Bridges to Translation RFA X pilot project funding available
As part of its mission to accelerate discoveries to benefit human health, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) regularly awards funding to support pilot projects through its...
View ArticleTranslational Science Pilot Funding Program funding available
As part of its mission to accelerate discoveries to benefit human health, Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), we are pleased to announce the launch of the Translational...
View ArticleStudents, faculty provide screenings and education at Ag Progress Days
Students and faculty at Penn State College of Medicine across multiple disciplines provided hundreds of health screenings and education over three days at Penn State’s Ag Progress Days. The event hosts...
View ArticleMulticultural Advisory Council focuses on language support, bias education
Enhancing employee training on how to prevent bias and discrimination against patients and their families and continuing to recruit bilingual staff are among the goals for Penn State Health’s...
View ArticlePenn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Aug. 31 and Sept. 6. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleUpdate: Implementation of Strata platform
Work continues for the consolidation of Penn State Health’s financial performance systems into the Strata platform. Management Reporting (MR) is the first module to go live with plans of additional...
View ArticleHyundai Hope on Wheels presents $400,000 grant for pediatric cancer research
Hyundai Hope on Wheels is supporting pediatric oncology research at Penn State College of Medicine. The organization presented to Four Diamonds researcher Dr. Chandrika Behura with a $400,000 grant The...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Helping moms, babies with breastfeeding takes families,...
When she was a medical student, Dr. Madie Hartman had to take a crash course in hiding in plain sight. Hartman was seven months pregnant with her first child when she started medical school. Eight days...
View ArticlePenn State Health employees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between Sept. 7 and 13. They put our values into action every day. Employees are recognized...
View Article‘I wanted to change the outcomes’: Sholler’s career leads to neuroblastoma...
The little boy’s name was Tyler, and when he died, everything changed. His oncologist, Dr. Giselle Saulnier Sholler, was a fellow at the time, fresh from her first three years doing clinical work in...
View ArticleMcClendon named chief learning officer at Penn State Health
Penn State Health has appointed Wesley Payne McClendon, an internationally recognized transformation and learning leader, as vice president and chief learning officer, effective Monday, Sept. 9....
View Article‘El buen doctor’: Penn State Health resident works to improve care for...
Dr. Raul Vazquez Urrutia is “the good doctor.” The second-year resident at Penn State College of Medicine earned that nickname while caring for a Puerto Rican patient with leukemia during his medical...
View ArticlePenn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine celebrate Hispanic...
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are proud to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month—a time to honor the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. This...
View ArticlePenn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine celebrate Hispanic...
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are proud to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month—a time to honor the rich cultures, histories and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans. This...
View ArticlePenn State Health hospitals recognized for commitment to heart disease and...
The American Heart Association has honored Penn State Health’s hospitals with a series of prestigious awards, acknowledging their dedication to implementing the latest research-based guidelines for the...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: School lunches, the healthy way
With the school year officially underway, it’s time to focus on one of the most perplexing dilemmas that challenge parents daily: what to pack for my kid’s lunch. Eventually, the peanut butter sandwich...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine releases annual report
Penn State College of Medicine has released its 2023-2024 Annual Report, a publication that highlights the success of the College of Medicine’s last academic year. The report showcases the College of...
View ArticleAdenwala and Richardson recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Adam Adenwala, MD, faculty member, and Micah Richardson, MD, resident, were recognized through the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program for the month of September. Dr. Adenwala is an assistant...
View ArticlePenn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Neuroscience Critical Care...
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Neuroscience Critical Care Unit has been recognized with a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence by the American Association of Critical-Care...
View ArticleLancaster man’s life transformed by new heart failure program at Penn State...
John Jones has never been one to seek out medical attention. So, when on a Sunday in April he told his partner, Glynda Moore, that he needed to go to the hospital, she wasted no time rushing him to...
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