{"id":62549,"date":"2026-01-27T22:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/rtw-foundation-donates-8-million-to-reimagine-physician-training-in-penns-perelman-school-of-medicine\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:06:10","slug":"rtw-foundation-donates-8-million-to-reimagine-physician-training-in-penns-perelman-school-of-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/rtw-foundation-donates-8-million-to-reimagine-physician-training-in-penns-perelman-school-of-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"RTW Foundation Donates $8 Million to Reimagine Physician Training in Penn\u2019s Perelman School of Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<i>Gift sparks curriculum transformation, new lectureship, and names Entrepreneurship Pathway in honor of alumnus Rod Wong, M\u201903<\/i><\/p>\n<p>PHILADELPHIA&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;A landmark $8 million gift from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtwf.org%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=RTW+Foundation&amp;index=1&amp;md5=7ac7e93830b863ac40842a08b6b2d99c\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">RTW Foundation<\/a>, led by Penn Medicine Board of Trustees member <b>Rod Wong, M\u201903<\/b>, and <b>Marti Speranza Wong, C\u201998<\/b>, will launch a bold initiative to reimagine medical education at the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Perelman+School+of+Medicine+at+the+University+of+Pennsylvania&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c99883f0c81fef0384f2e683da5a23eb\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania<\/a>. It is the single largest donation to support curriculum innovation in PSOM history, ensuring that the nation\u2019s first medical school will continue to lead in training physicians for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702568\/5\/IMG_3850.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702568\/22\/IMG_3850.jpg\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702568\/5\/IMG_3850.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702568\/21\/IMG_3850.jpg\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702504\/5\/RTWF-Primary_logo-colour-RGB_%282%29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702504\/22\/RTWF-Primary_logo-colour-RGB_%282%29.jpg\"><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702504\/5\/RTWF-Primary_logo-colour-RGB_%282%29.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260126269975\/en\/2702504\/21\/RTWF-Primary_logo-colour-RGB_%282%29.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe project will bring together faculty, staff, and students to create and implement a new curriculum built for the future of medicine: an era when gene therapies have reshaped the promise of cures for an array of diseases, artificial intelligence is putting new treatments closer at hand than ever, and the rise of remote monitoring and telemedicine are changing the ways in which doctors interact with patients.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe new curriculum will integrate technology, AI, and data in powerful ways, providing greater flexibility and customized learning plans to students through the concept of precision education, a methodology inspired by precision medicine, which personalizes treatments for patients based on genetics, environment, and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\nEmerging tools like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennmedicine.org%2Fnews%2Fcan-ai-tools-help-train-a-more-effective-physician&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=ambient+listening+technology&amp;index=3&amp;md5=a7fec59c1e7a49bead9f9e5964b67ef5\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">ambient listening technology<\/a>, for instance, will help students develop clinical reasoning skills and work in teams with other types of health care professionals. Customized AR\/VR simulations will help students to better understand anatomy, master crucial knowledge to diagnose illness and develop treatment plans, and enhance training for procedural skills such as ultrasounds and suturing. By building a vast ecosystem of data and interwoven AI tools \u2013 such as insights drawn from how students use Penn\u2019s electronic medical record (EMR) system during clinical education \u2013 each of the school\u2019s nearly 800 student doctors will have a more personalized pathway to guide their education.<\/p>\n<p>\nTogether, these elements will support training flexibility and innovation as the field races ahead. Those same qualities have also guided Rod Wong\u2019s entrepreneurial success and vision through a professional journey spanning medicine, business, and biotech investment.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI see interdisciplinary work in motion all across Penn, and it\u2019s powerful when students and faculty have the runway to expand their thinking. This gift from the RTW Foundation, powering a leading approach to medical education with an entrepreneurial model will be another groundbreaking way that the Perelman School of Medicine is the setting the standard for the future of medicine,\u201d said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpresident.upenn.edu%2Fmeet-president&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=J.+Larry+Jameson%2C+MD%2C+PhD&amp;index=4&amp;md5=426c01841fb6a44ea19a2e3eb6681229\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD<\/a>, President of the University of Pennsylvania. \u201cRod and Marti exemplify the very best of Penn\u2014visionary alumni leaders whose commitment to advancing medicine will shape generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Why Penn, why now<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\n&#8220;I believe medical innovation is the key to life being better in the future than it is today,&#8221; Wong said. &#8220;And as science accelerates, to train physicians for the future, so should education. Penn has the courage and the team to pursue this, which is why I am so excited to have the opportunity to support this effort.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\nWong and the RTW Foundation have a history of encouraging \u201cout of the box\u201d thinking at the Perelman School of Medicine. In 2013, PSOM created the innovative, student-led <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpennhealthx.com%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=PennHealthX&amp;index=5&amp;md5=69e6a8c39077f9dbd73f4f95c3856704\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">PennHealthX<\/a> with Wong\u2019s support \u2013 a program which encourages students to explore their interests at the intersection of health care management, entrepreneurship, and technology. Among other activities, the program has funded more than 50 student-run startups in areas ranging from allergen detection in food to top-rated medicine reminder apps to AI caregiving companions.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe new gift will also allow PSOM to host the Roderick Wong, M\u201903 Endowed Lectureship in business and entrepreneurship twice each year, which will bring leaders in medicine and health care innovation to campus. In addition, it will establish the Roderick Wong Entrepreneurship Pathway, designed to provide mentorship, workshops, and project-based learning to support bold thinking. The model builds on Penn\u2019s longstanding tradition of empowering students to incorporate passions and interests that draw on the University\u2019s 12 schools.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cI\u2019ve been at Penn for 30 years, and I\u2019m so proud of the doctors who\u2019ve trained here, whether they have pursued clinical care, research, entrepreneurship, or other paths. But much has changed in that time, both in the information we must teach and in the ways students can learn best,\u201d said <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2Fevpdean%2Fepstein.html&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Jonathan+A.+Epstein%2C+MD&amp;index=6&amp;md5=0d62b067fa2e5b194d80378df19d29b8\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Jonathan A. Epstein, MD<\/a>, Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System. \u201cThis generous gift empowers us to experiment with cutting-edge teaching methods and tools to build a curriculum that keeps pace as medicine continues to evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Setting a new standard for medical education<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nHistorically, medical student education has been structured as a one-size-fits-all approach with lecture and small-group courses covering all the body\u2019s systems, labs, and clinical rotations to get real-world patient care experience. The PSOM curriculum reimagination is a new chapter that began with \u201cCurriculum 2000\u201d under the leadership of longtime PSOM Senior Vice Dean for Education Gail Morrison, MD, who introduced training in the late 1990s that emphasized professionalism, patient-centered care, and humanism. Curriculum 2000 also saw the creation of a robust <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2Fspprogram%2Fstandardized-patients%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%26%238220%3Bstandardized+patient%26%238221%3B+program&amp;index=7&amp;md5=a00eef195f271724b2e3d854d101773a\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">\u201cstandardized patient\u201d program<\/a> using medical actors that continues to be an essential part of PSOM training.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe new effort will be led by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2Fevpdean%2Fbellini.html&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Lisa+M.+Bellini%2C+MD&amp;index=8&amp;md5=eab844ede3a037f6e22f78f997d682c9\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Lisa M. Bellini, MD<\/a>, Executive Vice Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2Fevpdean%2Fkogan.html&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Jennifer+R.+Kogan%2C+MD&amp;index=9&amp;md5=d0e47f8026efa56e4c582738e8f2bdbf\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">Jennifer R. Kogan, MD<\/a>, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education\u2014both internationally recognized leaders in medical education and faculty development who have built their careers at Penn Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\nConducting research and testing the new approaches will be a key focus, as well. By sharing new tools in an open-source format for other schools to use, the reimagined curriculum has the potential to influence medical education around the world, building on Penn Medicine\u2019s partnerships with VinUniversity in Vietnam, where leaders helped establish the country&#8217;s first private not-for-profit medical school, and the American University in Dubai, where the UAE\u2019s premier medical school will open in 2027.<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cTraining the next generation of physicians who will shape and advance medicine requires weaving new technologies into education while helping students understand both community needs and the power of highly personalized care,\u201d Kogan said. \u201cWe are building on Penn\u2019s legacy of leading in education to create a more flexible, personalized journey that fuels curiosity, supports student well-being, and prepares them to give every patient the very best care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<b><i>About Penn Medicine: <\/i><\/b><i>Penn Medicine is one of the world\u2019s 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 <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pennmedicine.org%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=University+of+Pennsylvania+Health+System&amp;index=10&amp;md5=829272dcbd573530233b9ebfca0a2cfd\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>University of Pennsylvania Health System<\/i><\/a><i> (UPHS) and Penn\u2019s <\/i><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.med.upenn.edu%2F&amp;esheet=54405059&amp;newsitemid=20260126269975&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Raymond+and+Ruth+Perelman+School+of+Medicine&amp;index=11&amp;md5=07dc9c3030f7e36db5137cbb752e9844\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\"><i>Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine<\/i><\/a><i>, founded in 1765 as the nation\u2019s first medical school.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\n<i>The Perelman School of Medicine is consistently among the nation&#8217;s top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $580 million awarded in the 2023 fiscal year. Home to a proud history of \u201cfirsts,\u201d Penn Medicine teams have pioneered discoveries that have shaped modern medicine, including CAR T cell therapy for cancer and the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\n<i>The University of Pennsylvania Health System\u2019s 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, Doylestown Health, Lancaster General Health, Penn Medicine Princeton Health, and Pennsylvania Hospital\u2014the nation\u2019s 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.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\n<i>Penn Medicine is an $11.9 billion enterprise powered by more than 50,000 talented faculty and staff.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\n<b><i>About RTW Foundation: <\/i><\/b><i>Founded in 2018 as the philanthropic arm of RTW Investments, LP, RTW Foundation works to power community initiatives and provide scientific advising to improve the health of underserved populations. The Foundation supports the development of medicines for neglected rare diseases, empowers youth to explore careers in science, biotechnology, and medicine, and builds partnerships with local organizations to advance health equity in New York City. 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