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Hershey names Paradise, Shue June and July Daisy Award winners
Hershey Medical Center presented DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Awards to two Heart and Vascular Institute Critical Care Unit nurses, Jessica Paradise and Rebekah Shue. The accolade...
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Leaders Celebrating Leaders program honors students who serve
Each year, the Office of the Dean, Office of the Vice Dean for Educational Affairs and Office of the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies unite to honor student leaders from the medical doctor...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: Getting help following a sexual assault
Every 73 seconds, somebody is sexually assaulted in the United States. In addition to the immediate pain and terror, an assault can leave trauma that lasts a lifetime. Having dedicated, supportive care...
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Hershey Medical Center marks 50th anniversary by illuminating new landmark sign
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center illuminated a new sign atop the now 50-year-old facility Oct. 14, part of a ceremony marking the anniversary of its first half-century. “Our vision...
View ArticleDumpster diving just part of patient care
Help us share the good news and positive things going on all around us, including the small things that may otherwise go unnoticed. Did someone on your staff go the extra mile to help a patient or...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of Oct. 12
Pawsitivity: Dumpster diving just part of patient care Help us share the good news going on at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine, including small happenings that might otherwise go...
View ArticleHarrell Library recommends ERIC database for medical education research
ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) is an essential database for those searching for medical education literature, according to the librarians at Harrell Health Sciences Library. It is an...
View ArticleLibrary supports students through personal librarian program
Harrell Health Sciences Library provides a personal librarian to all medical and graduate students of Penn State College of Medicine. In their first year, each of these students is introduced to their...
View ArticleLibrary to recognize READ honorees
Harrell Health Sciences Library is pleased to announce its 10th annual READ honorees. The honorees’ READ posters will be presented at 4 p.m. Nov. 5, 2020, via Zoom. This year’s honorees are: Carly...
View ArticleYour contribution to United Way can make a big difference in children’s lives
Kindergarten is the celebration of the beginning of a journey for most children, but not every child has the skills they need on the first day of school. Enter United Way of the Capital Region’s Ready...
View ArticleSafety Reset: Stay vigilant when away from work
Each day, patients entrust Penn State Health employees with their safety and well-being. Since the start of the pandemic, the health system has followed guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control...
View ArticleFrom bats to TMI, veteran nurse educator has seen it all
Hershey Medical Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. We mark the milestone with the third in a series of four profiles on employees who share what makes the medical center special to...
View ArticlePhase one of new Infonet launches Oct. 26
The first phase of a new Penn State Health Infonet site designed to improve the user experience will launch Monday, Oct. 26. The interim site will have one landing page that allows all Penn State...
View ArticleMouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses
Certain oral antiseptics and mouthwashes may have the ability to inactivate human coronaviruses, according to a Penn State College of Medicine research study. The results indicate that some of these...
View ArticleAsk Us Anything About… COVID-19 Testing
Despite the fact that we’re many months into the COVID-19 pandemic, questions are still swirling about the various types of testing for the novel coronavirus. With incidence of COVID-19 trending upward...
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Lancaster man gifts real estate to honor his late wife, support lifesaving...
David Brensinger has always been the type of person to reach out and help others. Now, a planned gift in memory of his wife, Glenna, will help cancer patients for generations to come through the Glenna...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine pandemic response Friday round-up – week of Oct. 12-16
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on Oct. 16 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New updates this week Important Reminders with Added Capacity Mask Recall...
View ArticleAnesthesiology chair’s new book explores leadership principles
Dr. Berend Mets, chair of Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, published his second book, “Leadership in Anesthesia: Five Pioneers of the Deadly...
View ArticleBacteria/virus combo may cause neonatal brain infections in Uganda
Penn State College of Medicine researchers have discovered a new bacteria that, when paired with a common virus, may be the cause of infection-induced hydrocephalus in Uganda. Dr. Steven J. Schiff,...
View ArticleLeaders Celebrating Leaders program honors students who serve
Each year, the Office of the Dean, Office of the Vice Dean for Educational Affairs and Office of the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies unite to honor student leaders from the medical doctor...
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