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Alumni Association Awards
Each year, the Drexel University College of Medicine Alumni Awards program recognizes exceptional alumni who go above and beyond in their professions, in the community and within the University. Meet the 2024 winners.
Student Loan Updates
The Office of Financial Planning is providing updates regarding changes to student loans that may affect alumni. Learn more.
From the Alumni Magazine
As the year winds down, it is time to take a pause to look back at how the legacy of Drexel University College of Medicine continued to grow in 2024 and what milestones we can look forward to celebrating in the year ahead. Read more.
1968 was one of the most tumultuous years in American history. While the Beatles topped the charts with “Hey Jude,” the U.S. was rocked by the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, widespread protests against the Vietnam War and violence at the Chicago Democratic National Convention. Read more.
Alumni News
Alumni and guests gathered to celebrate Founders’ Day at the Queen Lane campus on March 11, kicking off the 175th anniversary celebration of the establishment of one of the College of Medicine’s predecessor institutions. Read more.
Earlier this month, the Lower Merion Historical Society in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., celebrated early advocates for women in medicine, dedicating a Pennsylvania Historical Marker to three trailblazing activists. Two of the three women were affiliated with Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, a Drexel University College of Medicine legacy institution. Read more.
Abstract: “Dr. Anandibai Joshee, emerging from a patriarchal society in Maharashtra, India, stands as a trailblazer in the annals of medical history, not only as the first Indian woman to earn a degree in Western medicine but also as a fervent advocate for women’s rights. This paper delves into her life, exploring her contributions to the medical field, her advocacy for women's education, and the cultural impact she left on both India and the international community. Her achievements are examined in the context of the medical and socio-cultural milieu of 19th-century India and today, providing a detailed account of her legacy and recognition.” Read more at cureus.com.
The Drexel Pathway Medical School program and College of Medicine were mentioned in the May 2, 2024 C-SPAN2 broadcast of the testimony of Samuel Cook, MD, an alumnus and resident at Morehouse School of Medicine in a congressional hearing about minority and maternal health. View video. (Dr. Cook begins at 40 minutes)
The Legacy Center Archives and Special Collections at the College of Medicine was mentioned in a March 29 Philadelphia Inquirer story about Anandibai Joshee – the first-ever South Asian woman to become a doctor – who graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886. Read more.