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

Family Medicine

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

1. Family Medicine Marker

Inscription. The nation's first department of family medicine was established at Penn State's College of Medicine in 1967. In 1970, an application was filed for a family practice residency program. Among the first ever at a college of medicine. The department provides general medical care, trains primary care physicians, and performs primary care research.

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° 15.861′ N, 76° 40.6′ 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 right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 University Dr, 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, it is in

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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); Humanities (within shouting distance of this marker); Heart-Assist Pump (within shouting distance of this marker); Behavioral Science (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cervical Cancer Prevention (about 800 feet 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. Family Medicine 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 69 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 24, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.