Melissa R. George

About Melissa R. George

Melissa is Interim Chair of the Department of Pathology and Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She has a distinct passion for teaching and mentoring and takes responsibility for preparing learners for real-life scenarios to ensure the best patient outcomes. For example, Melissa holds an annual clinical pathology on-call workshop to fully prepare night workers, which has now been adopted by other residency programs. “Teaching and mentoring require you to study the student or mentee and take their strengths and weaknesses into account, catering to their individual learning needs,” says Melissa.