About the Hershey Community
Are you thinking of working for the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center? Whether you choose to work, live, play or learn here, living in Hershey or any of the surrounding communities can be a great experience for you and your family. Not only is the Medical Center one of the top employers in the community, we offer a variety of resources to our neighbors.
If you like a small town feel but want to have the excitement of the city within reach, then living in south central Pennsylvania has all that and more to offer. Learn more...
“Living here in south central PA is great because you can live in a quiet, established neighborhood with the city of Harrisburg only 10 minutes away. If I really feel the need to explore, I am amazed at how close I am to more metropolitan areas such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and New York.”
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, and Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital are committed to enhancing the quality of life. Learn more...
“Working at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center is rewarding in many ways. I’m proud to be a part of the Hershey Medical Center “community” because I know that my job, as well as all jobs here, plays a part in the hospital’s success. I can’t imagine working or playing anywhere else.”
The Hershey-Harrisburg region has hundreds of attractions for you to explore; all within minutes of Penn State Hershey. Learn more...
“I’m amazed at how much there is to do here. I thought I would never be able to have the same opportunities to play like I did when I moved here. Part of the intrigue with living here is discovering all the things that are only a few hours or a day’s trip away.”
The educational opportunities at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center are available for all of our employees and their families. Learn more...
“One of the reasons I wanted to work for the Penn State Hershey Medical Center is so I can take advantage of the tuition remission programs they offer for me and my family. They also have a lot of great training and development programs here that enhance my career personal work-life balance.”
- Bariatric surgery restores nerve cell properties altered by diet Understanding how gastric bypass surgery changes the properties of nerve cells that help regulate the digestive system could lead to new treatments that produce the same results without surgery, according to Penn State College of Medicine scientists, who have shown how surgery restores some properties of nerve cells that tell people their stomachs are full.More...
- Penn State College of Medicine awarded $1 million AMA grant Penn State College of Medicine has been awarded a prestigious $1 million grant by the American Medical Association as part of a program aimed at transforming the way the physicians of tomorrow are trained.More...
- Penn State Hershey entrepreneurs win first 'startup boot camp' awards Dr. Joseph Sassani, ophthalmologist at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and professor of ophthalmology and pathology at Penn State College of Medicine, is the winner of The TechCelerator@Hershey’s inaugural Eight Week Boot Camp program for promising entrepreneurs.More...
- Collaborative Hershey and University Park medical service trip This spring brought the first collaborative spring break service trip for University Park undergraduates and Hershey medical students and physicians.More...
