. Penn faculty are researching diseases, educating students, and treating patients in hospitals and mobile clinics, in partnership with institutions in Botswana, Guatemala, and Peru, and with many other international groups. Our community also comes together to support humanitarian and medical relief efforts across the globe, including aid to Ebolastricken nations in West Africa. In collaboration with the University, Penn Medicine continues the 14-year-old PennBotswana Partnership, with its focus on HIV/AIDS, cervical cancer, heart disease, educating local health care workers, and telemedicine. The GuatemalaPenn Partnership offers students a variety of training opportunities as well. The PennUniversidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia partnership offers students clerkships in internal medicine, infectious diseases, and tropical medicine. 17

11 AIDING THE COMMUNITY FROM WITHIN Improving the health of people living throughout the Philadelphia area is among Penn Medicine s highest priorities. Every day, physicians, nurses, medical students, and staff volunteer their knowledge, skills, and time to benefit residents in our community. They operate free neighborhood clinics, help low-income residents obtain primary care, and run after-school programs for grade school students, among many other efforts. $132 $1.5 Giving Back MILLION CHARITY AND UNDERFUNDED CARE FOR MEDICAID FAMILIES MILLION PENN S WAY CAMPUS-WIDE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION TOTAL ($826,000 UPHS CONTRIBUTIONS) Penn Medicine s CAREs grant program supports faculty, student, and staff efforts to increase volunteerism in community-based programs. Since the program was established in 2012, CAREs has provided grants to nearly 120 initiatives throughout the region, including dental care for uninsured people, a free health clinic operated by medical students, Reiki therapy training for hospice workers, and many others. 19

12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT $6.5 BILLION total economic impact on PA $3.7 BILLION total economic impact on the Philadelphia area $860 MILLION total economic impact in NJ 39,000 Full-time jobs in 2013 in PA A Broad IMPACT PA PHILADELPHIA AREA NJ In the Neighborhoods HIV/AIDS Mobile Unit: Taking AIDS prevention education and testing to the streets Educating Tomorrow s Scientists: Conducting summer and after-school programs for girls to learn about reproductive biology and science careers Sayre High School Partnership: Operating a community health clinic and teaching students to become medical assistants Soup Kitchen Health Talks: Clinicians giving health education talks after dinners at the Old St. Joseph s Church soup kitchen Funding Jobs & Innovation $557 $82 MILLION RESEARCH SUPPORT MILLION PHYSICIAN TRAINING SUPPORT Puentes de Salud: Providing diverse health and educational programing for recent Latino/ Latina immigrants of all ages

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