Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center/State College Program

State College, PA

University YOG 3 DO Friendly IMG Friendly J1 H1B

Specialty:Family medicine

ACGME Code:1204100691

NRMP Code:1617120C1

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Family and Community Medicine Residency program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is a three-year ACGME-accredited program that accepts eight residents annually. Located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the program is designed to produce versatile family physicians equipped to navigate a dynamic healthcare environment.

Program Overview

The Family and Community Medicine program has been a pivotal part of the medical center since 1967, recognized as the first academic family medicine department in the U.S. This residency is grounded in the commitment to excellence in patient care, scholarship, community service, and resident wellness. The program emphasizes a collaborative environment, where residents work alongside specialists in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and obstetrics, promoting a team-based approach to patient care.

Curriculum

The residency curriculum is structured to provide essential clinical experiences across various settings, integrating family medicine with specialized training. The program offers areas of concentration to refine skills in specific interests, including:

Academic Medicine
Care of Marginalized Patients
Global Health
Geriatrics
Hospital Medicine
Leadership and Advocacy
Sports Medicine
Women’s Health

Residents participate in various rotations, including longitudinal and elective rotations, to enhance practical learning and specialization opportunities. The program emphasizes education in behavioral health, population health, and health systems management.

Clinical Rotations

During the PGY-1 year, residents will engage in core rotations, as follows:

Orientation – 0.5 months
Adult Inpatient Medicine – 1.5 months
Night Float – 1.5 months
Inpatient Pediatrics – 1 month
Emergency Medicine – 1 month

As residents progress to PGY-2 and PGY-3, further rotations include specialized areas such as medical intensive care, ambulatory pediatrics, gynecology, and sports medicine. This progression ensures that residents gain exposure to a breadth of medical conditions a family physician may encounter.

Training Sites

The residency training is supplemented by experiences in various clinical settings. Residents manage a panel of patients at:

Penn State Health Medical Group – Fishburn Road
Penn State Health Medical Group – Nyes Road

Both sites offer comprehensive family medicine experiences, while Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center serves as a strong tertiary care referral center, providing unique learning opportunities for residents.

Research and Scholarly Activity

The program fosters an environment of intellectual curiosity, encouraging residents to engage in research and quality improvement projects. Residents are paired with family medicine PhD mentors during their scholarly activities, allowing them to gain valuable experience in developing, implementing, and presenting research projects at local, regional, and national venues.

Application Requirements and Competitiveness

The Family and Community Medicine Residency is competitive, welcoming both MD and DO candidates, including international medical graduates (IMGs). The program supports only J-1 visas for non-U.S. applicants. Each applicant must have graduated from medical school within the past three years, pass relevant licensing examinations (USMLE or COMLEX) with no more than one total prior failure, and submit three letters of recommendation, including one from a family physician. Graduates from non-LCME accredited schools must meet additional criteria to be considered.

Resident Wellness

Recognizing the challenges of residency, Penn State prioritizes resident wellness through various initiatives, including wellness groups, monthly retreats, and access to mental health resources. The program encourages self-care as a critical skill for successful professional practice, and efforts are continuously made to maintain a supportive environment that fosters resident resilience.

Diversity and Inclusion

The program is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within its curriculum and community. With a dedicated Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the residency actively engages in mentorship and community outreach activities that support underrepresented populations.

Web sources

1. Family and Community Medicine Residency (Hershey, Pa.) - Penn State College of Medicine Residencies and Fellowships

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation4

Full accreditation0

Continued22

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2013 - 2014	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
02	2014 - 2015	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2014
03	2015 - 2016	Continued	Apr 18, 2016
04	2016 - 2017	Continued	Jan 30, 2017
05	2017 - 2018	Continued	Jan 31, 2018
06	2018 - 2019	Continued	Jan 30, 2019
07	2019 - 2020	Continued	Jan 29, 2020
08	2020 - 2021	Continued	Jan 27, 2021
09	2021 - 2022	Continued	Jan 26, 2022
10	2022 - 2023	Continued	Jan 25, 2023

Program

Program Size

6, 6, 6 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 22%

DO · 50%

U.S. IMG · 11%

Non-U.S. IMG · 17%

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.8X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 50%

Academic · 39%

Other · 12%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 5 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 15 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $68,000^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:H1B, J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:3^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

17%

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Erie

11%

Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

11%

St. George's University School of Medicine

More than 1 school has this rank*

Incoming Schools % Tree Map

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 1617120C1

2020

6 of 6

2021

4 of 6

2022

6 of 6

2023

1 of 6

2024

1 of 6

2025

5 of 6

2026

6 of 6

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

State College, PA ^[5]

Population

40,501

Median income

$47,132Above

Education

70.7%Above

Employment

43.2%Below

Health

2.7%Above

Age

21Below

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

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - State College, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$936

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$923

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$926

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$972

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$974

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$975

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$980

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$985

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$987

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$989

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$988

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$988

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$962

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$983

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$987

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$993

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$996

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$990

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$989

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$989

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$990

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,022

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$996

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,015

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,017

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,022

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,027

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,031

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,034

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,039

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,020

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,022

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,026

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,016

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,036

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,034

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,038

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,010

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,015

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,018

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,020

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,023

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,028

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,033

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,036

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,072

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,076

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,081

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,140

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,144

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,121

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,151

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,157

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$1,163

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$1,169

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$1,172

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$1,174

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$1,177

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,202

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,208

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,238

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,243

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,261

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,260

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,238

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,265

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,270

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,276

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,262

$1,275

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,275

$1,295

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,256

$1,295

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,257

$1,308

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,260

$1,316

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,280

$1,318

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,288

$1,331

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,301

$1,343

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,317

$1,357

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,332

$1,368

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,345

$1,383

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,349

$1,440

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,345

$1,421

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,351

$1,423

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,386

$1,441

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,402

$1,422

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,393

$1,446

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,375

$1,474

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,382

$1,472

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,398

$1,476

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,407

$1,487

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,414

$1,492

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,414

$1,499

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,429

$1,504

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,431

$1,510

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,434

$1,517

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,433

$1,533

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,444

$1,520

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,464

$1,535

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,485

$1,530

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,498

$1,543

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,507

$1,536

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,496

$1,526

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,494

$1,544

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,499

$1,543

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,508

$1,543

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,521

$1,564

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,536

$1,571

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,539

$1,564

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,534

$1,555

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,526

$1,559

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,521

$1,566

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,531

$1,574

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,541

$1,574

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,559

$1,581

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,558

$1,593

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,555

$1,594

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,545

$1,593

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,554

$1,606

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,556

$1,603

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,570

$1,616

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,579

$1,619

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,595

$1,626

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,606

$1,615

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,607

$1,634

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,606

$1,625

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,610

$1,624

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,625

$1,617

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,639

$1,623

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,654

$1,619

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,656

$1,628

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,661

$1,638

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,663

$1,614

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,670

$1,609

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,672

$1,615

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - State College, 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

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

6/1/2022

7/1/2022

8/1/2022

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

104

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

8/1/2023

103

9/1/2023

106

10/1/2023

109

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

104

6/1/2024

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

109

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

103

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

105

10/1/2025

102

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in State College, PA

Crime Rate & Safety

State College has a low crime rate, especially in comparison to other cities in Pennsylvania. The town is considered safe for residents.

Fun Activities

Being a college town, there are many fun activities to engage in. State College offers various outdoor recreational opportunities such as hiking and biking trails, as well as cultural events and nightlife options.

Climate

State College experiences all four seasons. Winters can be cold and snowy, while summers are warm and pleasant.

Races and Population

State College has a diverse population with residents from various races and backgrounds, largely due to the presence of Penn State University.

Education

State College is known for its excellent public school system and being home to the prestigious Penn State University.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in State College is higher than the national average, mainly due to the university's presence. Housing costs are a significant factor in the higher cost of living.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

State College is not close to major cities. The closest major city is Pittsburgh, which is about a 2.5 to 3-hour drive away.

Pros

Safe environment
diverse community
abundance of activities
excellent educational opportunities.

Cons

Higher cost of living
limited proximity to major cities.

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References

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2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/a8211333-6bff-b272-1246-78bdad459972

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

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

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US4273808

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

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

Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center/State College Program

Overview

Program Overview

Curriculum

Clinical Rotations

Training Sites

Research and Scholarly Activity

Application Requirements and Competitiveness

Resident Wellness

Diversity and Inclusion

Web sources

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Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Location

Living in State College, PA

Crime Rate & Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Pros

Cons

FAQ

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Other specialties near State College, PA

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Match History ^[4]