Drexel University College of Medicine, formerly MCP Hahnemann University, has been educating students in the biomedical sciences for more than 150 years and is one of the largest private medical schools in the United States. Nationally ranked among medical schools for research, students are immersed in clinical reasoning, advanced technology and doctor-patient communication skills from the beginning. The College of Medicine is nationally recognized as an institution that emphasizes innovation in medical education and is dedicated to preparing "physician healers" who practice medicine as an art as well as a science.