Temple University School of Medicine
Public medical school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM), located on the Health Science Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of seven schools of medicine in Pennsylvania that confers the Doctor of Medicine degree. It also confers Ph.D and M.S. degrees in biomedical science, and offers a Narrative Medicine program.
Type | State-related |
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Established | 1901 |
Academic staff | 465 |
Students | 800 MD |
Location | , , U.S. 40.005°N 75.152°W / 40.005; -75.152 |
Campus | Urban |
Dean | Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS |
Website | medicine |
In July 2014, Lewis Katz School of Medicine's scientists became the first to remove HIV from human cells.[1][2] As of 2015, Temple University's Fox Chase Cancer Center is ranked the ninth-best hospital for adult cancer by U.S. News & World Report.[3] LKSOM reported 15,624 applications in 2020 (class of 2024) for a class size of 210 students; 340 of the total 9,624 applications received acceptance, translating to a 1.3% acceptance rate.