Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Health
Shown in Pennsylvania
Geography
Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 40°15′53″N 76°40′35″W / 40.2647°N 76.6763°W / 40.2647; -76.6763Coordinates: 40°15′53″N 76°40′35″W / 40.2647°N 76.6763°W / 40.2647; -76.6763
Organization
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Combined Adult Level I / Pediatric Level I Trauma Center[1]
Beds 548
Helipads
Helipad FAA LID: 64PN[2]
FAA LID: 8PS5[3]
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 (64PN) 80 24 Asphalt
H1 (8PS5) 80 24 Concrete
History
Founded 1966
Links
Website hmc.pennstatehealth.org
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Children's Hospital, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, 10 miles (17 km) east of Harrisburg, are Penn State’s medical school and academic medical center.

History

In 1963, the M. S. Hershey Foundation offered $50 million to the Pennsylvania State University to establish a medical school and teaching hospital in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With this grant and $21.3 million from the U.S. Public Health Service, the university built a medical school, teaching hospital, and research center. Ground was broken in 1966 and Penn State's College of Medicine opened its doors to the first class of students in 1967. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center accepted its first patients in 1970.

The original buildings at the center included the Medical Science Building and medical center, Animal Research Farm, Laundry and Steam Plant, and University Manor Apartments. Since 1970, the campus has grown from 318 to 550 acres (2.2 km2). Many additions have been made to the academic and patient-care facilities.

As of May 2011, the College of Medicine has granted 3,904 medical degrees and 1,004 graduate degrees in the biological sciences. It has two postdoctoral programs leading to an M.S. degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine, the only such program in Pennsylvania, and a M.S. in Public Health Sciences and a M.P.H. Graduate program. Each year, more than 550 resident physicians are trained in medical specialties at the Medical Center.

The center also serves nursing students from Penn State College of Nursing B.S. degree program r and students from other Penn State health-related programs e. The extended B.S. degree program for nurses is offered in conjunction with the College of Health and Human Development.

Continuing education programs serve d health-care professionals throughout Pennsylvania, with enrollments exceeding 51,000 each year.

The center conducts basic and clinical research, supported by more than $100 million in awards from federal, state, and private agencies, businesses, and individuals.

By the end of June, 2010, the center admitted nearly 27,000 patients and provided care through over 854,000 outpatient and 57,000 emergency-service visits. Penn State Hershey Medical Center has over 8,800 employees, 400 volunteers, and the College of Medicine enrolls more than 800 students annually.

Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine logo
Type State-related Graduate Medical
Established 1967 (1967)
Parent institution
 Pennsylvania State University
Affiliation Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Children's Hospital
Penn State Medical Group
Dean and CEO A. Craig Hillemeier, MD
Postgraduates 1,004
Address 700 HMC Crescent Road, Hershey, PA, 17033, United States
Website med.psu.edu

As of May 2011, the Penn State College of Medicine has graduated 3,907 physicians (M.D.) and 1,004 scientists with Ph.D. or M.S. degrees.[4] The College of Medicine offers degree programs in anatomy, bioengineering, biomedical sciences, bioinformatics and genomics, genetics, immunology and infectious diseases, integrative biosciences, molecular medicine, molecular toxicology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and physiology. Two postdoctoral programs leading to an M.S. degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine, the only such program inPennsylvania, and an M.S. in Public Health Sciences.[4] Each year, more than 550 resident physicians are trained in medical specialties at the Center. Nursing students from Penn State College of Health and Human Development B.S. degree program rotate through the Center for clinical course , and students from other Penn State health-related programs and other institutions come to the campus for clinical experience. The extended B.S. degree program for nurses is offered in conjunction with the College of Health and Human Development.

College of Medicine statistics

Doctor of Medicine

As of 2010:[4]

  • 7,649 applicants sought entry into the program’s Class of 2013. Of that figure, 144 students matriculated.
  • The entering class population is 51 percent female, 49 percent male, and 9 percent under-represented minorities.
  • 796 full-time and 55 part-time faculty members.
  • Scholarships range from $500 to $10,000; 91 percent of their students receive financial aid.
  • 3,907 alumni

Resident and fellowship programs

As of 2010:[4]

  • 22 residency/fellowship programs
  • 33 sub-specialty programs
  • 5 affiliated hospitals for residents
  • 3,474 medical residency alumni

Graduate programs

As of 2010:[4]

  • 337 applicants sought entry for the 2008-09 school year with 203 currently pursuing graduate degrees.
  • 218 College of Medicine staff members serve as Penn State’s graduate faculty as teachers, thesis advisors, and mentors for graduate students.
  • Most full-time students receive graduate assistantships, including a stipend; tuition remission; and health, vision, and dental insurance. Students supported by Penn State College of Medicine receive assistantships of at least $23,028, and all Ph.D. students receive a stipend and tuition remission.
  • 1,004 alumni

Research

  • In the 1980s, College of Medicine researchers led by John Kreider and Mary Kay Howett and funded by the Jake Gittlen Cancer Research Foundation perfected a technique for propagating the human papilloma virus (HPV), the primary cause of cervical cancer. This and other lab techniques and materials developed by microbiologists in the college helped lead to vaccines against HPV, the first of which earned FDA approval in 2006.
  • A group of basic and clinical scientists secured the College of Medicine’s largest ever nongovernmental grant of $9 million from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to support work related to diabetic retinopathy
  • The College of Medicine received a $2.8 million federal matching grant to enlarge the existing Drug Discovery Core Facility The new facility will promote the translation of advances in basic biomedical research and clinical investigation into new agents that will improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure of disease and the promotion of good health. The grant, supported with ARRA (“stimulus”) funds, will enable renovation of a 6,600-square-foot (610 m2) facility in the Biomedical Research Building and 1,700 square feet (160 m2) of related workspace to support the Drug Discovery Program.
  • A team of Penn State Hershey scientists and physicians have been awarded a 7-year, $53.9 million grant to support the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for AsthmaNet, a nationwide clinical research network that will develop and conduct clinical trials to address important questions regarding the clinical management of patients with asthma and the development and evaluation of novel therapies.
  • The Food and Drug Administration has funded a 3-year, 1.2 million phase 3 clinical trial at Penn State Hershey to evaluate the use of calfactant in reducing mortality among children with Acute Lung Injury, a common life-threatening complication among pediatric leukemia and lymphoma and hematopoetic stem cell transplant recipients. As more effective therapies are developed for the prevention and treatment of acute lung injury, outcomes will continue to improve for pediatric cancers which are responsible for more deaths in children over one year of age than any other disease.
  • Penn State Hershey investigators are working on a 5-year, $2.3 million study from the Centers for Disease Control to evaluate low cost interventions to enhance a statewide program of post-natal parent education about violent infant shaking. The goal is to appreciably reduce the incidence of abusive head trauma in Pennsylvania. Abusive head trauma is the leading cause of traumatic deaths and injury to young children and infants.
  • The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation awarded a $7.5 million grant to Penn State Hershey investigators to study the effect of a low dose of antiestrogen medications and omega-3 fatty acids on reducing high breast density, which can increase the risk of breast cancer.
  • Supported by a $3.2 million Department of Defense appropriation, the Penn State Center for Pharmacogenetics will create a repository of samples from patients treated at the Cancer Institute to study individual responses to therapeutic drugs and environmental toxins. Researchers will use the repository to identify specific gene variations, or molecular signatures, in cancer cells and use that knowledge to accelerate the identification of new molecular entities and ultimately develop more effective and personalized ways to prevent and treat cancer.
  • The largest donor to the hospital each fiscal year is the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon. Since its inception in 1973 by the Main Campuses Intrafraternity Council, the event, colloquially known as "THON", has raised money and awareness to support the Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital and The "Four Diamonds Fund" research laboratory. Since 1973 it has raised more than $100 Million for The "Four Diamonds Fund". In addition, the funding from the event enables all pediatric oncology patients to be treated for free. In 2013 it raised more than 13 Million dollars for the "Four Diamonds Fund" (www.THON.org).

Penn State Health

Penn State Health was formed in 2014 to consolidate health care providers in the area. In 2015, it acquired St. Joseph Regional Health Network in Berks County from Catholic Health Initiatives.[5]

LionCare student-run free clinic

LionCare
Motto Vincat Scientia Morbos
Formation January 1, 2002 (2002-01-01)
Location
Website www.lioncare.org

Since 2001, the students of the College of Medicine have run and operated a free clinic for the underserved of Central Pennsylvania. The clinic is called LionCare,[6] and is based out of the Bethesda Mission, a homeless shelter, in midtown Harrisburg, PA. It has specialized has clinics for Women's Health, Orthopedics, Neurology, Psychiatry and Dermatology. The clinic is staffed and serviced by the students of the college, under the supervision of faculty physicians.

Penn State Children's Hospital

Penn State Children's Hospital at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center houses 128 beds in a five story building opened in 2013 [7]. It maintains the region's only Level IV(highest level), state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and level I highest level pediatric trauma center . [7] It is staffed by 200 pediatric medical and surgical specialists [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Trauma Center Accreditation Granted to One Additional Hospital in Pennsylvania" (PDF). 3 October 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "AirNav: 64PN - Hershey Medical Center Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "AirNav: 8PS5 - HMC Hanger Heliport". Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Penn State College of Medicine (2011). "About the College of Medicine". med.psu.edu/. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  5. ↑ St. Joseph joins Penn State Health
  6. ↑ http://www.lioncare.org
  7. 1 2 3 "About Us - Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center". 2017. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.