Scientists at Drexel University College of Medicine will gather this weekend to discuss the pharmacology, physiology, and behavioral testing of drugs used to treat cognitive and attention disorders. The goal is to encourage an exchange of ideas to translate catecholamine neurobiology to clinical practice.

A team of internal medicine residents from Drexel University College of Medicine recently placed third in the nation at the American College of Physicians’ national medical jeopardy competition, Doctor’s Dilemma.

Physicians and scientists at Drexel University College of Medicine will gather to present the latest in breast cancer research during an interdisciplinary scientific symposium taking place at the college this weekend. Faculty from the College of Medicine will be joined by researchers from the university’s College of Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems to exchange ideas for future collaborations in translational medicine and applied biotechnology. The symposium will be held on Saturday, May 17th inside the Student Activity Center, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia.

June F. Klinghoffer, M. D., an alumna of Woman’s Medical College and revered faculty member who taught at the College of Medicine for five decades, passed away on May 3. She was 87. Dr. Klinghoffer continued to participate in College of Medicine activities in recent years, serving on Drexel’s Legacy Committee and as co-chair of the campaign to build a permanent home for the College’s Archives. The family respectfully requests that contributions in her memory be made to the Archives Building Fund:

Drexel University College of Medicine
P.O. Box 8235
Philadelphia, PA 19101

You may also contact Melinda Johnson at 215-255-7375 or mjohnson@drexelmed.edu.

Drexel University College of Medicine has announced that sports medicine is the topic in the May installment of the Drexel Medcast™,  a monthly medical podcast with leading academic physicians and scientists from the Drexel University College of Medicine faculty. This month features an interview with Eugene Hong, M.D., associate professor and chairman of the Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine, and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine.