Emergency medicine is a work hard/play hard specialty. The residency program sponsors many social activities throughout the year, and residents and staff frequently get together for other joint social activities.Examples of social activities:

• Annual resident welcome party
• Annual resident retreat
• Annual chili cook-off
• Annual Gillen Open golf tournament

• Women in Emergency Medicine activities
• Annual Women in EM night at the Bloomsburg Fair
• Dinner out
• Resident/Staff poker games

There are many activities and attractions within a short distance of Danville. The residents have listed the following as some of the regional attractions that they enjoy the most:

• Knoebel's Amusement Resort (popular family run amusement park that attracts visitors from all over the northeast and has one of the top 10 roller coasters in the country. Knoebel's is located 8 miles from Danville and has free parking and free admission.)

• The Bloomsburg Fair (5th largest Fair in US held 8 miles from GMC)
• Rickett's Glenn State Park (one of PA's best state parks that includes a loop trail with 40 waterfalls up to 86' high. Lake Jean provides for boating and swimming.)
• Wine/beer tasting in Bloomsburg
• Montage Mountain (skiing and summer outdoor concerts)
• Danville Iron Heritage Festival (July)
• Montour Preserve (local wildlife preserve with educational activities, lake activities and hiking)
• Lehigh Valley Gorge (kayaking, white water rafting, and rails-to-trails riding)
• Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania (over 45 mile rails-to-trails, West Rim Trail, canoing Pine Creek)
• Rock climbing at Shickshinny
• Pocono Mountains (national resort area with many ski resorts, outlet stores, and summer activites)
• Concerts at Bryce Jordan Center on Penn State University campus (1 ¼ hours)
• Cross country skiing at Crystal Lake Ski Area and World's End State Park
• Montour Columbia Covered Bridge Festival (October)
• Nationally renowned fly fishing in Fishing Creek, Benton, PA.. The largest Cabellas Outdoor store opened in 2003 in Hamburg, PA (1 hour from Danville).
• King of Prussia Mall (Largest mall east of the Mississippi located 2 ¼ hours from Danville)

Cultural events at local universities:

• Bloomsburg University
• Bucknell University (Weis Center for the Performing Arts)
• Susquehanna University

Residents also enjoy day or weekend trips to many nearby cities:

• Philadelphia (2 ½ hours)
• New York City (3 hours)
• Baltimore (3 hours)
• Finger Lakes wine trails (2 ½ hours)
• Adirondacks (4 hours)
• Washington, D.C. (4 hours)
• Pittsburgh (4 hours)