Faculty, trainees recognized as excellent educators at EdVenture 2020
More than 100 faculty, residents and students were recognized as outstanding educators during EdVenture 2020 on Oct. 1. EdVenture, Penn State College of Medicine’s annual celebration of teaching and...
View ArticleParent: College of Medicine receives record NIH funding, responds to COVID-19...
Dr. Leslie Parent, vice dean for research and graduate studies, sent this email on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, to faculty and staff at Penn State College of Medicine: Dear Colleagues, As we begin a new...
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Zgierska, colleagues work to reduce stigma in addiction terminology
Patty McCarthy has too many stories to share. They’re about people in recovery from substance use disorders who are unable to pursue dream careers or get life insurance policies because of their...
View ArticleConversation continues on finding ways to tackle racial, ethnic concerns
Work toward a more welcoming culture, end workplace and patient bias and assess the experience of minority patients. These suggestions and more came out of the town hall session, “Insights into our...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… Sexual Assault
Sexual violence affects millions of Americans. According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, an American is sexually assaulted every 73 seconds. Deborah Medley, assistant nurse manager in...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Trick-or-treating safely amid COVID-19
Most years on Halloween, children need only to fear a loud “boo” from costumed ghosts and goblins. But in 2020, with COVID-19 an ever-present worry, parents and children may have real-life concerns...
View ArticleReichwein recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
Dr. Raymond Reichwein, a board-certified neurologist and professor of neurology at Penn State College of Medicine, is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program. “Dr....
View ArticleFive hundred and counting: Linglestown resident returning to life as Penn...
By Jeanette Krebs Two little faces peer into a window, anxiety and joy jumbling together in their expressions. The scene is one of the first vivid memories Brenda Pogue has of her battle with COVID-19....
View Article‘Proud to stand with LGBTQ+ community on this day and every day’
Lynette Chappell-Williams, Penn State Health vice president and chief diversity officer, highlighted the health system and Penn State College of Medicine’s support of the LGBTQ+ community in an Oct. 8...
View ArticleCertain pre-existing conditions can double, triple mortality risk for...
A large, international study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of Oct. 5
Your opportunity to make a United difference starts Monday Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine’s 2020 United Way campaign kicks off Monday, Oct. 12, and runs through Friday, Nov. 20....
View ArticlePenn State Health employee 2021 goals due Oct. 30
All Penn State Health employees should enter their fiscal year 2021 goals into Pulse/Lawson/myHR no later than Friday, Oct. 30. The goals will need to be approved by managers. When setting goals,...
View ArticleLongtime employee gives Hershey Medical Center a loud rah-rah on its 50th...
By Carolyn Kimmel Hershey Medical Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. We mark the milestone with the second in a series of four profiles of employees who share what makes the medical...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine pandemic response Friday round-up – Week of Oct. 5-9
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Oct. 9 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: New updates this week Moving to next phase of capacity on Monday...
View ArticlePandemic fatigue can lead to safety complacency. Time for a reset.
Penn State Health has demonstrated its strong commitment to caring for patients and community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our collective response has been a source of great pride. Following the...
View ArticleResearcher leads $3.8 million project to map developing mice brains
A grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow a Penn State College of Medicine researcher to lead a three-year, multi-institution project to create an atlas of developing mice brains. The...
View ArticleLive united: United Way campaign kicks off today
Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine’s 2020 United Way campaign kicks off today and runs through Friday, Nov. 20. This year, instead of focusing on a dollar amount goal, we’d like to...
View ArticleYou’ve got a friend: Penn State Health earns highest marks in patient loyalty...
By Carolyn Kimmel Even though some of her patients are too young to talk, Dr. Melissa Tribuzio begins every visit by addressing them directly – “Hello, little one, are you making faces at Mommy?” She...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… Vascular Disease
Vascular disease can be any condition that affects a group or network of blood vessels called your circulatory system. Dr. Ali Amin, a vascular surgeon at Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center,...
View ArticlePenn State Health presents Employee Mammogram events Oct. 20, Oct. 27
Penn State Health female employees age 40 and older are invited to schedule their annual screening mammogram during Employee Mammogram Nights at Penn State Breast Center, 30 Hope Drive, Entrance A,...
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