Jun 5, 2020
The Phone-A-Friend program connects Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center patients with College of Medicine students for friendly virtual check-ins.
May 19, 2020
Celebrating success looked different this year for the 2020 Class of Penn State College of Medicine, who watched a virtual celebration on May 17 made necessary due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite some disappointment, students still made the day special.
May 12, 2020
Though the formal Dean's Graduation Award Ceremony was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the College of Medicine wants to recognize those graduates from the medical student, physician assistant, MD/PhD and graduate degrees who did outstanding work in their academic and clinical careers.
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.
May 4, 2020
First-year Penn State College of Medicine medical student Maria Holstrom-Mercader is president of the Latino and Amigos Medical Student Association (LMSA). She shared this information regarding Cinco de Mayo, observed each year on May 5.
Faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State College of Nursing have launched a Contact Tracing Task Force in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
The spring season at Penn State College of Medicine is packed full of research presentations, awards and ceremonies. Since experts cannot predict when social distancing guidelines will be relaxed, College of Medicine leaders plan on celebrating many of these springtime celebrations virtually – including Commencement.
May 1, 2020
A recent activity integrated students from two Penn State programs to talk about pandemic-related concerns of vulnerable populations.
Apr 30, 2020
Each year, one faculty member and one graduating medical student from Penn State College of Medicine are presented with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, given by the Gold Foundation.
Apr 24, 2020
MD and physician assistant students from Penn State College of Medicine created a video to thank health care workers at Penn State Health and the college for all of their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
