Jul 23, 2020
A Penn State College of Medicine research team found that playing a simple conversation game may encourage African Americans to make plans for their end-of-life care.
Hershey Medical Center President Deborah Berini highlighted several action plans created in response to the 2019 employee engagement survey in the latest edition of her President’s Perspective.
Jul 22, 2020
Summer means ample healthy outdoor activities, but the tiny deer tick may have other plans for us. As Pennsylvania leads the nation in Lyme disease infections, it’s critical to know how to minimize the risk of contracting the disease and recognize the symptoms of an infection.
Jul 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of patient care, training, research, learning and community engagement across academic medicine. In March, the physical spaces of Harrell Health Sciences Library closed, but the work did not cease.
Brad Long, embedded health sciences librarian with Harrell Health Sciences Library at Penn State College of Medicine, working in University Park, is a volunteer with the Librarian Reserve Corps, formed by the World Health Organization to help manage the large amount of literature being published related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Gregory Holmes, professor of neural and behavioral sciences at Penn State College of Medicine, joined leaders in spinal cord injury care and research, including directors at the National Institutes of Health and representatives from the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, to advance research in neurogenic bladder and bowel following spinal cord injury.
Penn State College of Medicine welcomed its incoming class of medical students during a virtual orientation July 15 to 17. The Office of Student Affairs presented the orientation online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As Penn State Health works to emerge from COVID-19 restrictions, its four-legged therapists are gently nosing their way back through the doors as well. Facility dogs Becky and Kaia arrived at work for the first time on June 16.
Dr. Terry Wolpaw, vice dean of educational affairs; Dr. Leslie Parent, vice dean for research and graduate studies; and Dr. Charles Lang, associate dean for graduate studies, shared this message with faculty, staff and students at the College of Medicine.
The Pastoral Services Department has launched a confidential hotline for hospital staff in need of emotional support or counseling.
