Get to know them and hear why they’re proud to work here.
Penn State Health is made up of a dedicated and diverse group of individuals committed to compassionate care for our patients and service to our community.
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Adrienne Bruner
Human ResourcesPenn State HealthEmployee since 2016What I Do
I’m the lead for employee engagement, and I’m responsible for providing performance consulting to the Penn State Health Medical Group academic practice division employees and leaders. I also facilitate the Penn State Health Emerging Leaders program, which helps develop future leaders within the health system.
Why I Love Working Here
There’s that teamwork and sense of community that come into play when we all know that no matter what we’re doing in our day-to-day job, we’re making a difference.
We’re All the Patient Experience
If we have positive employee engagement, it will trickle down all the way to the care that our patients receive, and ultimately that’s our major goal—to create that extraordinary patient experience.
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Mary Codi
Medical Social WorkerPenn State HealthSt. Joseph Medical CenterEmployee since 2014Early Inspiration
I interned at Penn State Children’s Hospital Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and realized that being a resource and providing emotional support to a family whose child was going through a severe medical crisis was a very rewarding aspect of social work.
Team Penn State Health
I love being part of the Penn State Health family. I went to college at Penn State, interned and worked at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and work at St. Joseph Medical Center, which is now part of Penn State Health. I’m proud to represent all that Penn State offers.
Best Part of My Job
Interacting with the multidisciplinary team—it’s exciting to work with the nurses, doctors and therapists and not just with my core group of co-workers. You learn a lot.
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Terri Neibauer
Senior Technical SpecialistPenn State HealthMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterEmployee since 1997Most Memorable Project
I helped to choose the new automated testing system for our lab, which launched in February 2018 – from selecting the instrumentation through process development to implementation.
My Take on the Bigger Picture
Being a part of Penn State Health, our lab doesn’t just serve the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center – we’ve branched out to all the Penn State outpatient clinics. All those specimens come here, and we test them.
Best Part of Working Here
I love helping my supervisor and my co-workers—that’s where I find the most satisfaction. Everyone here has the same goal—to provide world-class care.
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Angel Nieves
Security GuardPenn State HealthSt. Joseph Downtown CampusEmployee since 2000Putting Patients at Ease
The majority of our patients are Hispanic, and they know I speak Spanish, which makes them feel very comfortable. Growing up in Brooklyn, I went through the same struggles with my mom, who is from Puerto Rico.
Best Part of My Job
I have a personal connection to the people—both patients and staff. I’ve known a lot of them for a very long time, and we work together as a team, like brothers and sisters.
Why I’m Proud to Work Here
I know I help a lot of people every single day.
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Dr. Karen Krok
GastroenterologistPenn State HealthMilton S. Hershey Medical CenterPenn State College of MedicineEmployee since 2013Why I Love to Teach
The students I’m teaching may someday be my doctor or my family’s doctor, and they will have all the tools they need to be the best.
Most Rewarding Moments
Working with liver transplant patients—the sickest of the sick in the intensive care unit, and then they get a liver and can be very productive in society again—and with the live donors who put themselves potentially in harm’s way to offer someone else a better life.
Why I’m Proud to Work Here
I’m able to work with true colleagues who support me and medical students who inspire me. And who wouldn’t want to live in Hershey? There’s an amusement park, it smells like chocolate, and we have a fantastic medical center right here.
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Dr. Keith Cheng
Professor of PathologyPenn State College of MedicineEmployee since 1992Most Exciting Part of My Job
I am delighted to be able to help others enjoy a sense of wonder through my laboratory’s work, such as seeing organisms at a level of detail never before possible.
Best Part of Working Here
People are really passionate about helping each other here, in a way that no ego is involved. When we get people like that together, great things happen!
How I’d Change the World
I’d like to create a deep understanding of the genetics of human skin color and tie that directly to how we perceive each other and can live in greater harmony.
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Julie Groh
Community Health NursePenn State HealthEmployee since 2015Biggest Motivation
A simple blood sugar test can detect diabetes in someone who had no idea they have it – and we can point them to resources for care. Later, they come back and thank us for saving their life.
This is Why I’m Proud to Work Here
I love the part of Penn State Health that is devoted to people struggling with economic stability, where they live and other social determinants of health. It’s about trying to make a difference in the community.
Best Part of My Job
My co-workers are incredible, and I love the variety of collaborations and teamwork we share with Penn State College of Medicine.
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