Feb 18, 2021
The College of Medicine has a rich history of research related to women’s health. Many of these research projects were led by women.
For fifty years, women at the College of Medicine have made discoveries that have enhanced knowledge of human health.
Training and mentoring generations of clinicians and researchers is at the core of Penn State College of Medicine’s mission. From the beginning, the College of Medicine has trained top leaders in health care, research and education.
Since it was founded, the College of Medicine has counted service to the community among its goals. Female members of the faculty have championed community-based research and have teamed up with community partners to help improve local lives.
Read a roundup of announcements and short articles for the week of Feb.15.
Women have made significant contributions to research in psychiatry and behavioral health at the College of Medicine.
Women in research have taken on leadership roles since Penn State College of Medicine’s early years.
A team of biophysicists from Penn State College of Medicine and the University of Massachusetts Amherst studied how myosin, the molecular motor responsible for muscle contraction and other cellular processes, generates force.
David Swift, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Penn State Health, emailed employees across the health system Thursday announcing a new system for the public to directly schedule COVID-19 vaccination appointments with Penn State Health online or by phone.
Hershey Medical Center began testing all admitted patients for COVID-19 on February 17, using laboratory polymerase chain reaction testing and a three day point of care COVID-19 antigen testing pilot in the Adult Emergency Department.
