Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University is planning to establish a regional campus in Delaware, where students will complete all four years of their medical education. The Delaware Campus will not be a separate institution or satellite program. Students at the Delaware Campus will be Sidney Kimmel Medical College students, earning the same degree, following the same curriculum, and held to the same academic standards as students at our Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Campuses.

Sidney Kimmel Medical College is preparing to submit formal notification to its accrediting body, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), on August 1, 2026. Many of the details below reflect our current plans and are subject to LCME review and approval. 

Following a competitive selection process, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer announced in June 2026 that Thomas Jefferson University and Sidney Kimmel Medical College had been selected to establish Delaware's first four-year medical school as part of Delaware's Rural Health Transformation Program, a statewide initiative to improve health outcomes for all Delawareans. Delaware is currently one of only three states in the country without a MD or DO-granting institution and faces a significant and growing shortage of primary care and specialty physicians, particularly in its rural communities. Sidney Kimmel Medical College Delaware Campus is a direct response to that need, designed to train and retain physicians in Delaware.

Students will complete the first two years of their medical education – the pre-clinical portion of their training - in newly renovated facilities at the University of Delaware’s Main Campus in Newark, DE. In years three and four, students will complete their clinical training at sites throughout the State of Delaware, with a priority focus on Kent and Sussex counties where the physician shortage is most acute.

Students at the Delaware Campus will learn through JeffMD — Sidney Kimmel Medical College's case-based curriculum that integrates foundational science and clinical reasoning from the first days of medical school. 

Pending LCME approval, the Delaware Campus will welcome its inaugural class of 40 students in July 2028.

Yes. Admissions requirements, academic standards, and the application process are identical to the Philadelphia campus.

Students apply to Sidney Kimmel Medical College through a single AMCAS primary application and select their preferred campus on the secondary application. Delaware applicants are screened and interviewed by a dedicated admissions subcommittee using the same evaluation standards, rubrics, and AAMC guidelines that govern the full Sidney Kimmel Medical College admissions process. All admissions decisions are rolling and overseen by the College’s Executive Admissions Committee.

Interviews for applicants of the Delaware Campus will be held at our location in Delaware with our on-site dedicated Admissions staff. 

Pending LCME approval, applications will open on May 1, 2027. 

Students who complete their medical education at the Delaware Campus will earn a medical degree from Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.

Yes. Graduates of the Delaware Campus will become members of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College alumni community — one of the largest and most established physician networks in the country.

Sidney Kimmel Medical College is committed to keeping prospective students, partners, and the community informed as plans for the Delaware Campus progress. Additional details will be shared once the campus has received approval from our accrediting body, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME).