News and Announcements
The annual Golden Apple Awards recognize outstanding service and teaching by Drexel University College of Medicine faculty and professional staff. Each class of medical students nominate faculty and professional staff for the honor and vote to determine the award winners. Read more.
The College of Medicine proudly congratulates our faculty, residents, alumni and students who have recently been inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Societies.
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Congratulations to Steven L. Zinn (Family Medicine), who was named a "Top Doctor" in Philadelphia magazine's annual list of the region's best physicians. See full list.
2019 Golden Apple Awards
Family medicine faculty member Edward Gracely, PhD, received a 2019 Golden Apple Award from the class of 2022 in the Frontiers category.
Susanna G. Evans, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine. Since February, she has served as the interim chair. Prior to that, she served as associate vice chair for clinical services in the department. Read more.
In the Media
December 9, 2019: Thomas Trojian, MD, professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program, was quoted in a WHYY.org story about whether there is a justification for the Philadelphia 76ers’ decision to limit the playing time of Joel Embiid, a strategy known as "load management." The story was also picked up by The Philadelphia Tribune.
September 21, 2019: Thomas Trojian, MD, a professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine, was quoted in an article in The Tribune-Democrat about the intended use of medical marijuana.
October 30, 2017: Thomas Trojian, MD, a professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was quoted in a Reuters story about the need for more research and awareness on concussions in high school sports.
July 26, 2017: Florence Gelo, DMin, NCPsyA, an associate professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, was mentioned in a Philadelphia Citizen story about ARTZ Philadelphia, a nonprofit that uses museum visits to connect medical students and patients with dementia. Gelo brought a version of the program to Drexel and Jefferson University.
February 20, 2017: Thomas Trojian, MD, professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine, chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program, authored a Philly.com blog post about how 10,000 steps per day can lower heart disease risk and aid weight loss.
January 8, 2017: Leslie Everts, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine and medical director of the Drexel Student Health Center, was interviewed for a Q&A in the Philadelphia Inquirer about how to stay healthy this winter.
August 9, 2016: Edward Gracely, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine and the Dornsife School of Public Health, was interviewed for an Inverse story about whether or not beginner's luck is real.
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