Location: Penn State College of Medicine

Research program equips students with essential skills for careers in medicine

May 20, 2019

Nineteen medical students presented at the 2019 Medical Student Research Symposium at Penn State College of Medicine on May 13.

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Kiss Hershey Back 2019 helps beautify neighborhood

May 16, 2019

Penn State College of Medicine students and dozens of others from the Hershey area volunteered to help clean up the community during Kiss Hershey Back 2019 on May 11.

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Highmark Health, Penn State Health combat opioid crisis in central PA

May 15, 2019

Highmark Health and Penn State Health are making progress in addressing opioid misuse and addiction in central Pennsylvania, responding to the region’s needs with an approach that emphasizes primary prevention, safe prescribing, high-quality and accessible treatment for substance use disorder, innovative research and medical education, and community supports.

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Opioid-exposed newborns may react to pain differently

May 15, 2019

Babies exposed to opioids while their mothers were pregnant with them may need special care even before they start to experience withdrawal symptoms, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

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First University Park Regional Campus Research Symposium draws a crowd

May 13, 2019

Close to 100 people attended the first University Park Medical Campus Research symposium on May 2.

Penn State College of Medicine's Nittany lion statue is seen in a courtyard in the spring.

American Statistical Association recognizes Biostatistics PhD student

May 11, 2019

Chixiang Chen, a Penn State College of Medicine Biostatistics PhD student, has been selected as a winner of the Best Student Paper Award presented by The American Statistical Association’s Section on Nonparametric Statistics.

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Project on rural communities and health benefits from collaboration with Highmark Health

May 11, 2019

A project to better understand the issues facing rural communities and address a decline in American life expectancy is benefitting from a partnership between Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute and Highmark Health Enterprise Analytics Data Science Research.

Four senior medical students from Tokyo Women’s Medical University stand behind the Penn State Nittany Lion in front of Penn State College of Medicine.

Tokyo Women’s Medical University students gain insights at Penn State College of Medicine

May 9, 2019

Four senior medical students from Tokyo Women’s Medical University got a unique perspective on the similarities and differences between medical education and health care systems in Japan and the U.S during a month-long visit to Penn State College of Medicine.

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National Cancer Institute grant builds better researchers

May 2, 2019

The National Cancer Institute’s Ruth L. Kirschstein Institutional National Research Service Award equips predoctoral and postdoctoral scholars with skills to conduct independent cancer research at Penn State College of Medicine.

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.

Ballard recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

May 2, 2019

James Ballard, professor of humanities, medicine and pathology at Penn State College of Medicine, is featured for May in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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