Winter 2022

Time Capsule

The No Limits Klasko Era

When Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, joined Jefferson in 2013, like lightning in a bottle, he said, “The future is now.” He promised that in five years, Jefferson would not look like it did then...

Feature

First Class of Med Students Completes JeffMD Curriculum

The 2021 graduates of Sidney Kimmel Medical College belong to a special class. They are the first group to complete the innovative JeffMD Curriculum in its entirety...

Discovery

University’s Global Reach Will Soon Extend Into Space

Thanks to the Jefferson Israel Center’s innovative relationship with Sheba Medical Center, three scientific experiments were selected for a 2022 mission to the International Space Station...

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Faculty Profile

The Spirit of Altruism

Marc Altshuler, MD ’01—physician, professor, administrator, director, patient navigator, and healthcare hero—has spent the past two decades giving back to the community...

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Student Profile

Movie Explores How Med Students’ Passions Will Make Them Better, Healthier Physicians

Ryan Emhoff always wanted to make a movie. Attending Thomas Jefferson University allowed him to do it...

Reimagine

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Mile of Smiles

Walter Edmunds, DDS, endows the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Sidney Kimmel Medical College Integrated Program...

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It Takes More Than a Vision

Alumnus endows a scholarship to attract Black students from the south...


ICYMI

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Jefferson Initiative Seeks Answers to Deadly Disease

Philadelphia prostate cancer biome project supports researchers...

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Essays Offer a Snapshot During a Turbulent Time

Winners of the Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize pen stories to share with future generations...

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Dr. Rosenwasser Receives Strittmatter Award

Robert H. Rosenwasser, MD, MBA, was awarded the prestigious Strittmatter Award by The Philadelphia County Medical Society on June 25, 2021...


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Class Notes

The Doctor Is In

Marianne T. Ritchie, MD ’80, listens to—and advises on—medical issues all the time. Usually, the gastroenterologist does it in her office at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. But once a week, she takes to the airwaves to inform and educate the people who tune in to her radio show on WPHT-1210 AM...

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Dean’s Column

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