Drexel University College of Medicine is starting a three-year medical degree program slated to enroll its first students in 2028.
The school is joining a group of more than 30 institutions in the United States that are offering accelerated medical degrees to address the physician shortage, alleviate student debt and speed up the residency process.
That group — the Consortium of Accelerated Medical Pathway Programs — was founded in 2015 by eight medical schools with three-year programs, including Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in South Jersey. Drexel will be the first school in Southeastern Pennsylvania to offer an accelerated track…