About

Welcome to Partners in Medicine (PIM) at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center! PIM is dedicated to introducing our members and their spouses to one another while offering an outlet for networking, coordinating social activities, and facilitating friendships. We support each other and our greater community through acts of service.

PIM is a group comprising spouses and significant others of medical students, residents, and fellows in all specialties at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Although we come from various backgrounds and perspectives, we share a common bond: the medical journey.

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Partners in Medicine Committees and Groups

📚 Book Club

• Holds monthly meetings at rotating members' homes.
• Goal: Discuss a wide variety of books – fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry, and more.
• A poll is taken at the beginning of each month to determine the book for the month.
• Open to all book lovers.

2025-26 Book Club Officer – Sarah Boyd

📢 Communications

• Coordinates monthly newsletter contributions from officers and other members.
• Creates a monthly calendar of events.
• Assembles and distributes a monthly newsletter to all members.

2025-26 Communications Officer – OPEN (Email: PIMHershey@gmail.com if interested).

🤝 Community Service

• Coordinates and encourages members to serve the Hershey area.
• Helps members get to know their new home, meet people, and give back.
• Provides easy ways to participate in charitable activities and events.
• Organizes group efforts for charity.
• Collects items for charities at PIM events throughout the year (details in newsletters).
• Events may be limited due to social distancing.
• Members encouraged to suggest new service opportunities.

2025-26 Community Service Officer – Laura Touhy

🏃 Fitness

• Plans and leads regular meetups to walk or run during warmer months.
• Meetings occur weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly depending on interest.
• Inclusive for those with and without children.

2025-26 Fitness Officer – OPEN (Email: PIMHershey@gmail.com if interested).

🍲 Hospitality

• Provides meals and assistance to members bringing new children into their homes.
• Supports new parents by providing dinners during the first few months.
• Offers meals and assistance during times of surgery, illness, or death in the family.
• Encourages members to contact the committee when in need.

2025-26 Hospitality Officer – OPEN (Email: PIMHershey@gmail.com if interested).

🎉 Large Social Events

• Plans and coordinates large family-friendly events (Welcome Back Picnic, Favorite Things Party, Friendsgiving Dinner, graduation, and more).
• Hosts monthly Members’ Night Out with rotating evenings each month (appetizers provided).
• Sends Evite invitations for all events.

2025-26 Large Social Events Officer – OPEN (Email: PIMHershey@gmail.com if interested).

🍹 Members’ Night Out

• Monthly fun outings for members looking to relax and socialize.
• Past activities: axe throwing, dessert nights, goat snuggling with wine, rafting, and more.

2025-26 Members’ Night Out Officers – Rehan Milarachi & Marissa Golub

👶 Playgroup

• Weekly meetings for children of all ages and their parents.
• Outdoor meetups at local parks/playgrounds in warm weather.
• Indoor activities during rainy or cold days.
• Monthly special outings (sometimes with a small fee).
• Holds holiday parties with snacks, crafts, and activities for kids.
• Event updates in the monthly newsletter and playgroup’s Facebook group (weather changes posted on Facebook).
• Contact officers to be added to Facebook group or suggest outings.

2025-26 Playgroup Officers – Julia Barr & Madison Burrows

🤝 Sponsorship Committee

• Works with local businesses chosen as favorites.
• Sponsors donate $75 annually for advertising and direct marketing opportunities.
• Sponsors receive “PIM Preferred” label and may offer member discounts.
• Helps keep membership dues low.
• Encourages members to support sponsors and recommend new ones.
• Members asked to “Like” sponsors on Facebook and visit their websites.
• Sponsor logos in each newsletter; also featured in a regional guide of businesses and activities.

2025-26 Sponsorship Officer – Matt Akins