Founded in 1824, Jefferson Medical College, now Sidney Kimmel Medical College, has awarded more than 34,000 medical degrees and has more living graduates than any other private medical school in the nation. It offers both undergraduate medical education programs and innovative joint degree programs to more than 1,000 students each year. The College focuses on:
- Educating physicians who will form and lead the integrated healthcare delivery and research teams of tomorrow.
- Engaging physicians in discovering new knowledge to define the future of clinical care – from the laboratory to the bedside and into the community.
- Setting the standard for high-quality, empathetic, compassionate and efficient patient care for our community and the nation.
Uniting Sidney Kimmel Medical College's community is a shared purpose to improve lives. That commitment extends well beyond our classrooms and laboratories into our surrounding community. Our culture of service reflects a shared conviction that medicine's purpose is inseparable from the wellbeing of the people and communities it serves.
Sidney Kimmel Medical College is part of Thomas Jefferson University, a professions-focused R2 national doctoral university with 8,400 students across 11 colleges and 1 school. The University is also home to Jefferson Health, one of the largest nonprofit academic health systems in the country.