Jul 31, 2018
By Carolyn Kimmel When Lorelei McIntyre-Brewer picks up a pen, her words—and her imagination—take her to places her heart never could. “When I write, it’s just me and my adventures, […]
Jul 17, 2018
By Lisa Maresca When Dr. Thomas Ma first assumed the role of chair of the Department of Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health Milton S. […]
Jul 10, 2018
By Lisa Maresca Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear shirts, professional cargo pants, a utility belt and boots—the uniform of an emergency medicine technician (EMT). It was a typical […]
Jun 26, 2018
By Carolyn Kimmel As she reflects on the past four years at Penn State College of Medicine, Jordan Trubiano points to her participation in the Global Health Scholars Program as […]
Jun 19, 2018
By Katherine Brind’Amour That’s the question Dr. Berend Mets, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center seeks to answer […]
Jun 12, 2018
By Jennifer Vogelsong Rini Kaneria suspects that a peptide found in wasp venom could break down cancer cells. Kyle Blimline wants to know if DNA extracted from maggots found on […]
Jun 5, 2018
by Peggy Koach Name the top prize in any major field of endeavor and its associated host city quickly comes to mind—Nobel and Stockholm; Oscar and Los Angeles; the Olympic […]
May 29, 2018
By Carolyn Kimmel When he started his studies at Penn State College of Medicine, Robert Nwokonko never imagined his research would land him in the company of 43 Nobel laureates. […]
May 22, 2018
By Emily Jacobs The road to medical school is not always a straight path. Some students enter medical school with several years of influential life experience. On May 20, 145 […]
May 15, 2018
By Michael Modes Across the nation, especially in rural areas, America is facing an acute shortage of doctors to practice family medicine. Most medical schools are in big cities, so […]