Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA (September 7, 2011) - The Drexel Convenient Care Center is now offering seasonal flu shots. The vaccinations cost $25.00 and are available to patients 18 and older with no appointment necessary.

Dr. Michael S. Weingarten, professor and chief of vascular surgery and director of the wound healing program at Drexel University College of Medicine, recently returned from his third volunteer trip abroad treating severely wounded combat troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in Germany, the largest American hospital outside the United States.

"...These things I do swear or affirm." With those final words of the Hippocratic Oath, Drexel University College of Medicine welcomed 260 new medical students during the annual White Coat Ceremony on August 5^th. This wonderful tradition is celebrated by medical schools across the country and is an important first step for these future physicians as they receive the traditional symbol of clinical care and service, the white coat.

Eugene Hong, M.D., chief of the Division of Sports Medicine and chairman of the Department of Family, Community and Preventive Medicine, is traveling with the U.S. Lacrosse Women's National Under 19 Team as they defend their title at the Federation of International Lacrosse Women's World Championship in Hanover, Germany.

The tenth annual Manuel Stamatakis Golf Classic held by Drexel University College of Medicine raised $230,000 bringing the total raised to $2.4 million since the event debuted in 2002.