Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's Med/Peds program is a four-year, university-based academic track admitting four residents annually within a major research university medical center in central Pennsylvania. Residents alternate four-week blocks between adult and pediatric services across connected hospitals, ensuring balanced seasonal exposure while functioning as members of both categorical residencies as well as a distinct Med/Peds cohort. The program pairs each resident with a longitudinal faculty "Med/Peds Coach" for career mentorship and structures protected weekly academic half-days plus dedicated Med/Peds noon conferences, and it sits within an institution whose stated mission gives "special recognition" to primary care education alongside tertiary academic medical center capabilities. The breadth of Department of Medicine subspecialty fellowships on-site signals a training environment built to support residents heading toward fellowship as readily as those pursuing combined primary care or hospital medicine careers.