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Thomas Jefferson University is an independent medical school and medical research institution. Founded in 1824, it is located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The affiliated Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is highly ranked in rehabilitation medicine, cardiology, and orthopedic medicine. The university also takes an active role in medical research.

The university is made up of three colleges:

• Jefferson Medical College
• Jefferson College of Graduate Studies
• Jefferson College of Health Professions

Image:EakinsTheGrossClinic.jpg It houses Thomas Eakins' painting The Gross Clinic which depicts a surgery that took place at the school.

[edit] External links

• www.jefferson.edu — Thomas Jefferson University
• www.jeffersonhospital.org — Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
• A Brief History of Thomas Jefferson University — from the University Archives and Special Collections

Colleges and Universities in Metropolitan Philadelphia

Arcadia University • Art Institute of Philadelphia • Bryn Mawr College • Cabrini College • Chestnut Hill College • Curtis Institute of Music • Delaware Valley College • Drexel University • Eastern University • Gratz College • Haverford College • Holy Family University • Immaculata University • La Salle University • Lincoln University • Manor College • Moore College of Art and Design • Neumann College • Peirce College • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Pennsylvania College of Optometry • Philadelphia Biblical University • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine • Philadelphia University • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College • The Restaurant School • Rosemont College • Saint Joseph's University • Swarthmore College • Temple University • Thomas Jefferson University • Tyler School of Art • University of the Arts • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia • University of Pennsylvania • Ursinus College • Villanova University • West Chester University • Westminster Theological Seminary • Widener University

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