THE PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ENJOYS AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR INNOVATION BECAUSE OF ITS CURRICULUM STRUCTURE AND DESIGN, ITS VAST RESOURCES ON A SINGLE CAMPUS, AND ITS LINKAGE TO PENN MEDICINE, A MAJOR ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER RENOWNED FOR CLINICAL CARE, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, ROBUST FUNDING AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING TOP-RANKED NIH RESEARCH FUNDING. THESE COMPONENTS ALLOW STUDENTS TO INDIVIDUALIZE THEIR EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY. CUR R I CU LUM I NNOVA T I ON S
DUAL DEGREES THE FLEXIBILITY OF THE CURRICULUM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EARN DUAL DEGREES AT ANY SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND DO SO IN AN ABBREVIATED AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEGREES OFFERED ARE: • MD/PhD • MD/JD • MBA — Master of Business Administration • MBE — Master of Bioethics • MSCE — Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology • MSTR — Masters in Translational Research • MPH — Master of Public Health • MSHP — Masters of Science in Health Policy Research • MSME — Master of Science in Medical Ethics • ML — Master in Law and Health CERTIFICATES SPECIALIZED PROGRAM CONCENTRATIONS LEADING TO CERTIFICATES INCLUDE: • Academic Surgery • Clinical Neuroscience • Community Health (Bridging the Gaps Clinical Scholar) • Global Health • Healthcare Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (H-MET) • IMPaCT • Law • Medical Education • Primary Care • Public Health Medicine • Research • Spirituality and Health The certificates can be completed within the four year program.
MEASEY EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAM Students who engage in the EMT pilot program will receive training on the assessment and triage of patients in need of emergent medical care, develop essential team-building skills by working collaboratively in small groups to assess and treat medical and trauma patients, and earn a Pennsylvania Department of Health Emergency Medical Technician Certification. Students engage in patient interactions through clinical rotations in one of three University of Pennsylvania Health System Emergency Departments, and develop the skills required to care for patients in a diverse setting with varied treatment modalities. TEAM TRAINING Learning in teams is integral to each module of the curriculum. A team training curriculum teaches students how to be leaders, how to work in a team, the importance of basic team skills, and communication skills. Penn’s single campus for undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools promotes interprofessional education across engineering, business, dentistry, nursing, law, and social work. FIFTH-YEAR FELLOWSHIPS THE SCHOOL OFFERS A “YEAR OUT” OPTION WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FUNDING AVAILABLE, INCLUDING: • Society fellowships and grants • Howard Hughes Medical Institute • Anatomic Pathology Fellowship at Penn • Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Orthopaedics Clinical Research • Focus on Health and Leadership for Women’s Fellowship • Year out research (funded by grants) GLOBAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PENN’S PERELMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OFFERS AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO GLOBAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICE. • Field experience in underserved areas, working closely with residents, patients, and health care workers • International partnerships in Botswana, Guatemala, India, and the Dominican Republic • Research and clinical experiences ranging from one month to a year in every region of the world • Bridging the Gaps program at clinics in disadvantaged areas of Philadelphia
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