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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 17 MIN

First Medical School in America

from The 52 Weeks of Firsts Podcast · host Visit Philly

Host Marisa Magnatta and Dr. Jen Caudle, Family Doctor and Medical Educator, unpack how two Philadelphians challenged the system and changed the way we study medicine in America - for good. Together, they trace the high-stakes rivalry between John Morgan and William Shippen Jr. and explore how a 1765 "start-up" evolved into the world-renowned Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

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