Program Director: Mark B. Woodland, MS MD FACOG
Program Coordinator: Teresa Robinson
Overview of the Residency Program
We are pleased to present the Drexel University College of Medicine Residency Program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The passage of the millennium marked a new century for this institution, highlighted by the completion of the merger of what was known as MCP Hahnemann University with Drexel University in July 2002. We are fully accredited by the Residency Review Committee in OB-GYN.
Drexel University College of Medicine represents the merger of two strong Philadelphia institutions with rich histories and traditions in medical education. The Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) was called the Female Medical College and originated in the mid 1800’s. It became known as the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania and later evolved into MCP. MCP was one of this country’s first institutions to educate women in the field of medicine and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2000. Hahnemann University , originally the Homeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania, was the first national medical institution to promote the concept of homeopathy. It was later named for Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, recognized as one of the physician founders of homeopathy in theUnited States. Interestingly, both schools occupied the same physical space at their inception.
Capitalizing on this history, MCP and Hahnemann University merged into one institution in 1993 under the Allegheny Health Education Research Foundation (AHERF). The departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the two schools combined shortly after the merger, unifying their residencies into one program The merged program was implemented in 1996 and moved to the City Avenue Hospital.
In November of 1998, after AHERF’s financial demise, Tenet Health System and Drexel University became partners in managing what was then known as MCP Hahnemann University Medical School. The department and the primary clinical site for the program moved to its current location at Hahnemann University Hospital on November 1, 1999, and City Avenue Hospital was closed.
The residency program is sponsored by Drexel University College of Medicine and Hahnemann University Hospital. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is proud of its residency education program. Throughout the transitions, the core mission of the department has been to support educational programs. Our department has moved forward through critical appraisal, restructuring, staff retention and recruitment, strategic planning, program development, curriculum changes, and the development of the new facilities.
Please note that residents are employed and insured by the hospital; they are not employees of Drexel University College of Medicine.
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