Hershey Medical Center Employee Health COVID Call center closes weekends...
The Hershey Medical Center Employee Health COVID Call Center will close on weekends beginning Saturday, April 3. If symptomatic, critical employees of Hershey Medical Center or Shared Services or one...
View ArticleNew vaccination appointments available for staff, students in April
Penn State Health and the College of Medicine are offering more opportunities for employees and students to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in April at three locations: Hershey Medical Center, H3300...
View ArticleSmall group learning opportunities are at the heart of Penn State College of...
Lauren Pomerantz learned a lot about the importance of teamwork from her days on a college varsity crew team. She feels that same sense of pulling together as part of the group of students in the Penn...
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‘Pilot’ lands at Penn State Children’s Hospital
A new provider has joined the region’s only children’s hospital. Paging Dr. Pilot. Here, boy! Pilot, a black golden retriever, is the third facility dog to join the growing pack at Penn State...
View ArticlePediatric grand rounds features two presentations for Child Abuse Prevention...
Dr. Natasha Shur, associate professor at George Washington University and telemedicine lead at the Rare Disease Institute, part of Children’s National Hospital, will be featured in two special grand...
View ArticleWeekly Updates: Week of March 29
COVID news Penn State Health town hall highlights: Vaccinations and easing some COVID-19 restrictions More than 1,160 employees attended the March 24 Penn State Health town hall, which opened with a...
View ArticlePenn State Health and Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services sign...
Penn State Health and Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services (SVEMS) announced today they have signed a letter of intent for the company to join Penn State Health. SVEMS has been providing...
View ArticleResearchers reflect on 50 years of women in science at Penn State College of...
When doors open, women must seize the opportunity, but at the same time, they must never lose focus on their goals. Dr. Elaine Eyster delivered these words of advice at the virtual full-day symposium...
View ArticleApril is National Minority Cancer Awareness Month: Achieving cancer health...
Note: This post is written by the team of The ONE Group (Oncology – Nutrition – Exercise) at Penn State College of Medicine as part of a first-person blog about their work. Learn more about the group...
View ArticleFive questions with family practice physician Dr. Megan Mendez Miller
Dr. Megan Mendez Miller is interested in removing barriers to colorectal cancer screening in central Pennsylvania. Miller, a Penn State Health family doctor, is partnering with community health...
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College of Medicine faculty receive grants for cancer, addiction, community...
Penn State College of Medicine researchers secured more than $15.3 million in grant funding from 110 awards during the months of October, November and December 2020. They will use the funds to study...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of March 29-April 2
All College of Medicine Updates All Non-Laboratory Research Faculty, Staff and Trainees Continue to Work Remotely The increase in research capacity is directed specifically toward personnel who are...
View ArticleEmployees honored for work milestones
Congratulations to the following Penn State Health employees who are celebrating a milestone work anniversary between March 31 and April 6. They put our values into action every day. Employees are...
View ArticleDr. Robert Harbaugh earns national lifetime achievement award in neurosurgery
Shortly before he applied to medical school at Penn State College of Medicine in the 1970s, Dr. Robert Harbaugh read a biography of Dr. Harvey Cushing, a pioneer in neurosurgery and the first doctor to...
View ArticleJones-Lapp named Penn State Health St. Joseph interim chief nursing officer
Penn State Health St. Joseph has named Jennifer Jones-Lapp interim chief nursing officer, succeeding Sharon Strohecker, who stepped down April 2. She is responsible for oversight of all nursing...
View ArticleUnderrepresented College of Medicine students find support through mentoring...
Her first year of medical school was challenging. Stephanie Hawkins says she struggled with the new academic coursework and feelings of isolation. Now, during her second year, the Reisterstown, Md.,...
View ArticleClinical trial completion rates decline during COVID-19 pandemic
Social distancing and lockdowns may have reduced the spread of COVID-19, but researchers from Penn State College of Medicine also report those actions may have affected clinical researchers’ ability to...
View ArticleOut of retirement: Former Penn State Health employees come back to help...
By Bill Landauer Jim Rohacek always liked to get his hands dirty. The desk part of his job as an administrator at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was never his favorite. Rather,...
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Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute welcomes Dr. Chris...
Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2) welcomes Chris Sciamanna, MD, to its leadership team. Sciamanna joins Lorah Dorn, PhD,...
View ArticleThe Medical Minute: When you’re in it for the long haul with COVID-19
Almost a year after fighting a severe case of COVID-19, Tamika Washington lives with lingering effects that leave her gasping for breath, chronically fatigued and anxious about her future. “I’ve seen...
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