Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center/Hershey Program

Program Description

Founded in 1967 as the first department of Family and Community Medicine at an academic medical center in the United States, the Penn State Health M.S. Hershey Medical Center Family and Community Medicine residency program’s vision is to create an inspiring, supportive academic environment producing the next generation of full-spectrum family physicians prepared to lead, teach, and thrive in a changing healthcare environment while serving our community. Our enthusiastic and accomplished faculty work with our residents to thrive personally and professionally through the pursuit of excellence in patient care, education, scholarship and community. Our program’s strengths include our culture of wellness and support, health systems management, quality improvement and population health, community advocacy projects, residents as educators, sports medicine, and scholarship/research. Residents may elect to take part in one of our areas of concentration which include sports medicine, global health, leadership & advocacy, academic medicine, care of marginalized populations, hospital medicine, and women's health.

Community Setting

Rural

Suburban

Urban

Top 3 Program Strengths

• Lifestyle Medicine/Nutrition/Obesity Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Wellness/Well-being

Primary Admitting Hospital

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 8	PGY-2: 8	PGY-3: 8
Filled:	PGY-1: 8	PGY-2: 8	PGY-3: 8

Has Residential Organization

Yes

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Two months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

Yes
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Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 4

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: q15d-q28d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: q15d-q28d
Night Float	PGY-1: Yes	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Total Hospital Beds

611

Full Time Doctor Faculty

36

Full Time Other Faculty

1

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

2

Total Rotation Hospitals

2

Total Admitting Hospitals

1

Total Family Practice Centers

2

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $68,000	PGY-2: $69,371	PGY-3: $71,642
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

• Parking

• Liability Insurance

• Funding for attending conferences

• Health Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Meals

• On-site Child Care

• Fitness Center

• Life Insurance

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Time off for conferences

• AAFP Membership

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes