Category: Meet Our Team

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Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Physician assistant shares experiences as diverse provider caring for diverse patients

Aug 1, 2023

Physician assistant Yuping Xu says greater diversity among the health care workforce –could help some patients be more open to receiving care from those of other backgrounds.

Portrait of Zakiya Owens in physician assistant coat

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Physician assistant shares insights on caring for diverse patients

Jul 25, 2023

Physician assistant Zakiya Owens says more diverse care providers can improve the patient experience.

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Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist shares perspective on caring for diverse patients

Apr 11, 2023

Prolung Ngin, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, says by advocating for inclusion and diversity, Penn State Health is “meeting the need of our growing diverse patient population.”

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Outside the lines: Penn State Health physicians find challenge, inspiration in South America

Apr 10, 2023

Two Penn State Health doctors offer their services in South America. Dr. Jessyka Lighthall fixes cleft palates in Peru and Dr. John Weaver offers his neurology skills in Bolivia.

A woman in a cardigan sweater kneels in a hospital common room. She speaks with a woman in scrubs and a sweater sitting in a chair in front of her. Next to the kneeling woman is a rack of coffee pots and other implements. Behind the seated woman in a bank of computer screens, and another woman sits at a desk. Everyone is masked.

Compassion in the war zone: Two chaplains in Hershey help caregivers

Mar 8, 2023

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are among a small number of medical centers in the U.S. that assign chaplains specifically to health care workers.

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Hello, I’m Nathan. What’s your name? Autism is no match for Penn State Health St. Joseph Cancer Center ambassador

Jan 11, 2023

Nathan's ability to recall names, facts and numbers is startling. His diligence in even the smallest, most banal tasks is unwavering. He’s a medal-winning, multisport athlete. And then there's his compassion.

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