ALUMNI SERVICES
How do I get in touch with a Penn Med alumna/us?
How can I find Penn alumni in my area?
Does Penn offer Internet access? Email accounts? Email Forwarding?
Does Penn have an alumni job network?
May I use the Penn library system?
How can I verify a medical degree, medical training or faculty appointment?

PERSONAL INFORMATION
How is my personal information kept confidential?
How do I let Penn know that my address has changed?
How do I let Penn know that my name has changed?
How can I submit progress notes or obituaries to PENN Medicine Magazine?
How can I submit an Alumni Note to the Gazette?
I'm doing a family tree. Do you have information on my great-grandparent who went to Penn?

ALUMNI PROGRAMS
When is my next reunion? How can I get involved in the planning?
How do I nominate someone for the Distinguished Graduate Award?
How much money has my class raised/is in our class fund?

ALUMNI SERVICES

How do I get in touch with a Penn Med alumna/us?
If you hold a Penn degree, you may join the Penn Alumni On-Line Community (OLC) for free. Visit the site at www.alumniconnections.com/olc/pub/UPN/. The OLC provides two services: a directory, which contains the most-up-to-date information the University has about its alumni, and Alumni E-mail Forwarding. If you do not hold a Penn degree or do not wish to join the OLC, you may contact the Office of Medical Alumni Relations at (215) 898-5298 for further information.

How can I find Penn alumni in my area?
If you have a copy of the 2001 School of Medicine Alumni Directory, you will find that alumni are listed by class, by specialty and by geographic region in the back of the directory. Otherwise, you may contact the Office of Medical Alumni Relations at (215) 898-5298 to obtain a list of names. The directory is published every five years.

Does Penn offer Internet access? Email accounts? Email Forwarding?
The Unversity of Pennsylvania offers free, permanent email forwarding. To sign up you must first register for the Penn Alumni On-Line Community.

Does Penn have an alumni job network?
Career Services has a number of alumni who are willing to talk about their current jobs, and this is just one of many ways in which the Career Services office (formerly Career Planning and Placement Services or CPPS) can help Penn alumni make good career decisions. Contact them at (215) 898-7531 or visit the Alumni Career Services website at http://www.alumni.upenn.edu/careerservices/index.html. In addition, if you are looking for medical alumni in a specific field, the Office of Medical Alumni Relations can be of assistance;

May I use the Penn library system?
Many of the resources of the Penn Library are available for alumni use. See www.library.upenn.edu/access/alumni/alumni.html or call the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center's main phone number: (215) 898-7555. Application for courtesy borrowing should be made Monday through Friday to the Van Pelt Circulation Department. Call (215) 898-7566 for more information.

How can I verify a medical degree, medical training or faculty appointment?
Verification contact information for:
Internship, Residency, or Fellowship Training
Hospital Affiliation
Office of Medical Affairs and Graduate Medical Educ+-ation
3620 Market Street, Suite 560 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 662 - 7562
Fax: (215) 349 - 5800

Only for verification of having trained in a program; for information about clinical abilities or other matters of competence, the request must be sent to the director of the training program in the applicant's clinical department. Only for confirmation of medical staff appointment or clinical privileges at HUP. Not for verification of faculty appointments or for information about competence.

Medical Degree
Office of the Registrar
100 Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898 - 4646

Teaching and Faculty Appointment
Office of Information Management
3401 Walnut Street
Room 527A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 898 - 7288

Malpractice History
Office of Legal Affairs
7 Penn Tower
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 662 - 6270
Fax: (215) 662 - 6649

PERSONAL INFORMATION

How is my personal information kept confidential?
The University recognizes its special responsibility to safeguard to the best of its ability the privacy rights of the individuals and institutions counted among its alumni/development constituency. The University's interest in the information it maintains is restricted to fulfilling its fundraising and alumni relations objectives only. It is our policy to never release information, public or otherwise, concerning its alumni and development constituencies directly to individuals or institutions. If you would like a copy of our complete Information Access Policy, please contact the Office of Medical Alumni Relations at (215) 898-5164.

How do I let Penn know that my address has changed?
You may update your record on-line, once you have joined the Penn Alumni On-Line Community. After registering, pull up your own record, scroll to the bottom/right of the page, and click Review/Update My Record. You may also call Alumni Records at (215) 898-8136, email them at record@ben.dev.upenn.edu, fax them at (215) 898-6864, or send a letter to them at Alumni Records, University of Pennsylvania, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

How do I let Penn know that my name has changed?
Contact the Alumni Records Office at (215) 898-8136, record@ben.dev.upenn.edu, or by fax at (215) 898-6864, or send a letter to Alumni Records, University of Pennsylvania, 3451 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

How can I submit progress notes or obituaries to PENN Medicine Magazine?
Send to Penn Medicine magazine via the progress notes page on the Medical Alumni website (http://www.med.upenn.edu/alumni/), by fax (215) 573-2992, or by mailing your note to PENN Medicine Development and Alumni Relations, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309.

How can I submit an Alumni Note to the Gazette?
Via the Gazette website, by fax (215) 573-4812, or by mailing your note to The Pennsylvania Gazette, 3533 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

I'm doing a family tree. Do you have information on my great-grandparent who went to Penn?
Records for deceased alumni are sent to University Archives. The contact information for Archives is:
Archives and Records
University Archives and Records Center
North Arcade, Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6320
Archives:
Phone: (215) 898-7025
Fax: (215) 573-2036
uarc@pobox.upenn.edu

ALUMNI PROGRAMS

When is my next reunion? How can I get involved in the planning?
The next Medical Alumni Weekend is May 11-14, 2007. Preparation is already underway, but we welcome alumni volunteers at all stages of planning. To get involved, contact Johanna Reilly, at (215) 898-5298 or medalum@ben.dev.upenn.edu.

How do I nominate someone for the Distinguished Graduate Award?
The Distinguished Graduate Award, the highest honor bestowed upon an alumnus, honors the many accomplished graduates of the School of Medicine. Established in 1982, the Distinguished Graduate Award recognizes alumni for their outstanding service to society and to the profession of medicine, and for notable accomplishments in biomedical research, clinical practice, or medical education. These accomplishments already must have resulted in national or international recognition. Presented annually during Medical Alumni Weekend, the Distinguished Graduate Award recipients are honored with a special citation and a bronze medallion. Their names are added to the Distinguished Graduate Award Plaque mounted in the School of Medicine. To nominate an alumnus/a for this award, send a letter of nomination and the nominee’s CV to PENN Medicine Development and Alumni Relations, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3309.

How much money has my class raised/is in our class fund?
Each fall, the Office of Alumni Development published Partners in Giving, a list of alumni investors in the School of Medicine. Class fundraising totals, as well as participation rates, are listed for the previous fiscal year. For more detailed or current information, or other fundraising questions, contact Annual Giving at (215) 898-5164 or medalum@ben.dev.upenn.edu.