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Dr. June Klinghoffer was a physician and educator, best known as a long-time teacher and role model for women physicians at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, later known as the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Dr. Klinghoffer’s work and influence continued into the 21st century when the College became Drexel University College of Medicine (DUCOM).
A 1938 graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Dr. Klinghoffer next attended the pre-med program at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1941. She earned her M.D. at the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1945.
After an internship and residency, Dr. Klinghoffer returned to her alma mater on a fellowship, and remained throughout her long career. She rose from a Clinical Assistant in Medicine in 1948 to a full professor in 1969, holding the Ethel Russell Morris Chair in Medicine from 1987 to her retirement in 2000. She held an extraordinarily long tenure as both the Director of the Junior Clerkship in Medicine and Director of Student Teaching Programs for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Klinghoffer was an internist and specialist in rheumatology.
As Professor Emeritus, she served on Drexel’s Legacy Committee and as co-chair of several fundraising efforts. Her many awards include the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching, the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching, and Founders’ Day and Alumni Achievement Awards. A Chair of Medicine and Professorship was established in her honor, as the June Klinghoffer Chair in Medicine.