Jun 28, 2017
Several faculty members were recognized as distinguished educators at this year's EdVenture, the Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education's annual celebration of education and teaching excellence.
Jun 16, 2017
Dr. Jeffrey Wong, associate dean for medical education for the University Park MD program of Penn State College of Medicine, and Morgan Decker, medical student design partner, recently discussed an innovative approach to medical education at Penn State as part of an "Ask the Experts" video interview.
Jun 7, 2017
Penn State College of Medicine welcomed 30 new students into its Physician Assistant Program recently at the program's annual White Coat Ceremony.
May 17, 2017
A new $2.4 million program for graduate students seeking to contribute to breakthrough discoveries in medicine and biology by using "big data" has been established at Penn State, with nearly $1.4 million in funding from the National Library of Medicine of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and more than $1 million from the University.
Sometimes referred to as "the flipped classroom," team-based learning encourages the student to develop deep thinking and teamwork skills that are especially important in an increasingly team-based approach to medicine. The approach is used extensively in Penn State College of Medicine's physician assistant program.
Mar 17, 2017
There were cheers, hugs and tears as 134 members of the Penn State College of Medicine graduating class of 2017 ripped open envelopes. Printed on letters within those envelopes were their residency destinations.
Mar 14, 2017
Fourth-year medical students at Penn State College of Medicine now have an opportunity to participate in a Culinary Medicine course to learn cooking and nutrition basics, which they can then pass on to patients.
Jan 18, 2017
Three students in the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State College of Medicine recently received national awards.
Dec 23, 2016
Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD summer program participant Alexandre Bourcier presented at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students in Tampa, Florida, in early November and received an award that included a monetary prize to be put toward future research.
Dec 13, 2016
Penn State College of Medicine will offer a new course, "Special Topics in Women's Health," for the Spring 2017 semester.