Oct 15, 2020
A number of trainees from Penn State College of Medicine's MD/PhD Medical Scientist Training Program took part in the 35th annual National MD/PhD Student Conference, which the organization held virtually in 2020 for the first time due to COVID-19.
Oct 12, 2020
Creative works by students and faculty from Penn State College of Medicine’s University Park Curriculum were published on the Association of American Medical College's website with the goal of honoring the medical community, providing an outlet for creative and expressive thought and continuing to integrate the arts and humanities in medicine.
A grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow a Penn State College of Medicine researcher to lead a three-year, multi-institution project to create an atlas of developing mice brains.
Oct 8, 2020
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a patient’s risk of dying from the virus.
Lynette Chappell-Williams, Penn State Health vice president and chief diversity officer and associate dean for diversity at Penn State College of Medicine, highlighted the organizations' support of the LGBTQ+ community in a message about National Coming Out Day.
Dr. Raymond Reichwein is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Oct 7, 2020
Read the recommendations that came out of the town hall session, “Insights into our Identities: Race and Ethnicity” on Sept. 30.
Two Penn State College of Medicine authors joined others to write a commentary on an editorial published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine. The editorial lists stigmatizing diagnostic terms and suggests replacements for them.
Dr. Leslie Parent updated College of Medicine employees about $70 million in funding for research and how the community responded to COVID-19.
More than 100 faculty, residents and students were recognized as outstanding educators during EdVenture 2020 on Oct. 1.
