Dennis L Gingrich MD

Professor, Family & Community Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

845 Fishburn RdHershey, PA 17033
Phone+1 800-233-4082

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Education & Training

UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalResidency, Family Medicine, 1976 - 1979
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1976

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1979 - Present
PA State Medical License 1977 - 2026
American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (Clinical), Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification PowerChart (CQM), Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification PowerChart, Cerner Healthe, Cerner Patient Portal, HealthSentry and P2 Sentinel, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Envisioning Transformations in Medical Education
Dennis Gingrich, Shou L ing Leong, Britta M. Thompson, James Kent
Maryland Medicine. 2016-01-01
59 citations
Frequency and negative impact of medical student mistreatment based on specialty choice: A longitudinal study
Tamara K. Oser, Paul Haidet, Peter R. Lewis, David T. Mauger, Dennis Gingrich
Academic Medicine. 2014-05-01
23 citations
Tobacco world: evaluation of a tobacco cessation training program for third-year medical students.
Shou Ling Leong, Peter R. Lewis, William J. Curry, Dennis Gingrich
Academic Medicine. 2008-10-01

Press Mentions

Clinicians Only Using New Antibiotics in Quarter of CRE Infection Cases, New Study FindsAugust 29th, 2019
The Race Against Antibiotic Resistance: Addressing a Growing Public Health CrisisApril 12th, 2019