Drexel University College of Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. The medical school has the nation's largest enrollment for a private medical school, and represents the consolidation of two medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of homeopathy. The College is currently housed at two locations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the Queen Lane Campus and Hahnemann University Hospital, which serves as the university's Center City Hahnemann Campus.

History

Drexel University College of Medicine went through many name changes throughout its history. The medical school began as two separate medical schools: Hahnemann Medical College and Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania. The subsequent merger of the two schools, and with Drexel University assuming the leadership, created the College of Medicine in its present form. The US News and World Report ranks Drexel University College of Medicine 89 for overall research rank though primary care overall is not ranked.

Hahnemann Medical College

• Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1848–1869
• Hahnemann Medical College, 1867–1982
• Hahnemann University, 1982–1993

In 1848, three homeopathic physicians - Constantine Hering, Jacob Jeanes and Walter Williamson -joined forces and rented rooms at the rear of a Philadelphia pharmacy on 229 Arch Street. Homeopathy was developed by German physician Samuel Hahnemann, that attempts to stimulate...
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