This Oct. 13, Temple University School of Medicine will celebrate a new chapter in its history.  To honor a lifetime of service, the school will be named in honor of Temple University trustee and lifetime supporter the late Lewis Katz, CST ’63. In his award-winning Commencement address, Katz characterized Temple with three words—recognized, respected, and loved—and all three apply to its School of Medicine as well.

Take a look back at some of the more recent groundbreaking achievements and national headlines our School of Medicine has made. To learn more about the Medical School and the upcoming naming ceremony, visit temple.edu/katz.

• Temple University School of Medicine is ranked among the top medical schools in the nation

• Temple University School of Medicine is ranked fourth in the nation for number of applicants by U.S. News & World Report

• Temple University School of Medicine researchers make international headlines after successfully eliminating the HIV virus from cultured human cells for the first time

• Temple University School of Medicine honors its history

• Two legends in the field of dermatology provide $1 million gift to TUSM’s Dept. of Dermatology

• PA Health Secretary visits Temple, presents commendation for service in recognition of Temple’s response to the Amtrak derailment

• Temple Heart and Vascular Institute launched

• Temple Lung Center announces major expansion

• Temple’s Dr. Larry Kaiser is part of select group of healthcare leaders invited to White House for kickoff of Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network

• Temple Head & Neck Institute launched

• TUSM receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for groundbreaking research in global health and development

• Temple researchers receive $11.5 million grant to explore new possibilities in the treatment of heart failure

• Temple researcher is part of team that discovered blood test that predicts Alzheimer’s Disease

• Temple University School of Medicine scientists identify protein at "death's door" of cells

--Bradley Porter