Welcome to Penn State Hershey Family and Community Medicine
Welcome to Penn State Hershey Family and Community Medicine at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine. We are located in beautiful Hershey, Pennsylvania. You may be aware of the other fine product made in our community: The Hershey Bar. In fact, the Milton S. Hershey trust made the initial donation to Penn State University to allow our College of Medicine and Medical Center to exist.
Our department has a long and proud history in Family Medicine. In fact, we were the first department of Family and Community Medicine in an academic health center in the United States! More...
- The Medical Minute: Genetic testing for breast cancer risk Dr. Rena Kass, director of Penn State Hershey Breast Center, said actress Angelina Jolie’s announcement regarding her double mastectomy is great publicity that will raise awareness about the genetic component of many cancers.More...
- CLIMB program puts families dealing with cancer first Penn State Hershey is hosting another session of CLIMB: Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery. Developed by the Children’s Treehouse Foundation, this five-week program sponsored by Penn State Hershey Breast Center addresses the psychosocial aspects of cancer as they relate to the family unit.More...
- Farmers Market in Hershey launches fourth season On Thursday, May 23, the Farmers Market in Hershey will return for its fourth season with plenty of new offerings.More...
- Penn State Hershey experts to present on IBD In an effort to help patients living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), Crohn’s disease, and ulcerative colitis in central Pennsylvania, Penn State Hershey Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center experts, led by Dr. Walter Koltun, will host a patient symposium.More...