Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a five-year, integrated academic vascular surgery residency at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, a university-based tertiary/quaternary referral center that has trained vascular fellows for decades and matches two residents directly into vascular training each year. Clinical training blends general and vascular surgery over four years before a dedicated vascular-focused fifth year, with the full spectrum of open and endovascular therapy delivered through the integrated Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, supplemented by elective rotation opportunities at Mount Nittany Medical Center. The division explicitly embraces a scholarship mission spanning clinical and basic science research, participates in national multicenter clinical trials, and expects residents to present and publish work at regional and national meetings, situating research as integral rather than optional. The program's structure and institutional resources (Physician-Scientist Training Program, postdoctoral research infrastructure, active trial participation) signal a preference for residents oriented toward complex open/endovascular reconstructive practice with academic productivity built into training.