By HFT Staff

Thomas Jefferson University has announced plans to establish a four-year regional campus of Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) in Allentown, Pennsylvania. 

Located at One Center Square, in downtown Allentown, the campus will include more than 54,000 square feet of newly constructed medical education space. Students will complete the same rigorous JeffMD curriculum offered at SKMC's Philadelphia campus, including identical learning objectives, assessment standards and graduation requirements. Clinical training will be conducted at Jefferson Health – Lehigh Valley Region hospitals and outpatient locations.   

The new campus marks the latest milestone in Thomas Jefferson University's academic expansion and growth. In June 2026, SKMC was selected by Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer to establish the state's first four-year medical school.  

SKMC's Lehigh Valley campus will leverage the legacy of the SELECT program, a partnership between Lehigh Valley Health Network and the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine, whose final cohort will graduate in 2027. The program's critical medical education infrastructure and faculty expertise will transition to support the new campus.  

In addition to the expansion of its medical college, in May 2026 Thomas Jefferson University announced plans to expand other academic programs across the Lehigh Valley. Beginning in Fall 2026, the university will offer graduate-level nursing education onsite and online, along with paramedicine and respiratory therapy programs.