Some 100 high school juniors and seniors converged on the campus of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center to become detectives for a day and work alongside health professionals and educators to identify and investigate an epidemiological mystery.
Click to view article: Event helps students think epidemiologically...about chocolate
Terry Wolpaw will join Penn State College of Medicine as vice dean for educational affairs, effective Jan. 28, 2013.
Click to view article: College of Medicine appoints new vice dean
Penn State College of Medicine recently welcomed 13 third-year medical students to the University Park Regional Campus as the inaugural cohort of College of Medicine students to do their clinical training in State College.
Click to view article: Education: University Park Regional Campus
One way to address ongoing physician shortages in rural communities is to train medical students in the communities where they will ultimately choose to practice, and the University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine reached a milestone during FY 2011-12 in its mission to do just that.
Click to view article: College of Medicine expands training opportunities
Three health care organizations — Holy Spirit Health System, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and PinnacleHealth System — chose to collaborate on a comprehensive community health needs assessment on behalf of the residents of Central Pennsylvania.
Click to view article: Health systems release results of community health needs assessment
Mini-courses designed to increase creative stimulation and variety in physicians' daily routines can sharpen critical thinking skills, improve job satisfaction and encourage innovative thinking, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers who piloted a series of such courses.
Click to view article: Humanities mini-courses for doctors sharpen thinking and creativity
The 145 members of Penn State College of Medicine's medical class of 2016 received their first white medical coats today, symbolizing their entrance into the medical profession as student physicians.
Click to view article: White Coat Ceremony held for incoming medical students
The University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine welcomed its first group of medical students today to begin their core clinical training, in collaboration with local Penn State Hershey faculty, Mount Nittany Medical Center faculty, and other medical providers in the community.
Click to view article: University Park Regional Medical Campus welcomes first students
