Sep 21, 2020
In fall 2020, Penn State College of Medicine's medical students signed a pledge affirming their responsibility as future health care professionals to keep themselves and others safe by modeling responsible COVID-19 pandemic behaviors both on campus and in the community at large.
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Sept. 18 about the College of Medicine’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A Penn State College of Medicine research team will continue to work on developing a vaccine for COVID-19 using more than $400,000 in funding from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development. The goal is to create a vaccine that can provide long-term, protective immunity.
Kassie Heeman knows she carries a lot of weight on her shoulders. “If I don’t see something, then the doctors don’t see it – and that’s a big deal,” said the Paxtonia resident who is a sonographer at Hershey Medical Center.
Sep 20, 2020
A recent study by Penn State College of Medicine's Jonathan Stine, MD, MSc, shows a promising new way to measure response to treatment in people with early-phase NASH, currently done using more invasive liver biopsy techniques.
The team from The ONE Group (Oncology - Nutrition - Exercise) at Penn State College of Medicine offers thoughts on the value of exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
To help statewide efforts to combat human trafficking, Anna E. Ssentongo, a Doctor of Public Health student at Penn State College of Medicine, has launched the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Human Trafficking.
Sep 18, 2020
Nora Elfiky, a trainee in Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's Neurology Residency, was honored in September as part of the Exceptional Moments in Teaching program of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Sept. 14.
Sep 17, 2020
Penn State College of Medicine's Paul Haidet, MD, MPH, received the National Award for Career Achievements in Medical Education from the Society of General Internal Medicine earlier this year.
