Apr 4, 2019
Employees from the College of Medicine celebrate milestone work anniversaries in April.
Apr 3, 2019
Infectious mononucleosis, or mono, sidelines high school athletes every year. Kids who play sports aren’t more susceptible to the disease. Instead, adolescent competitors are at a greater risk for one of the illness’s serious complications — splenic rupture.
Few medical schools have a humanities department, which makes Penn State College of Medicine — the first medical school in the nation to institute a humanities department — the perfect match for Bernice Hausman, its new chair.
Apr 2, 2019
The inaugural medical education elective for graduate medical education was held in mid-February, offering training in educator skills to residents across Penn State College of Medicine.
A recent study, published in Nature Genetics, reveals that addictions to tobacco and alcohol may result from a complex blend of genes and environmental influences, and are genetically correlated to other health issues and diseases.
Apr 1, 2019
Kelly Thormodson, director of library resources for the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota, has been named associate dean for library and information services and director of the Harrell Health Sciences Library at Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey.
Adrienne Bruner of Human Resources tells how she works to build future leaders at Penn State Health.
Dr. Bettina Aprile, a staff physician at Penn State Health Medical Group — Harrisburg, is featured for April in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Penn State Health employees celebrate milestone work anniversaries between March 25 and March 31.
In Brief features announcements, staff news and upcoming events from Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine.