Message to accepted & prospective students: Pls be assured that participation in & disciplinary action resulting from peaceful protests won't jeopardize acceptance to the university. As an academic institution, we support our students' right to peaceful protest & demonstration.
Congrats to
@DocSavageTJU
, Jefferson’s Ralph J. Roberts Professor of Cardiology and director of interventional cardiology!
@SCAI
recently named him a Master Interventionalist. ❤️
Breaking news! Jefferson has received a $70 million gift from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel. The Caroline Kimmel Biomedical Research Building will be a home for big ideas, providing Jefferson scientists with leading-edge technology & laboratories. for more!
#TBT
to this beautiful sunset lighting up a
@Phillies
game at Citizens Bank Park. 🌇 We love exploring the beautiful city of Philadelphia. What's your favorite summer hangout spot in
#Philly
?
#LifeAtJefferson
For the first time at Jefferson, each first-year medical student will receive a single dose of Narcan, ensuring students are equipped with the resources to save lives from day one.
#LifeAtJefferson
#OpioidEpidemic
Happy
#PhillyPride
Day, Jefferson! 🏳️🌈
#DYK
the city of Philadelphia was one of the first to have a gay pride parade -- dating back to 1972. Today, we're honored to have the parade pass by campus. If you're participating, make sure to give us a wave! 👋
#LifeAtJefferson
A Message to the Jefferson Community: What is true for the nation is true for our region. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery & Breonna Taylor, & the harassment of people of color, are devastating failures of our society. Full statement:
Congratulations to all the students who matched today! 🎉 While SKMC students matched with institutions across the country, 1 in 4 will complete their residency at
@TJUHospital
. 🙌 We are so proud of all our students' accomplishments. You are the future of healthcare! 👩⚕️👨⚕️
Exciting news this
#MondayMorning
: in collaboration with prestigious institutions in Italy, Jefferson has signed an agreement to launch the world’s first dual-medical degree program, enabling a cohort of physicians to practice medicine in both the US & EU.
The doctors are in! Congratulations to our graduates from Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the College of Life Sciences as well as honorary degree recipient and international icon,
@andreabocelliofficial
.
Good luck to all on your bright futures! 💡🎓
#JeffersonGrad23
Meet
@mardy_hehir
, a medical student at SKMC at Jefferson, a father to a 6-month-old baby girl and he also happens to be training for the 2020 Olympic Trials in the marathon. 👟 How is 24 hours enough time in the day for him? Find out for yourself! 👀🎥
#Running
#LifeAtJefferson
We have a lot of work to do. Proud of the hundreds who kneeled for our students and residents today.
@JeffersonUniv
@TJUHospital
Racism is a public health crisis - and nightmare.
Congrats Dr. Tim Mosca,
@drosophilosophy
for the
#SloanFellow
award! His research focuses on the neuronal connections in the brain & how those connections go awry in disorders like schizophrenia, epilepsy & autism.
#JeffersonResearch
This morning the Sidney Kimmel Medical College Class of 2023 will receive their white coats as a celebration to mark the start of medical school. Congratulations to all! 👏
#LifeAtJefferson
Our hearts are heavy today as we mourn the loss of
@EdithMitchellMD
professor, Director of the Center to Eliminate
#CancerDisparities
& Enterprise VP for Cancer Disparities at
@KimmelCancerCtr
. Read more about Dr. Mitchell's legacy:
@Rabia_Zaman26
@skaijackson
@elijahdaniel
Thank you for reaching out. Jefferson does not tolerate hate speech of any kind. Your message has been forwarded to the appropriate administrator who is investigating the matter.
We fully support this commencement look. 🏀🙌
@Jefferson_WBB
player, Erin Maher wears the net the team cut down after winning this year’s CACC Championship. Jessica Kaminski was named MVP of the League. They both received their MBAs on Tuesday. 👏👏 (📸: )
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." -Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
#MLKDay
#JeffersonMLK
Jefferson and
@lvhn
sign letter of intent to combine, creating a leading regional health care system, including a national research university and an expanded health plan, to increase access to high-quality care and clinical research. Read more:
Join us for Jefferson Global Day at Alumni Hall or via Zoom from 9am-3pm on March 21. Hear lectures and keynote remarks by
@StephanieLinus
, award-winning social activist, actor and director. No registration needed and students welcome! Contact jmb110
@jefferson
.edu for more info.
"Wow. Two years today since we merged PhilaU and Jefferson. The result? A true explosion of creativity with people coming together to build a new future for higher education and our graduates. Coolest thing I've ever been
involved with." — President
@sklasko
Meet Dr. Tim Mosca, Asst. Prof. of
#Neuroscience
@ Jefferson. Aside from representing the most promising scientific researchers working today, he can also run a mile in under 5 min! 🏃♂️Get to know
@drosophilosophy
, here: .
#JeffersonResearch
✏️
@mike_natter
, MD '17 was known for his medical illustrations at SKMC, learning medicine by illustrating his class notes. Now, as an intern
@nyulangone
he takes on grave matters in his art like trauma, pain, death, impostor syndrome, & intern burnout: .
On this
#Thanksgiving
, we give thanks for our Jefferson family. 💙 Thank you to our hard working, passionate and dedicated students, staff, faculty and researchers for making a difference each and every day! Together, we are
#RedefiningHumanlyPossible
.
Jefferson has received $586,000 from the
@USDOL
to support a workforce strategy to reduce
#opioid
usage in Philly. Led by Jefferson's
@PEMammen
, the project will develop & conduct training for clinicians working on the front lines in the emergency dept.
It's a beautiful day to wake up and smell the tulips. 🌷☀️ (📸: Photo captured by Bilwa Jogkekar, first-year master's student studying user experience and interaction design)
#ICYMI
some
#HealthDesignLab
students had the opportunity to treat a unique patient... a four-legged friend, Andy! 🐾💙 He was paralyzed a few weeks ago, so students provided a first-of-its-kind 3D print of Andy's spine to the team at
@StFrancisVet
to assist in surgery.
🏀 Meet Jessica Kaminski, a member of
@Jefferson_WBB
team. She has 9 other siblings, including a fellow Ram! "The best part about being an athlete at Jefferson are the automatic friends & bond that you have, not only with your own team members but with members of other teams."
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -Aesop
Remember that every time you
#Maskup
, you're showing others that you care.
#WorldKindnessday
#LifeatJefferson
📸: Jefferson Ambassadors, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Jefferson and
@TJUHospital
have signed the TIME'S UP Healthcare commitment — pledging to cultivate a professional and compassionate workplace preventing sexual harassment and gender inequity, while protecting those vulnerable to discrimination. (📰: )
Season’s greetings from President
@sklasko
! Wishing all students, faculty & staff a fulfilling and warm holiday season. (Speaking of warm, don’t get too cold in there Dr. Klasko! ☃️😉)
#HappyHolidays
#LifeAtJefferson
Jefferson's Black Men in White Coats student organization appeared on
@CBSPhiladelphia
with
@StahlCBS3
to speak about their mission to inspire Black men to pursue careers in the medical field.
🏥 Watch the segment:
The
@JeffersonBSB_
team, accompanied by Provost Matt Baker,
@CoachTomShirley
and Phil the Ram, held a special on-field Commencement ceremony for their graduating seniors. Next stop: The
@CACC01
Tournament. Good luck, Rams, and congrats, seniors! 🐏👏💙
Congrats to
@Jefferson_MBB
and
@Jefferson_WBB
for winning the CACC Championships! Both teams continue their playoff push this weekend in the NCAA Tournament. The men take on Daemen University on Saturday, and the women play Southern New Hampshire on Friday. Go Rams! 🐏💙🏀
We're going dancing!
@Jefferson_WBB
will play Daemen in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Basketball Championship on Friday, March 10, time TBA. Go Rams! 🏀🐏👏
Jefferson's Ramily Market on East Falls Campus is open to students in need during these uncertain times. To access the market for free non-perishable goods and hygiene products, contact Dean of Students Henry Humphreys at Henry.Humphreys
@jefferson
.edu.
Dr. Papanagnou, professor of emergency medicine & associate dean for faculty development, has been named a 2019 Gold Humanism Scholar by the Harvard Macy Institute. His project focuses on fostering provider resilience & empathic patient care in the ER: .
"JeffDESIGN is one of those unique medical school opportunities that frankly, should be the norm rather than the exception." -- Geoff Hayden, Associate Director of
#JeffDESIGN
. 📽️ Check it out as students develop solutions for real problems physicians face in the ER.
Thank you to all our amazing professors who have been working tirelessly to make sure students stay on track while they're learning from home.
#ThankATeacher
👩🏫👨🏫
“You can feel that you’re a victim of circumstance, or you can lead your own life. I would ask you to be bold and take action. Action is the single best antidote to apathy, cynicism and despair.” — Jefferson President,
@sklasko
at the 195th Commencement.
Today, we’re celebrating the amazing women who make up our Jefferson community! Happy
#InternationalWomensDay
to all of our Jefferson faculty, staff & students.
Check it out:
@RSPugliese
, director of Innovation Design at Jefferson & co-founder of
#HealthDesignLab
, has been recognized by
@PHLBizJournal
as one of the best & brightest young leaders in the greater Philadelphia region! 👏👏
#40under40
(📰: )
To our 750 students who received their degrees on Friday — we are so proud of your accomplishments. We can't wait to see what the future holds for our graduates, but remember wherever you go — you're forever a member of the Jefferson family. 💙 (📰: )
Wondering how you're going to stick to your
#NewYearsResolution
? Here's some
#MondayMotivaton
for you this
#NYE
! 💪
@mardy_hehir
is a student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, a dad to a 6-month-old baby girl & he's also training for the 2020 Olympic Trials in the marathon. 👟
Jefferson soars in latest rankings from
@usnews
. 🏆 The university has been named among the most innovative & best value schools in the North Region, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 Best Colleges Rankings.
#BestColleges
According to researchers at Jefferson &
@Tulane
, med students who engage in arts & humanities may also improve their bedside manner with patients. Read the latest findings:
#JeffersonResearch
A big congrats to Associate Director of
#JeffDESIGN
@ SKMC, Dr. Robert S. Pugliese,
@theEDpharmacist
. Dr. Pugliese has been selected to receive the 2018 Prescott Pharmacy Leadership Award given to a pharmacist no more than 10 years into his or her career.
It’s a beautiful day for commencement. 🌞🎓 Congratulations to all of our graduate students walking today!
🎥 Don’t miss the action — watch the commencement live stream, here: .
This Women's History Month some of Jefferson's woman leaders are sharing advice for students and young professionals.
“I will never forget the people with whom I worked with who made all success possible.”
Read the full quote from Kathy Gallagher here
During an exchange at
@KitasatoUniv
, Kennedy Chukwuocha, PT, '20 teamed up with students from different countries to develop a treatment plan for a patient case. "The experience highlighted the importance of communication & cultural competency when providing professional care."
Meet Maggie, Jefferson's newest employee! Maggie will serve as
@JeffCollegeNur
's facility dog and be available to help comfort those who suffer from anxiety. Learn more: