Welcome Alumni!
The Office of Alumni Relations is your link to Drexel, its predecessor institutions, and your fellow alumni. We hope you will maintain a lifelong engagement with our community.
Our office, and this website, strive to be a resource for you, whether you are hoping to network with other alumni, attend an event, or simply tell us about an accomplishment or update your contact information.
Alumni Awards
The call for nominations for 2022 Alumni Awards is now open. The deadline to nominate yourself or another alum is January 17, 2022. Learn more.
From the Alumni Magazine
Beating Back Physician Burnout
Avir Mitra, MD ’15, experienced his first bout of burnout during his emergency medicine residency at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City. His intern year was so overwhelming — even compared to the rigors of medical school — that his social life tanked and his hobbies, such as producing radio journalism, fell by the wayside. Read more.
Reflections on Woman's Medical College and the 1918 Flu Pandemic
The story of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP), a predecessor institution of Drexel University College of Medicine, and the 1918 influenza pandemic is one of uncommon valor, volunteerism and, ultimately, victory over this deadly disease.
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Creating Human Connections Despite COVID-19
During a year defined by health risks, isolation and uncertainty, College of Medicine students engaged with older adults through two opportunities made available to them through Drexel’s Office of Community Engagement and its relationship with UUH Outreach, a program serving the needs of older adults in northwest Philadelphia. Read more.
Alumni News
Picotte, the University’s high-performing computing equipment, is named for Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, who is believed to be the first Native American physician in the U.S. Read more.
How were Drexel and other institutions now part of the University affected by the 20th century influenza outbreak? Based off of their archival collections, it’s hard to say. 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. Read more.
About the Alumni Association
All graduates who have earned a degree (MD, PhD, DSc, MS) from Drexel University College of Medicine, MCP Hahnemann University, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, Hahnemann University School of Medicine or Hahnemann Graduate School are general members of the Association.
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