Info For New Residents and Fellows

All incoming housestaff are required to attend Employment Stations and Hospital Orientation, in addition to any departmental orientation requirements. Incoming housestaff are required to bring the following to orientation:

• Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is required by the Department of Justice to review your identification within the first three days of employment. Acceptable ID is listed on the I-9 form. Commonly used forms of ID are:

  • U.S. Passport or

  • Driver's license AND Social Security card or

  • Driver's license AND birth certificate

  If you are not a citizen of the United States, please do not apply for a Social Security number until meeting with the Human Resource Office when you arrive in Hershey.

• Voided check for mandatory direct deposit

• Name of borough/township and school district of your Pennsylvania address

With questions regarding orientation, call Colleen Nicholas at 717-531-1485.

Do not fill out the unrestricted license application found on the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine website.

You must have a Training License in Pennsylvania. The Training License application can be found on New Innovations.

Trainees with any questions or concerns regarding the onboarding documents or training modules should call the Graduate Medical Education Office at 717-531-5768 or email GME at gme@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.

Penn State Health has created an onboarding guide to help new trainees in its ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs.

Partners in Medicine is a support and social group for spouses of medical students, residents, fellows and new attending physicians at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.