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Linda Thomas-Hemak, MD, Internal Medicine, Jermyn, PA, Geisinger-Community Medical Center

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Internal Medicine • Jermyn, PA

Addiction Medicine, Adolescent Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Health and Culture

President and CEO of The Wright Centers for Graduate Medical Education and Community Health

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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 School
    Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1994 - 1998
  • Baylor College of Medicine
    Baylor College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Serum vitamin D levels may not reflect tissue-level vitamin D in sarcoidosis  
    Jill 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 Processes  
    Linda 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 5  
    Meaghan 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 GME
    Linda Thomas-Hemak, ACGME Annual Educational Conference, Orlando, FL, 2019
  • Innovative Training Relationships with Community Health Centers-Big Data, High Value, and Common Sense
    Linda 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 Therapy
    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 CENTER
    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’
    ‘Medicaid Is Our Swiss Army Knife of Health’July 2nd, 2023
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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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