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Leonard Ross, a scientist, educator and administrator, joined the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) in 1973 as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy, where he played a key role in developing research in the neurosciences. He was appointed Executive Vice Dean of the College in 1988 and in 1990 became the first Annenberg Dean of MCP and then the combined medical schools of MCP and Hahnemann University. He recruited new chairs and established new departments in Human Genetics, Family Medicine, and Radiation Oncology and an alternative curriculum track was introduced: the Program for Integrated Learning. Along with D. Walter Cohen, MCP's 18th President and later Chancellor, Dr. Ross worked toward creating the Queen Lane campus, and establishing the Institute for Women's Health. In 1994, he was named 19th President and Chief Executive Officer of MCP, while also retaining his role as Dean. Dr. Ross was dedicated to improving the national stature of the medical school. He announced his retirement in 1998, and became a volunteer docent at the Franklin Institute, returning to his greatest passion, teaching science.