Facts & Key Centers & Institutes

Quick Facts

• Penn Medicine consists of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
• Penn's Perelman School of Medicine is ranked #3 in NIH funds and ranked #2 in U.S. News and World Reports most recent ranking of top research-oriented medical schools.
• 47% of all NIH dollars coming into Pennsylvania are the result of research done at the Perelman School of Medicine.
• In Federal FY 2010, the Perelman School of Medicine received $407 million in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) support, ranking third among academic centers in the United States.
• The Perelman School of Medicine comprises 28 basic and clinical departments and more than 1,800 faculty.
• Over 44 new patents were awarded in 2011.
• Over 6.6 million net square feet of building space, including the three hospitals, the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, the Translational Research Center, the Roberts Proton Therapy Center, and suburban outpatient facilties.

List of Key Centers & Institutes

• Orphan Disease Center
• Center for Therapeutic Effectiveness Research (CTER)
• Institute on Aging
• Institue for Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (IDOM)
• Cardiovasular Institute (CVI)
• Leonard Davis Institute
• Wharton Healthcare Management