Central Campus (Danville)

The Central Campus of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine is headquartered in Danville, PA, with office space at Geisinger Medical Center, 100 North Academy Ave. The Central Campus serves the following counties: Clinton, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder and Union.

Our campus at Geisinger Medical Center also hosts Temple University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine students as well as rotating MD4 students from various medical schools, and has a rich array of residency and fellowship programs.

The Central Campus includes a cohort assigned to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center.

For campus-specific Student Health Services information, click here.

Central Campus leadership

The following core team of educators manage clinical rotations throughout years three and four, when students are living full-time in each regional campus:

Darrell McBride, II, DO
Assistant Regional Dean, Central Campus
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine

Richard Schreiber, MD
Assistant Regional Dean, Holy Spirit Campus
Clinical Professor of Medicine

Nicole Polashenski, DO
Regional Clerkship Director, Psychiatry
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

James Joseph, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Family Medicine
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine 

Jeanette Epstein, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Andrea Seeley, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Megan Rapp, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Surgery
Assistant Professor of Surgery 

Malachi Courtney, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Medicine
Associate Professor of Medicine

Lisa Schroeder, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine

Rose Barham, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, Medicine
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Paul Swanson, MD
Regional Clerkship Director, OB-GYN
Associate Professor of OB-GYN