Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Medicine Education & Research Building
3500 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19140
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Graduate Medical Education at Allegheny Health Network
Message from the Dean
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Undergraduate Medical Education at Allegheny Health Network
Since 2000, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University (LKSOM) has had an affiliate site in Pittsburgh, Pa., where third-year and fourth-year medical students of LKSOM in Philadelphia, Pa., can complete their clinical rotations.
In addition, third- and fourth-year students from TUSM and fourth-year students from other medical schools may apply to complete elective clinical rotations at the Pittsburgh site.
The Pittsburgh TUSM site offers an unparalleled experience in the region’s newly formed Allegheny Health Network (AHN), a unified healthcare system dedicated to providing affordable, exceptional care to people in our communities. AHN’s patient-centered approach to care means a greater focus on coordinated health and wellness services as well as being accountable and responsive to patients from start to finish. AHN has an urban, academic and community focus that is establishing delivery models in four regions with 200 locations; 2,800 employed/aligned physicians, residents and fellows; and 17,500 employees.
Key Temple medical student training facilities are AHN’s two academic medical centers in Pittsburgh - Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) and West Penn Hospital (WPH), which serve as regional resources for bone marrow transplant, burn care, cancer, cardiovascular, emergency medicine, neurosciences, orthopedics, transplant, trauma, and women’s health. Family medicine rotations are at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville, Pa., with emergency care, primary stroke certification, obstetrical care and numerous other specialties. AHN’s STAR (simulation) Center located at WPH is a ‘virtual hospital’ with the latest SimMan and other lifelike manikins that is used extensively by healthcare students and professionals for preclinical training, practice, review, and testing/certification.
AGH and WPH have been educating physicians for more than 150 years and sponsor more than 40 residency and fellowship programs and have clinical affiliations with Drexel University College of Medicine and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) as well as with Temple, offering an exceptional clinical and didactic experience for students at all levels of medical education.
AHN also has a Group Purchasing Organization and Distribution Center; 3 Health + Wellness pavilions plus 1 additional pavilion under construction; Allegheny-Singer Research Institute for clinical, translational and basic research; the Disruptive Health Technology Institute (DHTI) in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University; and 1 Captive Insurance Company.
Students are given opportunities to pursue research, undertake scholarly endeavors, and participate in residency interest groups in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine and in off-campus activities such as volunteering at homeless shelters and clinics.
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Clinical Campus in Pittsburgh
Lori Slade, Student Affairs Manager
Mailing address:
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Pittsburgh Clinical Campus
Allegheny General Hospital, South Tower Room 188
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone: (AGH) 359-4335 or (WPH) 578-5432
Fax: (412) 359-3433 or (412) 578-6779
TUSM Third-Year Clerkships (required rotations)
Third-year clerkships for TUSM Pittsburgh Clinical Campus students are provided at the following Allegheny Health Network teaching hospitals in the Pittsburgh region:
Family Medicine: Forbes Hospital
Medicine: Allegheny General Hospital
Obstetrics and Gynecology: West Penn Hospital
Pediatrics: Allegheny General Hospital and West Penn Hospital
Psychiatry: Forbes Hospital
General Surgery: Allegheny General Hospital
During required clinical rotations, unique experiences are available to students that contribute to their understanding of didactic learning sessions.
Fourth-Year (Senior) Rotations
Students at the TUSM site in Pittsburgh have dozens of senior rotations at Allegheny General, Forbes, and West Penn hospitals from which to choose.
Electives by specialty/subspecialty are as follows:
Available courses by course title are as follows. Please contact us for a description:
The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Pittsburgh site is one of the area's leading teaching facilities and has attracted medical students from across the country.
We at the Pittsburgh site are proud of our affiliation with Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and we look forward to continued growth of our campus as a major resource for the School of Medicine in educating their students.
We welcome you to our campus!
Daniel Benckart, MD
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Allegheny Health Network
