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Dr. John Elfar, center, receives a check from Clare Thibodeaux, director of scientific affairs, Cures Within Reach, and Barbara Goodman, president and COO, Cures Within Reach.

Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!

11/13/18

When a patient suffers a traumatic nerve injury, doctors can’t tell whether the nerve is crushed or severed without performing surgery. Dr. John Elfar, an orthopedic surgeon at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, hopes to change that.

Schreyer Scholar alumna and MD/PhD student Kristin Lambert and family

Early choices set Scholar alumna down life-changing path in medicine

11/12/18

Schreyer Scholar alumna and Penn State MD/PhD student Kristin Lambert aspires to practice bench-to-bedside medicine and to mentor current honors students.

College of Medicine honored by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

11/7/18

Penn State College of Medicine was recognized on the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy’s 2018 High Performers List.

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College of Medicine global health collaboration reaps benefits

11/7/18

Gaining new perspectives and firsthand experience makes the 10-year-old Global Health Scholars program particularly attractive to students at Penn State College of Medicine.

Rushing kids to specialize in one sport may not be best path to success

11/7/18

It may be tempting for parents or coaches to urge young children to specialize in one sport early on to help maximize their chance at making it to the big leagues, but that might not be the best path to success.

Two women and a man, all in semi-formal attire, reach out and jointly hold a small glass statue, being given as an award.

Innovation Awards highlight groundbreaking research at College of Medicine

11/1/18

The Center for Medical Innovation at Penn State College of Medicine honored leaders in innovation and discovery, as well as student work, during a ceremony on Oct. 17.

UHS helping to lead antibiotic awareness through One Health seminar

11/1/18

University Health Services will host a One Health seminar with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Consortium for Antibiotic Stewardship on Tuesday, Nov. 13, covering the topic of antibiotic resistance and the threat it poses to health care today.

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Preventing an incorrect diagnosis starts in the classroom

10/31/18

A new class at Penn State College of Medicine offers students an opportunity to tackle problems in modern health care that can lead to incorrect or even fatal misdiagnoses.

Medical Center names new obstetrics and gynecology chair

10/31/18

Dr. Richard Legro has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine.

Penn State pediatrics professor receives grant for brain cancer study

10/25/18

Wei Li, assistant professor of pediatrics and biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State College of Medicine, has been awarded the Meghan Rose Bradley Foundation Pediatric Brain Cancer Pilot Grant.

Three men wearing bike helmets and T-shirts ride mountain bikes on a narrow, dirt trail. Four people watch them on either side of the trail. One man is holding garden shears.

Hershey Medical Center Trail System opens for recreation

10/18/18

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and the Susquehanna Area Mountain Bike Association (SAMBA) hosted the grand opening of a new 10-mile recreational trail on and around the Hershey Medical Center campus on Oct. 13.

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Science of health systems class prepares next generation of doctors

10/17/18

Students in a Penn State College of Medicine class called Science of Health Systems are studying ramifications of an emerging system model and how it will impact the way they will practice medicine.

Four students stand around a table packaging food.

Physician Assistant Program students package meals for those in need

10/16/18

Students from the Physician Assistant Program at Penn State College of Medicine packaged more than 14,000 meals for people in need all over the globe.

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College of Medicine awarded grant to promote healthy lifestyles

10/11/18

Penn State College of Medicine has received a nearly $4 million grant to promote healthy lifestyles and improve nutrition for Hispanic people living in Berks and Lebanon counties.

New psychiatry fellowship addresses looming shortage of community psychiatrists

10/10/18

The Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute and Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry are partnering to offer a Public and Community Psychiatry Fellowship to address the growing shortage of psychiatrists.

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Elfar’s severe limb trauma study wins CureAccelerator Live!

Early choices set Scholar alumna down life-changing path in medicine

College of Medicine honored by Association for Healthcare Philanthropy

College of Medicine global health collaboration reaps benefits

Rushing kids to specialize in one sport may not be best path to success

Innovation Awards highlight groundbreaking research at College of Medicine

UHS helping to lead antibiotic awareness through One Health seminar

Preventing an incorrect diagnosis starts in the classroom

Medical Center names new obstetrics and gynecology chair

Penn State pediatrics professor receives grant for brain cancer study

Hershey Medical Center Trail System opens for recreation

Science of health systems class prepares next generation of doctors

Physician Assistant Program students package meals for those in need

College of Medicine awarded grant to promote healthy lifestyles

New psychiatry fellowship addresses looming shortage of community psychiatrists

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