Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

Hershey, PA

Fellowship

Specialty:Adult congenital heart disease

ACGME Code:1534114003

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Jan 23, 2026
02	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Jan 23, 2026

Program

Program Size

-- (2 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: January 23, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: --

First Year Average Weekly Hours: --

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

No rotation duration data available.

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Hershey, PA ^[4]

Population

13,858

Median income

$78,750Above

Education

49.1%Above

Employment

62.9%Below

Health

2.2%On par

Age

46On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Harrisburg, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

1/31/2015

$767

$936

$1,193

2/28/2015

$772

$923

$1,199

3/31/2015

$778

$926

$1,206

4/30/2015

$785

$972

$1,213

5/31/2015

$784

$974

$1,228

6/30/2015

$785

$975

$1,233

7/31/2015

$785

$980

$1,235

8/31/2015

$783

$985

$1,241

9/30/2015

$783

$987

$1,245

10/31/2015

$780

$989

$1,253

11/30/2015

$783

$988

$1,259

12/31/2015

$785

$988

$1,263

1/31/2016

$789

$962

$1,275

2/29/2016

$786

$983

$1,279

3/31/2016

$786

$987

$1,282

4/30/2016

$795

$993

$1,285

5/31/2016

$798

$996

$1,291

6/30/2016

$803

$990

$1,294

7/31/2016

$803

$989

$1,295

8/31/2016

$804

$989

$1,303

9/30/2016

$805

$990

$1,307

10/31/2016

$808

$1,022

$1,311

11/30/2016

$806

$996

$1,312

12/31/2016

$803

$1,015

$1,313

1/31/2017

$804

$1,017

$1,317

2/28/2017

$809

$1,022

$1,324

3/31/2017

$814

$1,027

$1,335

4/30/2017

$813

$1,031

$1,346

5/31/2017

$815

$1,034

$1,353

6/30/2017

$815

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

$816

$1,039

$1,359

8/31/2017

$823

$1,020

$1,363

9/30/2017

$824

$1,022

$1,406

10/31/2017

$826

$1,026

$1,414

11/30/2017

$823

$1,016

$1,413

12/31/2017

$827

$1,036

$1,420

1/31/2018

$831

$1,034

$1,422

2/28/2018

$838

$1,038

$1,427

3/31/2018

$842

$1,010

$1,429

4/30/2018

$847

$1,015

$1,434

5/31/2018

$848

$1,018

$1,438

6/30/2018

$854

$1,020

$1,444

7/31/2018

$855

$1,023

$1,449

8/31/2018

$854

$1,028

$1,455

9/30/2018

$856

$1,033

$1,461

10/31/2018

$862

$1,036

$1,465

11/30/2018

$877

$1,072

$1,473

12/31/2018

$884

$1,076

$1,482

1/31/2019

$885

$1,081

$1,492

2/28/2019

$880

$1,140

$1,495

3/31/2019

$881

$1,144

$1,503

4/30/2019

$884

$1,121

$1,509

5/31/2019

$889

$1,151

$1,514

6/30/2019

$892

$1,157

$1,519

7/31/2019

$899

$1,163

$1,526

8/31/2019

$903

$1,169

$1,531

9/30/2019

$910

$1,172

$1,534

10/31/2019

$913

$1,174

$1,541

11/30/2019

$911

$1,177

$1,545

12/31/2019

$913

$1,202

$1,552

1/31/2020

$919

$1,208

$1,560

2/29/2020

$928

$1,238

$1,565

3/31/2020

$942

$1,243

$1,565

4/30/2020

$942

$1,261

$1,566

5/31/2020

$948

$1,260

$1,563

6/30/2020

$949

$1,238

$1,562

7/31/2020

$959

$1,265

$1,571

8/31/2020

$970

$1,270

$1,574

9/30/2020

$967

$1,276

$1,586

10/31/2020

$979

$1,275

$1,593

11/30/2020

$985

$1,295

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,009

$1,295

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,006

$1,308

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,016

$1,316

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,011

$1,318

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,022

$1,331

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,032

$1,343

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,058

$1,357

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,075

$1,368

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,093

$1,383

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,105

$1,440

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,112

$1,421

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,127

$1,423

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,143

$1,441

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,162

$1,422

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,163

$1,446

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,163

$1,474

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,173

$1,472

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,182

$1,476

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,185

$1,487

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,184

$1,492

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,181

$1,499

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,186

$1,504

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,192

$1,510

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,193

$1,517

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,183

$1,533

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,183

$1,520

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,194

$1,535

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,220

$1,530

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,229

$1,543

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,235

$1,536

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,229

$1,526

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,228

$1,544

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,229

$1,543

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,234

$1,543

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,235

$1,564

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,238

$1,571

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,241

$1,564

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,245

$1,555

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,249

$1,559

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,249

$1,566

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,254

$1,574

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,263

$1,574

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,272

$1,581

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,273

$1,593

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,269

$1,594

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,272

$1,593

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,285

$1,606

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,290

$1,603

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,307

$1,616

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,307

$1,619

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,315

$1,626

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,314

$1,615

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,315

$1,634

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,315

$1,625

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,321

$1,624

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,332

$1,617

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,346

$1,623

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,350

$1,619

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,347

$1,628

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,351

$1,638

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,347

$1,614

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,353

$1,609

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,351

$1,615

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Hershey, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

115

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

110

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

112

5/1/2022

102

6/1/2022

117

7/1/2022

8/1/2022

124

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

117

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

114

8/1/2023

123

9/1/2023

105

10/1/2023

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

6/1/2024

104

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

101

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

106

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Hershey, PA

Hershey, PA is a charming town known for its chocolate production. Here are some aspects of living in Hershey:

Crime Rate and Safety

Hershey is generally considered a safe town with a lower crime rate compared to larger cities.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy attractions like Hersheypark, Hershey's Chocolate World, and various events hosted by the Hershey Entertainment Complex.

Climate

Hershey experiences all four seasons with warm summers and cold winters.

Races and Population

The population of Hershey is diverse, with a mix of various races and ethnicities.

Education

Hershey is home to the Milton Hershey School and several public schools known for their quality education.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Hershey is generally higher than the national average, particularly in terms of housing.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, is about 15 miles away from Hershey and can be reached in approximately 30 minutes by car. Harrisburg offers more city amenities and cultural attractions.

FAQ

The program is embedded within an integrated "fetal-to-adult" Congenital Heart Center that consolidates pediatric and adult expertise in a single health system, providing streamlined access to specialized procedures and complex surgical pathways. It also features a long institutional history in ACHD care, multiple board-certified ACHD cardiologists, and national accreditation recognition for comprehensive ACHD care.

Yes, the program includes a structured Transition of Care pathway focused on preparing adolescents for adult-focused CHD care, emphasizing patient education, medication management, insurance navigation, psychosocial support, and staged introduction to adult providers. A nurse navigator helps operationalize this process across affiliated outpatient sites to reduce gaps in follow-up during the shift from pediatric to adult services.

Fellows encounter the full spectrum of congenital cardiac conditions, including atrial and ventricular septal defects, tetralogy of Fallot, coarctation of the aorta, single ventricle physiology (including Fontan circulation), transposition of the great arteries, and complex valve lesions. The program manages both routine and highly complex lesions, including patients with previously undiagnosed conditions presenting in adulthood.

Yes, clinical care is delivered through multiple patient-facing sites across central Pennsylvania, including the Heart and Vascular outpatient clinic in Hershey plus outreach clinics in Harrisburg, Lancaster (which includes a dedicated ACHD transition clinic), Reading, State College, and York. These distributed sites provide trainees exposure to diverse outpatient practice settings and regional referral patterns.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1534114003

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US4234144

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr