After Tenet agreed to purchase the Allegheny assets, it sought an academic partner to manage the organization formerly known as Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. Drexel became the perfect choice. Drexel University is unique for its entrepreneuralism, a characteristic it required to effect its own successful four-year financial turnaround under the leadership of President Constantine Papadakis. The synergies between the universities have created many opportunities for innovative new academic offerings and faculty research collaborations. The two institutions are making unified approaches to private industry in the health care field for developing new research programs and student cooperative training.
Plans are in progress to expand joint efforts in neurorobotics and structural biology.