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Thomas Jefferson University, private, state-aided, coeducational institution of higher education in Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. It has one of the largest independent medical schools in the United States. The university comprises Jefferson Medical College, the College of Health Professions, the College of Graduate Studies, and a teaching hospital, the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Bachelor’s, master’s, Ph.D., and M.D. degrees are available in various medical disciplines; undergraduate students enter at the junior-year level. Affiliated with the university...