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5 S Washington Ave
Jermyn, PA 18433Phone+1 570-230-0019- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD, FAAP, FACP, is President and CEO of The Wright Centers for Graduate Medical Education and Community Health. A graduate of Baylor College of Medicine and Harvard’s Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency, she is triple board-certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Addiction Medicine. She practices academic primary care in her hometown community at The Wright Center for Community Health Mid Valley, a HRSA-designated Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike in Jermyn, PA. Dr. Thomas-Hemak guides competency-driven curriculum and assessment methodologies to ensure more than 200 Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Psychiatry residents, as well as Gastroenterology, Cardiology and Geriatric fellows develop 21st century competencies to become leaders within Americas ever-evolving healthcare system. She is an active physician-faculty lead and serves as a mentor to residents, fellows and colleagues. Dr. Thomas-Hemak notes her favorite professional activity is leveraging medical education and community resources to optimize patient care delivery within her own community. She is passionate about promoting joy in practice, preventing provider burnout and honoring the privilege of practicing the noble profession of medicine in America.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1994 - 1998
- Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 1998 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Addiction Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Dr. Ann Preston Women in Medicine Award Pennsylvania Eastern Region Chapter of the American College of Physicians, 2020
- Lackawanna Pro Bono's Attorney Robert W. Munley Distinguished Service Award 2019
- Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal "Top 25 Women in Business" 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAssociation between insurance status and in‐hospital outcomes in patients with out‐of‐hospital ventricular fibrillation arrestSamir Pancholy, Gaurav Patel, Dhara Patel, Neil Patel, Shivam A Pancholy, Purveshkumar Patel, Linda Thomas-Hemak, Tejas Patel, David J. Callans> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2021 Mar 4
- 5 citationsNurturing 21st century physician knowledge, skills and attitudes with medical home innovations: the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education teaching health center...Linda Thomas-Hemak, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Lakshmi Rani Gollamudi, Jignesh Sheth, Brian Ebersole, Katlyn J. Gardner, Julie Nardella, Meaghan P. Ruddy, Lau...> ;Peerj. 2015 Feb 10
- 31 citationsAssociation of vitamin D and incident statin induced myalgia--a retrospective cohort study.Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Julio Ramos, Linda Thomas-Hemak, Samir Bipin Pancholy> ;Plos One. 2014 Feb 19
Journal Articles
- Serum vitamin D levels may not reflect tissue-level vitamin D in sarcoidosisJill Lauren Berlin, Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Henry Yeager, Linda Thomas-Hemak, British Medical Journal
- Closing the Referral Loop: Improving Ambulatory Referral Management, Electronic Health Record Connectivity and Care Coordination ProcessesLinda Thomas-Hemak, Stephen L Davidow , Jignesh Sheth, Constance S Sixta, Journal of Ambulatory Care Management, 10/2018
- Practice Transformation: Professional Development Is Personal, Volume 91, Issue 5Meaghan P. Ruddy; Linda Thomas-Hemak; Lauren Meade, Academic Medicine, 5/2016
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Abstracts/Posters
- Developing a Learner-Driven Culture of Improvement through an Interactive Web-Based Practice-Based Learning and Quality Improvement Management System (PBLI/QIMS)Linda Thomas-Hemak, IHI National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care, Orlando, FL
- A National Consortium Pathway to Single GMELinda Thomas-Hemak, ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Orlando, FL, 2019
- Innovative Training Relationships with Community Health Centers-Big Data, High Value, and Common SenseLinda Thomas-Hemak, American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Annual Conference, Educating Leaders 2019, Washington, D.C., 2019
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Press Mentions
- From the Wright Center: The Amazing Power of Monoclonal Antibody Infusion TherapyNovember 7th, 2021
- Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce: PITTSTON RESIDENT SELECTED AS SECOND-EVER HOMETOWN SCHOLAR TO BE ENDORSED BY THE WRIGHT CENTERJuly 27th, 2021
- ‘Medicaid Is Our Swiss Army Knife of Health’July 2nd, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- Society of General Internal MedicineMember
- Association of Program Directors in Internal MedicineMember
- Member
- American Association of Teaching Health CentersMember
- Member
- Pennsylvania Academy of Family PhysiciansMember
- Patient Centered Primary Care CollaborativeMember
- Primary Care ProgressMember
- Lackawanna Medical SocietyMember
- Pennsylvania Medical SocietyMember
- Agency for Health Education CenterMember
- The Advisory Council on Graduate Medical Education of the U.S. Health Resources and Services AdministrationMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Geisinger-Community Medical CenterScranton, Pennsylvania
- Moses Taylor HospitalScranton, Pennsylvania
- Regional Hospital of ScrantonScranton, Pennsylvania
- Allied Services Rehabilitation HospitalScranton, Pennsylvania
Industry Relationships
- Appointed Board Member of Federal Advisory Committee, The Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME)COGME provides ongoing assessment of physician workforce trends, training issues and financing policies, advises and makes recommendations to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and House of Representatives.2021 - Present
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