American Statistical Association recognizes biostatistics doctoral student
Kalins Banerjee, a PhD in Biostatistics candidate from Penn State College of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences, won the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) 2021 Student Paper Award from the...
View ArticleStudy links colorectal cancer mortality rates and surgery center locations
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death in the state. Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute...
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Zgierska investigates how pandemic affects pregnant and postpartum women
Dr. Aleksandra Zgierska, the Jeanne L. and Thomas L. Leaman, MD, Endowed Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, is...
View Article‘No quick, elevator pitch’: Penn State Health, partners seek to overcome...
By Carolyn Kimmel Tamika Washington knows her community is skeptical about the COVID-19 vaccine and admits she was too — until the virus nearly claimed her life last year. The 42-year-old Hummelstown...
View ArticlePenn State Health, College of Medicine offers vaccine to all employees,...
Now that Pennsylvania has opened COVID-19 vaccinations to anyone ages 16 and older in the commonwealth, Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine urge all employees, students and their...
View ArticleLloyd Prize honors innovative thinking, creativity
The Lloyd Prize for Innovative Thinking is an endowed award presented by the Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Studies of Penn State College of Medicine. The award’s purpose is to encourage and...
View ArticlePenn State Health appoints first system service line vice presidents as part...
Penn State Health has appointed its first two system service line vice presidents as part of its ongoing transformation from a standalone university hospital with separate community hospitals and...
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MD/PhD student receives Grants for Emerging Researcher/Clinician Mentorship...
Monica ManglaniMD/PhD trainee Monica Manglani, class of 2022, was recently selected by the IDSA Foundation and HIV Medicine Association as a recipient of a Grants for Emerging Researcher/Clinician...
View ArticleMD/PhD students take over as chief editors of Penn State Journal of Medicine
Two students in the College of Medicine‘s MD/PhD program have joined Penn State Journal of Medicine as chief editors. Maryknoll Palisoc and Carson Wills take over for the four founding editors who will...
View ArticleThiboutot steps down from Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2)
Dr. Diane Thiboutot was a part of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s Early-Stage Investigator Training Program (KL2) since the beginning. Her contributions to the program are a...
View ArticlePa. Department of Health calls for research priorities for tobacco settlement...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is inviting written commentary on health research priorities for tobacco settlement funds for fiscal year 2022-23. The priorities set the topic or topics and scope...
View ArticleWoodward Center presents awards at 2021 EdVenture event
Penn State College of Medicine’s Woodward Center for Excellence in Health Sciences Education presented several awards as part of its annual EdVenture celebration.
View ArticleHoly Spirit improves patient communication with updated whiteboards
When ongoing conversations with patients and family members revealed the need to simplify the hospital communication boards that hang in general inpatient rooms, the Patient Experience team at Holy...
View ArticlePenn State Health employees, teams nominated as 2021 Health Care Heroes...
Thirteen Penn State Health employees and teams have been named finalists in Central Penn Business Journal’s (CPBJ) 2021 Health Care Heroes awards program. They were nominated by peers and the...
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Behind the Scenes on the Front Lines: Respiratory Therapy
Breathing has perhaps never been on the nation’s mind as much as it has during this past year, due to COVID-19. Respiratory therapists have always been an essential part of the health care team, but...
View ArticleHershey Medical Center’s Himes, nurse mentor, coach, leader, to retire in August
After nearly 16 years of service to Hershey Medical Center, Judy Himes, senior vice president and chief nursing officer, will retire in August. Himes has been a mentor and coach, committed to the...
View ArticleCollege of Medicine Pandemic Response Friday Round-Up – Week of April 19-23
College of Medicine leaders updated faculty, staff and students on April 23 about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic: All College of Medicine Updates COVID Vaccination Update We have...
View ArticleSilver stickers designate safe rooms for employees at Hershey
Hershey Medical Center is enhancing employee safety and security by identifying and marking safe rooms where employees can go to escape violence. The silver sticker initiative, developed by Dave...
View ArticleAmazon Alexa skill offers supportive care to breast cancer patients
Individuals with metastatic breast cancer could soon have access to personalized, supplemental supportive care through their smart speaker, thanks to new research at Penn State. A team of experts from...
View ArticlePenn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine update COVID-19 guidance...
Leaders at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine have revised the COVID-19 Important Clinical Care Guidance and renamed it COVID-19 Interim Summary Clinical Care Guidance. Early in the...
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