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Originally Posted by allovertown
I have no idea how med school works but if someone just started med school at drexel and was planning on a quick subway commute to hahnemann, in what world would they be ok with being bused all the way the — out to Reading instead?
When I was in grad school I didn't have a spare second in my day, if suddenly my classes were a 3 hr round trip away from me out in the middle of nowhere I'd have to transfer to a different school that was actually nearby.
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More likely move to where the school is...but I think he is saying that current residents will be adopted/absorbed by local hospitals other than Hahnemann (and some in Drexel's residency program are not involved with Hahnemann now). And some students will shift to Reading when that is built. A residency is practical training after graduating from medical school. Residents in Drexel's residency program are not taking traditional classes anymore. Third- and fourth-year medical students from Drexel University College of Medicine do still take traditional classes at the Philly campus and rotate at both Hahnemann and Abington for their medicine clerkships and subinternships, and on critical care and subspecialty services. They are supervised by Drexel residents who function as mentors and educators.
So, while Hahnemann closing will impact both students and residents currently in these programs, probably none are only doing work at Hahnemann or solely dependent on it. And once Drexel's med school campus is built in reading, students can just work with hospitals in closer proximity. Hahnemann will have already closed.
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