15 Penn Staters to be honored with Alumni Achievement Award
3/18/19
The Penn State Alumni Association will honor prominent young alumni at the Alumni Achievement Awards on March 29.
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Dambro recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
3/13/19
Dr. Tony Dambro, a staff physician in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, is featured for March in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
Forbes ranks Penn State Health among best employers for diversity
3/6/19
Penn State Health was among 29 hospitals and health systems to make Forbes’ second annual list of the “Best Employers for Diversity.”
Massini to become new Penn State Health CEO
3/5/19
The Penn State Health Board of Directors has appointed Stephen M. Massini to the role of chief executive officer for Penn State Health.
Green examines doctor superhero myth in major medical journal
2/27/19
Dr. Michael Green, a professor of humanities and medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, was published recently in two medical journals on the topic of comics in medicine.
Depression screening rates remain low among adolescents
2/27/19
A research team lead by Deepa Sekhar, associate professor of pediatrics at Penn State College of Medicine, investigated major depressive disorder screening rates among privately insured teens and found screening rates are insufficient to address the youth mental health crisis.
Custom-made proteins may help create antibodies to fight HIV
2/27/19
A new way to create proteins that can sneak through HIV’s protective coating may be a step toward understanding the key components needed for developing a vaccine for the virus, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.
'Impressionism and the Art of Medical Communication' art exhibit, March 11-21
2/25/19
"Impressionism and the Art of Medical Communication," will be on display from March 11-21 in the Borland Project Space. This exhibition presents the work of students from the course “Impressionism and the Art of Medical Communication,” a Penn State College of Medicine course co-taught by Dr. Michael Flanagan in the Department of Art History and the College of Medicine.
Board approves changes to Penn State Health by-laws
2/22/19
To support ongoing growth and evolving functions of Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine, the University’s Board of Trustees today (Feb. 22) approved an action taken recently by the Penn State Health Board of Directors to establish two distinct leadership roles — a dean and a CEO — to oversee the medical school and clinical arm of the University’s growing health care network.
College of Medicine Dean and Penn State Health CEO Craig Hillemeier to retire
2/21/19
Dr. Craig Hillemeier, dean of Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and chief executive officer of Penn State Health, has announced his upcoming retirement.
Project ECHO prepares doctors to manage addiction care closer to home
2/20/19
Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine is a knowledge-transfer network that aims to ramp up clinical expertise throughout Pennsylvania.
Penn State team to compete in global health challenge
2/20/19
For the second year in a row, a team of Penn State students will participate in the International Emory Global Health Case Competition in Atlanta.
Shantz recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching
2/14/19
Lisa Shantz, associate professor and vice chair for education, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, is featured for February in Penn State College of Medicine’s “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.
10 faculty named 2019 distinguished professors at Penn State
2/13/19
Penn State's Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs has named 10 distinguished professors for 2019.
Registration open for 'Laws and Regulations in Translational Research'
2/6/19
“Laws and Regulations in Translational Research: The Role of Law in Health Policy” will be presented at the next Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute Bench to Bedside and Beyond Seminar Series from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb 28.