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Birthplace of American Medicine

We are a not for profit medical, educational, and cultural institution with the mission of advancing the cause of health while upholding the ideals and heritage of medicine.

Everything we do works towards the goal of connecting the historical to the contemporary. Our audience includes not only the medical community and medical students but students in middle school through graduate school, artists, humanities researchers and scholars, and members of the general public. The unique focus of The College of Physicians combines science, public health and medicine, the arts, and humanities.

The College is home to:

The Mütter Museum.
The Historical Medical Library.
Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden.

Our outreach programs include:

History of Vaccines.
Center for Education.

Note: The above descriptive information came from the organization's Our Work page.

In The News

Young Black men interested in a career in medicine sought for inaugural cohort of new mentorship program, Philadelphia Sunday Sun, February 10, 2023.
Until Death Do Us Part: An Ode To Philadelphia Book Collecting, Hidden City Philadelphia, September 6, 2019.

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+We are a '''not for profit medical, educational, and cultural institution''' with the mission of advancing the cause of health while upholding the ideals and heritage of medicine.
-=== About:===
+Everything we do works towards the goal of connecting the historical to the contemporary. Our audience includes not only the medical community and medical students but students in middle school through graduate school, artists, humanities researchers and scholars, and members of the general public. The unique focus of '''The College of Physicians''' combines science, public health and medicine, the arts, and humanities.
-This historic spirit continues in our current mission: advancing the cause of health, while upholding the ideals and heritage of medicine. The College strives to:
+The College is home to:
+*The M&uuml;tter Museum.
+*The Historical Medical Library.
+*Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden.
-•Enable individuals, families and communities to take greater responsibility for their health.
+Our outreach programs include:
+*History of Vaccines.
+*Center for Education.
-•Improve the health of the public through service to health professionals.
+''Note:''&nbsp;&nbsp;The above descriptive information came from the organization's [https://collegeofphysicians.org/our-work Our Work] page.
-•Enhance appreciation of the heritage of medicine.
+==In The News==
+*[https://www.philasun.com/local/young-black-men-interested-in-a-career-in-medicine-sought-for-inaugural-cohort-of-new-mentorship-program/ Young Black men interested in a career in medicine sought for inaugural cohort of new mentorship program], Philadelphia Sunday Sun, February 10, 2023.
+*[https://hiddencityphila.org/2019/09/until-death-do-us-part-an-ode-to-philadelphia-book-collecting/ Until Death Do Us Part: An Ode To Philadelphia Book Collecting], Hidden City Philadelphia, September 6, 2019.
-•Provide information for the development of health policy.
+==Info==
+*Event Calendar:&nbsp;[https://collegeofphysicians.org/events Events]
+*Facebook:&nbsp;[https://www.facebook.com/collegeofphysiciansofphila collegeofphysiciansofphila]
+*Library:&nbsp;[https://collegeofphysicians.org/library The Historical Medical Library]
+*Twitter:&nbsp;[https://twitter.com/collegeofphys @collegeofphys]
+==See Also==
+*[[Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia]]
-The College is home to the Mütter Museum and the Historical Medical Library. Our outreach programs include Philly Health Info.org, an online health information, resource and educational program serving the Delaware Valley, and the C. Everett Koop Community Education Center. The public is invited to attend the many lectures, workshops, and conferences the College offers. Our programs reflect our reverence for the past, our commitment to the present, and our vision for the future of medicine and health.
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+[[Category:Issue-Health]] [[Category:Issue-Public_Health]]
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+[[Category:Where-Center_City_West]]
+[[Contact Email::info@collegeofphysicians.org| ]]
-=== History &amp; Overview: ===
-The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, founded in 1787, is the oldest professional medical organization in the country. Twenty-four physicians of eighteenth-century Philadelphia gathered "to advance the science of medicine and to thereby lessen human misery." Today, over 1,500 Fellows (elected members) continue to convene at the College and work towards better serving the public.
-Throughout its 200 year history, the College has provided a place for both medical professionals and the general public to learn about medicine as both a science and as an art.