Temple University School of Medicine (TUSM)
TUSM takes pride in the excellence of its teaching, service and research programs. It remains fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. It employs 453 full time faculty, 67 part time faculty, 1,164 volunteer faculty, and 869 staff. Each year it admits 180 medical students and approximately 24 graduate students. Reflecting the excellent quality of a Temple medical education, its MD graduates are highly regarded by competitive residency training programs, and have made significant career contributions to both medical practice and medical research. Many have become department chairpersons, deans and vice presidents of major academic medical centers.
Temple has expanded its research enterprise, enlarging the size of both its clinical and research faculty, and building a new medical school that opened in June 2009. This new medical education and research building (11-story, 480,000 sq ft) is the first step for Temple University School of Medicine in realizing a bold new vision. While bricks and mortar do not define institutional character and quality, they are essential to an institution's vitality. The new facility symbolizes Temple's determination to be a leader in medical education and healthcare. It is the largest building project in the university's history and it quite visibly demonstrates a steadfast commitment to the surrounding neighborhood and to the City of Philadelphia. These investments will enable Temple to be faithful to its missions for many years to come.
Temple University Physicians (TUP)
Temple University Physicians (TUP) is the faculty practice organization of TUSM. The practice plan has approximately 375 clinicians who provide clinical care across a broad range of specialties and subspecialties. TUP physicians, representing 17 clinical departments, see patients at 40 sites (combined resident and private practice clinics) the majority of which are located on campus. TUP physicians practice in a very challenging financial environment. In Pennsylvania, Medicaid reimburses only 40 percent of costs; Medicare and commercial payors reimburse approximately two thirds of costs.
Temple University Hospital (TUH)
The flagship hospital, Temple University Hospital (TUH), is a 554-bed tertiary and quaternary level acute care hospital just adjacent to the School of Medicine. TUH is a high volume urban center, with over 150,000 outpatient visits yearly, over 28,000 admissions, and over 2700 births. A Level I Trauma Center, TUH has one of the busiest emergency departments in the region (60,000 visits). The hospital provides patients with ready access to an exceptional group of physicians in every specialty and primary care field. These doctors include the nationally recognized faculty of the TUSM, who are supported by the advanced resources of its major teaching hospital.