The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania was the first university-owned teaching hospital in the nation. The author briefly reviews its history and association with the other faculties of the University.

background workplace violence is one of the factors which can strongly reduce job satisfaction and the quality of working life of nurses. the aim of this study was to measure nurses’ exposure to workplace violence in one of the major teaching hospitals in tehran in 2010.   methods we surveyed the nurses in a cross-sectional design in 2010. the questionnaire was adapted from a standardized quest...