Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine is committed to enhancing the quality of life through improved health, the professional preparation of those who will serve the health needs of others, and the discovery of knowledge that will benefit all. We’re dedicated to demonstrating our core values: respect, integrity, teamwork and excellence.

College of Medicine faculty are dedicated to educating, guiding, and nurturing our students, postdocs, residents and fellows. Our leadership team comprises experienced, forward-looking healthcare providers, scholars and researchers.

We prepare students to become patient-centric physicians and physician assistants. The MD Program provides unique learning opportunities, such as the patient navigator program and a longitudinal humanities curriculum.

The Family Medicine 3+3 Accelerated MD Program incorporates three years of medical school with three years of family medicine residency. The Physician Assistant Program emphasizes critical thinking skills, compassionate care, and improving health in an efficient and cost-conscious manner.

The College of Medicine offers a variety of educational programs leading to advanced degrees. Diverse students from all over the world come to Hershey to pursue a range of studies. Learn more about our MD/PhD Physician Scientist Training Program, our MD/MBA Program, our MD/MPH Program, the DrPH Doctor of Public Health Program, PhD Programs and Master's Programs, as well as Certificate Programs.

Outreach to our local community is key to the Penn State College of Medicine experience. From participation in a collaborative workgroup to identify the health needs in the area, to our student-run LionCare medical clinics, Penn State College of Medicine faculty, staff and students help make the greater Hershey area a better and healthier place to live and work.

Penn State College of Medicine provides many opportunities for students interested in international health, including challenges that commonly present a greater burden to disadvantaged populations. From immersive trips to a number of partner sites around the world to electives focusing on caring for underserved populations in the U.S. and abroad, the global health focus helps Penn State College of Medicine students make a difference in the world community.

As an academic health center, we provide aspiring graduate students with an unparalleled opportunity and distinctive setting to obtain their training, whether through laboratory or field research. We strive to be a national leader in pursuing scientific investigation and developing programs to advance medical and scientific knowledge, which will ultimately contribute to the health of the public, the practice of medicine, and the education of health professionals.

At Penn State College of Medicine, we are committed to the education of medical and nursing students, basic science graduate students, medical residents and fellows, other students in healthcare-related professions, and practicing health professionals.

We seek to enroll students of exceptional quality, and their education is based on the present and future health needs of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the nation. Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine address diversity and inclusion from a measurable, strategic perspective that includes, as a foundation, equal employment regulatory compliance.

Our commitment is communicated in the University's diversity statement, which provides the foundation for our initiatives, as well as in our campus' mission and vision statements on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine are change agents and leaders in Hershey and the surrounding communities, promoting diversity and inclusion as a way to make the educational, work and local communities better and our businesses more successful.

We are committed to increasing the representation of those, in our workforce, who reflect our nation’s demographics and who are committed to effectively caring for and educating our increasingly diverse patient and student populations.

We are equally committed to educating students, from all backgrounds, who also reflect our nation’s demographics and who embrace the opportunity to develop skills that enable them to provide quality medical care - including to those in underserved communities - and exceptional research.

Our goal is to be “best in class” in increasing the diversity of our students and workforce, advancing our commitment to a respectful and inclusive workforce, providing culturally excellent care for our patients and education to our students, and making discoveries that create a greater well-being for all populations, regardless of background.

The Clinical Simulation Center at Penn State College of Medicine is designed to improve patient outcomes through simulation programs that enhance practitioner skills, clinical competence, teamwork, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

At the University Park Regional Campus of Penn State College of Medicine, Student Design Partners are working with faculty and staff to create an immersive new model for MD student training.

The Global Health Center at Penn State College of Medicine provides immersive worldwide educational opportunities for students interested in international health, including challenges that commonly present a greater burden to disadvantaged populations.

Penn State College of Medicine offers housing in its University Manor East or University Manor West apartments to full-time students, residents, postdocs and visiting scholars.

Penn State College of Medicine is in Hershey, PA, a town known as the home of the HersheyPark amusement park and the Hershey Chocolate Factory.