Derry Township in Hershey in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Humanities

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 23, 2025

1. Humanities Marker

Inscription. Penn State pioneered a new idea in medical education by establishing the first humanities department in a college of medicine. The program, begun at Pennsylvania's newest college of medicine in 1967, initiated the concept of a humanities curriculum fully integrated into medical education and has served as a role model for other schools around the world.

Erected by Penn State Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1967.

Location. 40° 15.879′ N, 76° 40.636′ W. Marker is in Hershey, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Derry Township. It is on HMC Crescent Road east of Campus Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 HMC Cres Rd, Hummelstown PA 17036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founding Dean (within shouting distance of this marker); Family Medicine (within shouting distance of this marker); Heart-Assist Pump (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Behavioral Science (about 600 feet away); Cervical Cancer Prevention (approx. 0.2 miles away); Medical Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ceramic Plaques (approx. 0.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hershey.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 23, 2025

2. Humanities Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.