Welcome to the Family and Community Medicine Medical Education Web site.

Our department participates in all four years of the medical curriculum. Penn State College of Medicine is dedicated to fostering the knowledge and careers of medical professionals, and welcomes medical students with the opportunity to hone their specialty skills in one of our many undergraduate elective or clerkship programs.

We are committed to your education and hope you find this site useful.  Studying at one of the top ranked medical centers in the country provides you with many advantages:

• A rich learning environment with opportunities to see patients (from all financial and cultural backgrounds)

• Exposure to a variety of conditions and diseases, ranging from common to rare and complex

• Guidance and mentoring in a multidisciplinary setting by world-renown, full-time faculty

• Opportunities to participate in state-of-the-art research programs