Pennsylvania university medical school

The faculty of the Penn State College of Medicine is engaged in the education of superior physicians. The college has developed a program that emphasizes the scientific disciplines and humanistic concerns necessary to achieve this goal. The practice of medicine, both in the community and in an academic setting, is an art with a scientific base. Prime consideration is given to development in the student of a sense of responsibility; of an understanding of the patient's need for a compassionate, knowledgeable, and available physician; of a commitment to continuing inquiry and research, self-education, and the improvement of professional skills. 

Penn State Hershey College of Medicine offers professional medical education for a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Additionally, the medical school offers MD/PhD, MD/MPH, and MD/MBA dual degree programs.Penn State Hershey College of Medicine offers professional medical education for a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Additionally, the medical school offers MD/PhD, MD/MPH, and MD/MBA dual degree programs.Penn State Hershey College of Medicine offers professional medical education for a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Additionally, the medical school offers MD/PhD, MD/MPH, and MD/MBA dual degree programs.Students admitted to the College of Medicine commit themselves to a lifelong process of self-education. They should be prepared for a challenging medical curriculum and the demands of a rapidly changing health care environment. The development of scholarly motivation, independence, and creativity is vital to professional medical competence. Gaining an understanding of people, their societies, and their history is considered an invaluable asset for the practice of medicine. Consequently, a liberal education in humanities and the arts, as well as in the sciences, at a superior level of performance, provides the best pre-professional preparation. The applicant should have demonstrated competence and concentrated study in a discipline or field of special interest. Laboratory exercises are important in all sciences, library skills are essential, and students are expected to have basic computer skills.Although there is no formal course requirement for English, students are expected to have a strong background in writing, oral communication, and critical reading skills.

Applicants for admission to the College of Medicine are required to have completed three years of undergraduate study at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada, and must have completed a baccalaureate degree by the time of matriculation at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada. Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete required science courses before applying. Applicants are required to have fulfilled all academic prerequisites by the end of the calendar year prior to matriculation.Applicants may have fulfilled many of the prerequisite requirements listed above by way of Advanced Placement courses. Penn State College of Medicine recognizes advanced placement credits only if they appear as earned credit on an applicant’s college transcript. However, it is also expected that many of the most competitive applicants will have fulfilled advanced course work in those same areas during their baccalaureate years.