Topics: Multicultural Affinity Group

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College of Medicine welcomes first vice dean of diversity, equity and belonging

Apr 1, 2022

Dr. Inginia Genao began her appointment as Penn State College of Medicine’s first vice dean of equity, inclusion and belonging on April 1.

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Bendapudi named next president of Penn State

Dec 9, 2021

Neeli Bendapudi was unanimouly elected Penn State's next president by the Penn State Board of Trustees. She will have oversight of Penn State Health and the College of Medicine.

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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Day of Understanding: real dialogue for real change April 28

Apr 27, 2021

Penn State Health employees, faculty and students will have an opportunity to help build a more equitable and inclusive workplace during a Day of Understanding on Wednesday, April 28.

A man and woman sit outside at a wooden table with a statue of the Penn State Nittany Lion in the background. They both wear face masks and the woman is wearing glasses and hospital scrubs under a lab coat. The man’s arms are crossed.

Underrepresented College of Medicine students find support through mentoring program

Apr 6, 2021

Diverse Student Champion Program pairs students considered underrepresented in medicine with diverse mentors from the Penn State College of Medicine.

Head and shoulders professional portraits of Niraj Gusani, Chan Shen and Elizabeth Olecki against a background image of Penn State Cancer Institute.

Favorable tumor pathology may lead to undertreatment of pancreatic cancer

Mar 23, 2021

A research team from Penn State Cancer Institute and the Department of Surgery at Penn State College of Medicine led by surgical resident Dr. Elizabeth Olecki determined that final pathology results after surgical resection may be influencing providers when they counsel patients on further pancreatic cancer treatment.

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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Penn State Health seeks employee language interpreters, translators to support growing patient diversity

Feb 9, 2021

Penn State Health’s Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion wants to identify employees who can assist patients and their families with non-medical information and questions in other languages or through sign language.

Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate student at Penn State College of Medicine, lifts weights at the University Fitness Center.

Running the race – how breast cancer shaped student’s research career in behavioral medicine, minority health

Jan 29, 2021

Natasha Renee Burse is not a stranger to competition. She went from sprinting to the finish line of races as a Division I track and field athlete to striving to […]

A group of 12 people stand behind a small tree decorated in lights at night. They are holding lit, battery-operated candles. Behind them is Penn State Health Children's Hospital.

December is a time to celebrate holidays, diversity

Dec 7, 2020

The Penn State Health Capital Region (Dauphin) Interfaith Employee Affinity/Resource Group is hosting a virtual interfaith holiday celebration on Thursday, Dec. 10, from noon to 1 p.m.