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The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is the oldest private medical society in the United States. Founded in 1787 by 24 Philadelphia physicians "to advance the Science of Medicine, and thereby lessen human misery, by investigating the diseases and remedies which are peculiar to our country" and to promote "order and uniformity in the practice of Physick," it has made important ...
The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The original purpose of the museum, founded with a gift from Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter on December 11, 1858, [2] was for the education of medical professionals, medical students, and invited guests of College Fellows, and did not become open to non-Fellows until the mid-1970s. [3]
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The Medical Campus of Philadelphia occupies the site on which the world’s first medical school for women, the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1850–1867), relocated from Center City to East Falls in 1930. Subsequent name changes included The Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1867–1970) and The Medical College of ...
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In September 1899, the first PCIO degree was awarded, and in February 1900, the first PCIO "class," comprising one woman and one MD, graduated. In May 1921, PCIO was renamed to Philadelphia College of Osteopathy (PCO). [8] In 1967, the school adopted its present-day name, becoming the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). [8]
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