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Penn Medicine Event Addresses Special Needs of Women and Heart Transplant: Recipient and Caregivers

WHAT:	The Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center, and Second Chance Transplant Support Group, are hosting the event "Special Issues of Women and Heart Transplant: Recipients and Care Givers"
WHO:	Penn Medicine heart failure expert Joyce Wald, DO, assistant professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of Programmatic Development for the Heart Failure/Transplant Program Over 50 female heart transplant patients and their caregivers
WHERE:	The Penn Medicine Smilow Center for Translational Research (SCTR) (attached to the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine) 2nd Floor 3400 Civic Center Blvd. Philadelphia, PA
WHEN:	Friday, October 21, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked among the top five medical schools in the United States for the past 16 years, according to U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $398 million awarded in the 2012 fiscal year.

The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -- recognized as one of the nation's top "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital -- the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.

Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2012, Penn Medicine provided $827 million to benefit our community.