Family Medicine

Kristen Grine, D.O., clerkship site director, Family Medicine

Overview

• Required core rotation
• 4 weeks in length
• Ambulatory care experience in Medical Group practices in State College

Goals

• Integrate basic science and clinical knowledge, applied to patient care
• Learn skills important in Family Medicine
• Experience, first hand, the practice of family physicians - focused on both preventive and chronic care, as well as acute care for family members of all ages with diverse types of medical problems

Enrichment Program

• Surgical procedure training
• Use of dermoscopy
• Disaster medicine
• Hospice care
• Penn State Hershey Hospitalist Program at Mount Nittany Medical Center
• Opportunity to develop a publication in conjunction with regional campus faculty
• Each student is assigned to a specific family physician mentor to ensure an excellent learning experience

Meet our Faculty

• Kristen Grine, D.O., clerkship site director
• Jonathan Adams, M.D.
• Scott Andrews, M.D.
• Franklin Berkey, D.O.
• Michael Flanagan, M.D. 
• DongSheng Jiang, M.D.
• Larry McAleer, M.D. 
• Juan Jan Qiu, M.D.
• Madhavi Singh, M.D.
• Barbara Cole, C.R.N.P.
• Shari Schrack, C.R.N.P.
• Sheilah Yohn, C.R.N.P.