is an independent
Medical School and medical research institution. Founded in
1824 , it is located in
Center City ,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The affiliated Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is highly ranked in
Rehabilitation Medicine ,
Cardiology , and
Orthopedic Medicine . The university also takes an active role in medical research.
It began as Jefferson Medical College in 1824. On July 1, 1969 the institution officially became Thomas Jefferson University.
The university is made up of three colleges:
- Jefferson Medical College
- Jefferson College of Graduate Studies
- Jefferson College of Health Professions
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It houses
Thomas Eakins ' painting
The Gross Clinic which depicts a surgery that took place at the school. On November 11, 2006, the Thomas Jefferson University Board voted to sell the painting for $68 million to the
National Gallery Of Art in Washington and the new
Crystal Bridges Museum Of American Art , now under construction in
Bentonville, Arkansas . The sale would represent a record price for an artwork made in the United States prior to World War II.
