The NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health has announced Penn Medicine’s FOCUS program as a winner of the NIH Prize for Enhancing Faculty Gender Diversity in Biomedical and Behavioral Science. FOCUS on Health & Leadership for Women, founded in 1994, supports the advancement and leadership of women in academic medicine and promotes education and research in women’s health and careers. The honor came with a prize of $50,000 in recognition of the program’s demonstrated commitment to improving gender diversity and equity among faculty.
The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) has announced César de la Fuente, PhD, a Presidential Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Microbiology, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioengineering, as a recipient of the ASM Award for Early Career Applied and Biotechnological Research for his outstanding contributions to the microbial sciences. The ASM awards recognize leading scientists and researchers in the field for their contributions to research, education, diversity and professional accomplishments.
Penn Medicine's department of Radiation Oncology has been named a recipient of the American Society for Radiation Oncology's APEx accreditation at nine locations, including the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and the network sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. APEx is a four-year accreditation program developed by ASTRO that recognizes a facility or facilities' excellence in delivering safe, high-quality care to their patients.
Rhonda Zaleski, director of Clinical Talent Acquisition and Workforce Planning, has been recognized in the Top 50 for the 2021 OnCon Icon Awards. The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top talent acquisition professionals and talent acquisition vendors worldwide.
Penn Medicine is one of the world’s leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, excellence in patient care, and community service. The organization consists of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Penn’s Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine, founded in 1765 as the nation’s first medical school.
The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $550 million awarded in the 2022 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of “firsts” in medicine, Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries and innovations that have shaped modern medicine, including recent breakthroughs such as CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s patient care facilities stretch from the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania to the New Jersey shore. These include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Chester County Hospital, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital—the nation’s first hospital, founded in 1751. Additional facilities and enterprises include Good Shepherd Penn Partners, Penn Medicine at Home, Lancaster Behavioral Health Hospital, and Princeton House Behavioral Health, among others.
Penn Medicine is an $11.1 billion enterprise powered by more than 49,000 talented faculty and staff.