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As of September 2023, Penn Medicine’s official employee newsletter in print is Inside Penn Medicine. Many of our employee newsletter stories are now published throughout each month on the Penn Medicine News Blog. Older stories are available to browse in these archives.

Group photo of the Abramson Cancer Center’s nurse navigators

If It Might Be Cancer, An Easier Path to Diagnosis and Care

New initiatives spearheaded by the Abramson Cancer Center’s nurse navigators are filling the care gap for Penn Medicine patients with a suspicion of cancer but no confirmed diagnosis.

A woman wearing a white coat looks on while a woman holding a bouquet of flowers rings a bell in front of a mural of a tree.

Ringing in the “Bell of Hope” With a New Location and Mural

The team at Penn Medicine Cherry Hill is transforming the bell-ringing ceremony to be inclusive of all cancer patients and celebrate a variety of milestones.

Seven Churches, Seven Lifesaving Devices, One Common Goal

Chester County Hospital teams up with community organizations in to provide Coatesville churches with automated external defibrillators (AEDs) and training.

Difference Maker: A Visual-Friendly Solution to Enhance Health Literacy

When a patient wasn't attending his scheduled appointments, oncology nurse navigator Jennifer Polo, BSN, RN, OCN, found a creative solution to get him back on track.

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Awards & Accolades

April 29, 2019

View the prominent awards and accolades that Penn Medicine staff have received.
PM At Work

April 29, 2019

Darien McClennon was a junior at Boys Latin Philadelphia Charter when he first heard about the Penn Medicine High School Pipeline Program.
CEO Column

April 01, 2019

For our health care providers and staff across UPHS, their primary commitment is to provide quality, compassionate care to our patients every day.
Healing Arts

April 01, 2019

Princeton House Behavioral Health’s outpatient center in North Brunswick, N.J. holds an occasional event called Women Got Talent, a title that acknowledges both its reality TV namesake and the participants, who are patients of the Women’s Program.
Perelman School of Medicine Ranked #3 in USA

April 01, 2019

The Perelman School of Medicine has been ranked #3 among the nation’s medical schools, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” report.
Purses for a Purpose

April 01, 2019

Women have had a love affair with purses and hand bags that goes back as far as the early 1900s. But, for women who are struggling with near homelessness or are homeless, a new hand bag or purse is a luxury they cannot afford.
Making an Impact, One Page at a Time

April 01, 2019

Thanks to her relationship with the West Philadelphia Alliance for Children (WePAC), which is working to reopen and staff library programs at 13 schools, and her four Penn Medicine CAREs grants, Janet McMaster, RN, outpatient practice coordinator for the Trauma Center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center (PPMC), has steadily filled the shelves at Samuel Powel School with circulating books.
Creating a Space to Recover, Rehabilitate, and Rebuild

April 01, 2019

According to the American Heart Association, someone in the United States suffers a heart attack about every 40 seconds.
Works of “HeART” Help Comfort Patients

April 01, 2019

When Sharon Civa of Information Services was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, her landscaper sent her a bundle of comfort gifts, which included a beautifully decorated card with a heartfelt message.
Leadership Transition

April 01, 2019

Patrick Norton, VP of Public Affairs, has become Secretary to the Penn Medicine Board of Trustees and chief of staff to J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, EVP of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System and dean of the Perelman School of Medicine.