Hahnemann University Hospital
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
About the
Institution
Office
of Medical Education
Pathway
and Clerkship Associate Directors and Course
Directors
Parking
Housing
Initial
Orientation Session
Identification
Badge
Emergency
and Non-Emergency Health Care
Insurance
Facilities
Computer
Access
Local
Travel/Transportation
Recreation/Health
Club Facilities
Local Public
Services
Maps
See also: Policies Common to All Clinical Sites
All major rotations are available at HUH.
Dean's Office/Office of Medical Education
While on rotation in Philadelphia, all students are fully supported by the Office of Student Affairs.
Pathway, Clerkship and Course Directors
See the Director listing within the specific disciplines.
For information on parking availability in Center City call (215) 762-4990.
There is no on-campus or institutional temporary housing provided by HUH. Some students may already be living in units rented at Stiles Hall. No temporary units will be provided there.
Orientation to HUH will be given by the department responsible for your rotation.
Your DUCOM-issued ID badge should be displayed at all times.
Entering students receive an ID badge from the Security
Office, which must be carried at all times. ID badges are required of
actively enrolled students for access to all facilities of the
University and to all of its educational resources.
Refer to the Meal Ticket Policy.
Several doors at Center City sites are card keyed for entry with active, valid student identification cards.
Escort Services
Security staff will accompany students, staff or faculty
anywhere within a three-block radius of the Center City Campus.
Escort service is available from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m., seven days a week.
Contact Security at (215) 762-7110 at least 15 minutes before escort
is required. Determine with Security where to meet the
officer.
Lost and Found
The Security Office acts as a clearing center for all items
lost or found. Please turn in anything found to the nearest security
station and inquire there when something has been lost.
Fire
Students on clinical rotations in the various hospitals are
responsible to become acquainted with the fire response policies of
those individual institutions. Students should inquire about the fire
safety policies at each hospital in which they rotate.
It is a student's responsibility to learn and to follow the Pager Policy and Procedures at the various clinical training sites. Beepers are provided by individual departments, based on their determination of need during the rotations.
Emergency and Non-Emergency Health Care and Insurance
Students should use the University Student Health services while in Philadelphia. (See the student health policy.)
Any emergency should be directed to an Emergency Room.
North Tower/South Tower
The Hospital Towers are located at the southwest corner of
Broad & Vine. The Hospital includes both the North and South
Towers.
Bellet Building
The Bellet Building is located at the northwest corner of
15th and Race Streets in Center City Philadelphia. It houses some of
the University administrative and support offices. Additionally, the
University Store and administrative offices of some academic
departments are located in this facility.
Bobst Building
The Bobst Building, located in Center City between the New
College Building and the hospital South Tower, is a clinical and
research building.
Franklin Office Center
The Franklin Office Center, located at 1427 Vine Street in
Center City, houses the Student Counseling Center and several
departmental offices and clinical practices.
New College Building (NCB)
The New College Building is located at the southeast corner
of 15th and Vine Streets in Center City. It contains many of the
executive offices of the University, the Office of the President, the
Office of the Provost and the Office of University Student Life. It
houses lecture halls, classrooms, teaching laboratories, a branch of
the University Library and the administrative offices of many
academic departments.
Myer Feinstein Polyclinic
The Feinstein Clinic is located at 216 N. Broad Street in
Center City and houses ambulatory patient care facilities.
School of Health Professions Building
The School of Health Professions Building is located at the
northeast corner of 15th and Race Streets. The building contains
departmental offices, classrooms and student activity areas,
including the Student Life Center and the Student Resource
Center.
Cafeteria
Hospital North Tower, 2nd Floor
Weekdays
Continental Breakfast: 6:30-7 a.m.
Full service breakfast: 7-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11-2 p.m.
Light lunch: 2-3 p.m.
Dinner: 3:30-7 p.m.
Weekends
Breakfast: 8-10 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Vending Areas
HUH
2nd floor of South Tower
New College Building
Basement First Floor, Student Lounge
School of Health Professions Building
Student Life Center
Medical Library
The Center City University Library is located on the first
and second floors of the New College Building with entrances on both
levels.
Computer Access
E-Mail Access
E-mail may be accessed via the library/microcomputer center.
Media Labs
The Queen Lane Campus and Center City libraries contain slide, videotape
and interactive videodisc equipment.
Microcomputer Centers
The Queen Lane, Center City-Hahnemann and University Libraries house Microcomputer
Centers for student use.
Computing Resources
For more information about the computing world at DUCOM, including
the Microcomputer Centers, please review COMPUTING RESOURCES: A Handbook
for Students.
Student Lounges
There are several student lounges in the New College
Building. The first floor is home to a student activities area
adjacent to Geary Auditorium complete with a video game room,
vendeteria/eating area and student television lounge. Comfortable
conversation areas are located in the lobby. A 24-hour student study
area is located on the second floor of the library.
The University Student Life Center is located on the first floor of the School of Health Professions Building. In addition to the lounge areas available in the center, two student lounges are available on the third floor at either end of the corridor. The Student Life Center contains a student fitness center with a variety of exercise equipment, including Nautilus, showers and lockers, and eating area and vendeteria with adjacent outdoor deck, pool table and video games, student lounge with large-screen television, student government offices and yearbook offices.
The Student Life Center is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday noon-6 p.m. Students have ID card access to the center from the Bobst parking lot entrance and the School of Health Professions Building's main and security entrances on 15th Street from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The 15th Street entrance leading to the Security Office must be used.
Emily Rommel Hall, located next to the Student Life Center, is available for parties and activities for all three schools. The hall contains a piano and small stage. This room may be reserved by contacting the Registrar's Office at (215) 762-8593.
On-Call Rooms
On-call rooms are provided for students at the hospitals
where they are engaged in clinical rotations with overnight call as a
requirement. Procedures for accessing the rooms vary with the site,
and the student is responsible to learn the policies regarding
on-call facilities at each clinical training site.
Lockers
A locker can be rented for a nominal fee while at HUH.
Requests should be directed to the Registrar's Office, located on the
first floor of the New College Building.
Mailboxes
Medical students will be assigned mailboxes in East Falls on
the ground floor level of Ann Preston Hall, around the corner from
Moore Library, for the duration of the third and fourth
years.
Shuttle Service
See the Campus Shuttle Schedule
Public Transportation
An entrance to SEPTA's Broad Street Line subway is located
at the corner of Broad and Vine Streets. Other SEPTA route
information can be obtained by calling SEPTA at (215) 580-7800 or
contacting the Center City Campus Parking Office at (215)
762-4990.
Recreation/Health Club/Exercise Facilities
Recreational Facilities
Students will maintain their access to QL facilities.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted anywhere on the
premises.
Alcohol Policy
Alcoholic beverages are forbidden.
Banking and Check Cashing
Cash
MAC machines are located in the North Tower lobby of HUH and in
the New College Building Klahr lobby.
Check Cashing Services
No checks will be cashed by the Institution under any
circumstances.
Places of Worship
Institution's pastoral services are available.
The provisions of The Student Handbook of Drexel University College of Medicine are not to be regarded as a contract between any student and the College of Medicine. The College of Medicine may, at any time, change any provisions, curriculum requirements, teaching facilities, affiliated teaching sites and/or their amenities, bylaws, rules, regulations and policies as may be necessary in the interest of the University, College of Medicine, and its students.
Revised 12/29/06 -- Specific questions or comments about the content of this page may be directed to the Division of Clinical Education