Perelman School of Medicine

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Other name
Penn Med
TypeMedical school
Established1765 (1765)
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
AffiliationUniversity of Pennsylvania Health System
DeanJonathan A. Epstein (interim)
Academic staff
2,100 (full-time)
1,200 (residents and fellows)
Administrative staff
3,334
Students775 M.D. students
594 Ph.D. students
186 M.D.-Ph.D. students
329 masters students
704 post-doctoral fellows
Location, ,
U.S.

39°56′52″N 75°11′33″W / 39.9478°N 75.1925°W / 39.9478; -75.1925
CampusUrban
Websitemed.upenn.edu

The Perelman School of Medicine, previously the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Penn Med), is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy league research university in Philadelphia. Founded in 1765, it is the oldest medical school in the United States.

As of 2024, the school has about 2,900 faculty members and nearly $1 billion in annual sponsored program awards.