Residents are encouraged to take an active part in research at Drexel University College of Medicine, whether they plan a career in academic research or in clinical practice. The clinical and research interests of the faculty members are numerous and varied.
 Drexel University College of Medicine receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association and other organizations. Recent major research studies have focused on Duchene muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, stroke, pain, migraines, nerve regeneration, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.
Residents who plan to pursue a career in research may choose to spend three to six months of elective time on a research project. Throughout the residency program, residents are encouraged to write clinical and basic science papers and present their work at national meetings. Research by residents is highlighted during an annual resident research day, featuring a banquet and presentations by the residents of their clinical and basic science research. Residents appear as coauthors with faculty members when research is published in medical journals.
Several databases are now in development for stroke, MS, reflex sympathetic dystrophy and other chronic pain disorders, movement disorders and dementia.
Researchers
Carol F. Lippa, M.D. | Terry Heiman-Patterson, M.D. | Robert J Schwartzman, M.D.
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