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Excellence coupled to diversity and commitment are the hallmarks of Penn Medicine. The strength of our research training programs can be attributed to the breadth and depth of research expertise among our faculty, superior training programs in all contemporary areas of biomedical science, and the diversity of our student body.

Penn Medicine offers PhD training programs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Cell and Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Genomics and Computational Biology, Immunology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacological Sciences.

Masters degrees are offered in Clinical Epidemiology, Bioethics, Public Health, Biostatistics and Translational Research.

Penn Medicine provides trainees with both basic and clinical research opportunities in an interdisciplinary environment that encourages collaboration and a broadening of students' perspectives.

Currently there are some 570 students in PhD programs, 160 in combined degree programs, 134 in Masters programs, and 825 post-doctoral fellows.

Students have access to our 550 full-time training faculty who are drawn from 45 departments, centers and institutes in the School of Medicine; with over 892,000 net square feet of modern laboratory space. Annual research funding for these faculty exceeds $400,000,000.

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Patrick J. Brennan, MD
Patrick J. Brennan, MD

2008 Award of Excellence
Recipient of the Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award

Dr. Patrick J. Brennan, professor of medicine, chief medical officer, and senior vice president of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, is the winner of this year’s Alfred Stengel Health System Champion Award, which recognizes a Penn Medicine physician who has made significant contributions toward the clinical integration of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, along with a demonstrated commitment to the improvement of quality care. Dr. Brennan has provided extraordinary leadership for a number of initiatives throughout UPHS, which reflect his passionate commitment to the care and safety of patients as well as his strong belief in fostering collaboration and integration among the physicians, nurses, and staff. His dedication has resulted in the Blue Print for Quality and Safety, an initiative focused on increasing UPHS’s ability to produce the highest level of outcomes.

 

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