Topics: College of Medicine Health and Wellness

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Karen Kim named next dean of Penn State College of Medicine

May 31, 2023

Karen Kim, MD, vice provost for research at the University of Chicago, has been named dean of Penn State College of Medicine, effective Sept. 1.

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Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine lift most masking requirements April 24

Apr 24, 2023

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine will lift most masking requirements for employees, students, patients and visitors due to sustained low rates of COVID-19 transmission.

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Riley certified to lead physician well-being initiatives

Feb 3, 2023

Timothy Riley, MD, associate professor at Penn State College of Medicine, completed a year-long certificate program from the American Academy of Family Physicians called “Leading Physician Well-being."

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Give yourself the gift of mindfulness to ease angst during the holidays and all year round

Dec 19, 2022

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course instructor Timothy Riley, MD, shares practical tips on how to incorporate mindfulness into your day-to-day life.

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Penn State Health moves to Tier 1 visitation guidelines, modifies policy for people under age 18 effective Feb. 14

Feb 11, 2022

In response to the downward trend in COVID-19 cases, Penn State Health will shift its policy to increase the number of visitors permitted for patients in adult inpatient and outpatient surgery and labor and delivery units from one to two family and support persons per day.

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Levine leads Office for Professional Mental Health

Jan 19, 2022

Dr. Martha Peaslee Levine has been named director of the Office for Professional Mental Health at Penn State College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1.

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Clinical trial to study if mindfulness helps with diabetes-related stress, health

Dec 1, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine researchers are studying whether online mindfulness-based stress reduction can reduce stress and average blood sugar levels in patients living with diabetes.

Dr. Eliana Hempel wears a fitness tracker while discussing a patient with Dr. Jeffrey Horn at Penn State Health Cocoa Outpatient Center.

Wearable wellness: Fitness trackers keep faculty mindful of well being

Jul 13, 2021

A faculty wellness initiative within Penn State College of Medicine's Department of Medicine inspired by a resident research study has changed the way some physicians think about their wellness.

Equity team encourages use of cultural complications curriculum

Jun 15, 2021

A new resource is available to residency and fellowship programs and departments to help faculty, staff, trainees and students at Penn State College of Medicine better respond to incidents of bias.

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‘Jacintha’s wall’ pops up overnight to everyone’s delight

May 6, 2021

During the past year, artwork at Penn State Health Pediatric Specialties in the University Physician Center looks as though it sprang from the pages of E.B. White’s literary classic, “Charlotte’s Web.”

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