Topics: Health Systems Science

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AMA awards Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million to lead multi-institution resident education initiative

Jun 10, 2021

The American Medical Association (AMA) has awarded Penn State College of Medicine $1.8 million to lead a five-year, multi-institution initiative that aims to better prepare resident physicians to practice medicine.

A medical student translates the questions of another medical student into Spanish for a patient before he receives his COVID-19 vaccine.

A dose of experience: College of Medicine students play vital roles in Penn State Health vaccination efforts

May 12, 2021

Medical, physician assistant and graduate students from Penn State College of Medicine make up the student vaccine task force that supports Penn State Health's vaccination efforts.

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Woodward Center presents awards at 2021 EdVenture event

Apr 25, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine's Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education presented several awards as part of its annual EdVenture celebration.

Arshjot Khokhar, a fourth-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, stands with his parents holding a sign saying that he matched into internal medicine residency at Yale New Haven Hospital.

The masked match: finding a future in medicine in the midst of a pandemic

Mar 22, 2021

Fourth-year medical student Nate Tolman remembers when the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic first set in. He was spending time with his fiancée, Brenda Iglesias, in Los Angeles in early […]

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College of Medicine students receive college credits, lifetime experience during pandemic

Jan 7, 2021

Penn State College of Medicine students received the education of a lifetime as they provided meaningful support during pandemic.

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Medical students support community, health system amid pandemic

May 11, 2020

Thanks to the efforts of both faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine, learning has continued and even expanded – in several ways – during the pandemic.

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Highlights in patient navigation: Akshilkumar Patel and Catherine Seeger at Beacon Clinic

Apr 26, 2019

Akshilkumar Patel and Catherine Seeger, first-year students in Penn State College of Medicine's MD program, recently shared highlights from their patient navigation experience at the Beacon Clinic for Health and Hope.

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Health Systems Science Academy scholars recognized at EdVenture 2019

Apr 26, 2019

Penn State College of Medicine's Health Systems Science Academy, designed to develop teachers and role models in Health Systems Science within each department, recently honored its 2018-2019 scholars.

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EdVenture 2019 celebrates, motivates College of Medicine educators

Apr 25, 2019

Penn State College of Medicine educators celebrated teaching and learning at EdVenture on April 18. The event featured workshops, a lecture from an influential educator and an awards ceremony.

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Highlights in patient navigation: Samantha Horn at Frey Village (post-acute care)

Mar 11, 2019

Samantha Horn, a first-year student in Penn State College of Medicine's MD program, recently shared highlights from her patient navigation experience at Frye Village, part of the post-acute care patient navigation hub in the Science of Health Systems course.