Temple University School of Medicine
| Type | State-related |
|---|---|
| Established | 1901 |
Academic staff | 465 |
| Students | 880 MD |
| Location | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , U.S. 40°00′18″N 75°09′07″W / 40.005°N 75.152°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Dean | Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS |
| Website | medicine |
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) is located on the Health Science Campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is one of seven schools of medicine in Pennsylvania that confers the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. It also confers Ph.D and M.S. degrees in biomedical science, and offers a Narrative Medicine program.
In July 2014, Lewis Katz School of Medicine's scientists became the first to remove HIV from human cells.[1][2] As of 2015, Temple University's Fox Chase Cancer Center is ranked the ninth-best hospital for adult cancer by U.S. News & World Report.[3] In 2024, LKSOM received 12,939 applications for a class of 221 students, ranking eighth in number of applicants among the 158 MD schools in the United States.[4]
- ^ "HIV 'eliminated' from cultured human cells for the first time". Medical news. 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Genome Editing Cuts Out HiV". The Scientist. 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Best Hospital for Adult Cancer". U.S. News & World Report. 6 April 2015.
- ^ "2024 FACTS: Applicants and Matriculants Data". AAMC. Retrieved 2025-01-12.