Letters: Medical college likes East Falls' prognosis

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, March, 2008

We were very pleased to see the March 2 article about East Falls, "Ripe for a revival." As the writer pointed out, East Falls is the home of the old Medical College of Pennsylvania, site of the world's first medical college for women (Woman's Medical College). Today, the proud legacy of WMC/MCP lives on in East Falls at Drexel University College of Medicine, where our campus on Queen Lane is thriving.

With more than 1,000 medical students, Drexel University College of Medicine has the largest medical student enrollment of any private medical school in the nation. Many of those students and members of our faculty and staff live, shop and dine in East Falls, contributing to the neighborhood's economic vitality. We are honored to be a part of this wonderful community's rich...