Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Penn State Hershey's OB/GYN residency is a four-year, university-affiliated academic program at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, the region's tertiary/quaternary referral center, admitting five residents annually across a broad subspecialty structure spanning gynecologic oncology, minimally invasive surgery, urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, reproductive endocrinology and infertility, and maternal-fetal medicine. The curriculum is CREOG-based with a graduated autonomy model, protected weekly didactics, a night float system, and progressive fourth-year management of the full range of services, reflecting an academic center serving as consultant of choice for central Pennsylvania. The department's stated mission emphasizes becoming the clinical, educational and research resource for women's health in the region, and the parent institution operates a formal Physician-Scientist Training Program and structured postdoctoral research infrastructure, indicating research is embedded in the institutional culture even if not mandated at the resident level. The program frames its identity around a demanding but sustainable training environment, with faculty-resident-staff cohesion positioned as central to the training experience.