Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University

Jefferson Medical College Thomas Jefferson University Students

First and second years: Courses in the basic medical sciencesaregivenHonors,Pass,orFail;70ispassing.Third and fourth years: Clinical courses for all Phase I and Phase II required courses and all electives will be recordedasHighHonors,AboveExpectedCompetence, Expected Competence, Marginal Competence, Incomplete – I, Failure – F. An examination grade will also be recorded for all required Phase I courses. Awritten evaluation report is made a part of a student’s permanent academic record. Students must record passing total scores on Step 1 and 2 of the USMLE for promotion to the third year and graduation, respectively. Teaching: The Jefferson Alumni Hall houses all basic science departments (and recreational facilities). College Building houses administrative and clinical department offices, laboratories, and lecture rooms and connects with the Curtis Building, in which are located additional clinical faculty offices, research laboratories, and classrooms. Bridges connect the College and Curtis buildings with the 4 Jefferson Hospital structures: the Gibbon Building, the Foerderer Pavilion, the Thompson Building, and the Main building. The Gibbon Building is a facility with four 100-bed minihospitals, each with its own diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, teaching rooms, and physicians’ offices, and the Bodine Center for Radiation Therapy. The outpatient Surgical Center contains physicians’ offices, operating rooms, and surgical facilities for same-day surgery. Other: The college is affiliated with 19 hospitals.Library:The Scott Library Building contains 170,000 volumes and receives 2300 periodicals. Housing: Orlowitz, Barringer, and Martin buildings provide apartment rentals.