Category: Education

A stock photo of Dr. Jed Gonzalo wearing a white coat in front of a blue backdrop; superimposed over an aerial shot of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center-Penn State College of Medicine campus.

Gonzalo named to 2017 class of Macy Faculty Scholars

Jul 7, 2017

Dr. Jed Gonzalo, assistant professor of medicine and public health sciences and associate dean of health systems education at Penn State College of Medicine, has been accepted into the 2017 class of Macy Faculty Scholars.

The Penn State College of Medicine Crescent facade is seen at 500 University Drive in Hershey, PA, framed by grass below and a blue sky with clouds above. In front of the building to the right, two flagpoles can be seen displaying the American and Pennsylvania flags.

Program offers students an opportunity to explore international health topics

Jul 6, 2017

While the school year ended for many students, 15 graduate students will spend a portion of their summer traveling abroad for a global health educational experience as part of Penn State's Global Health Exchange Partnership (GHEP).

Twenty-five people pose for a photo, aligned in three rows facing the camera. Those in the front row are seated in chairs. The backdrop includes windows and large brown patterned drapes around the windows.

College of Medicine faculty members recognized at annual event

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.

Dr. Dennis Scanlon of Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, right, recently spoke with Jeffrey Wong, MD, Associate Dean for Medical Education at Penn State College of Medicine, left, and Morgan Decker, Medical Student Design Partner, University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine, center, to discuss an innovative medical education program at Penn State. The three are pictured sitting around a circular conference table, all facing the camera, with a set of three windows behind them.

University Park MD program flips traditional medical school model

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.

A white physician assistant coat is hung in the foreground, to the right. In the background, to the left, several people are seated in a small hotel ballroom.

Entering PA Program class receives white coats

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.

The Penn State College of Medicine Crescent facade is seen at 500 University Drive in Hershey, PA, framed by grass below and a blue sky with clouds above. In front of the building to the right, two flagpoles can be seen displaying the American and Pennsylvania flags.

New graduate student training program focuses on big data

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.

Team-based learning sets physician assistant program apart

May 17, 2017

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.

Two men and one woman pose for a photo, each holding signs that read "I matched!"

College of Medicine graduates ‘matched' with residencies

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.

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. An MD student is pictured in a commercial kitchen, holding a jar of honey and smiling.

New Culinary Medicine program helps MD students learn nutrition basics

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.

Penn State College of Medicine MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program students, from left, Andrea Schneider, Scott Tucker and Oliver Mrowczynski recently received national honors. A collage of photos of the three students wearing their white coats is seen, with each student against a white background.

Three MD/PhD students honored with awards

Jan 18, 2017

Three students in the MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program at Penn State College of Medicine recently received national awards.

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