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Wright Center names Ebersole VP of academic affairs and associate designated institutional official
Brian Ebersole of Taylor, a longtime health care change agent and community organizer, has been named vice president of academic affairs and associate designated institutional official for The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education.
Brian Ebersole
In his roles, Ebersole will provide administrative and programmatic leadership across all educational activities, partnerships, and new educational initiatives at The Wright Centers. He will work closely with Dr. Jumee Barooah, The Wright Center’s designated institutional official, to support all levels of medical education, anticipate future opportunities, and assess the impact of new developments on the organization.
Most recently, Ebersole served as the senior director of health innovations at Geisinger Health System, focusing on social needs, health equity, and population health. Several initiatives were part of his portfolio, including food as medicine programs like the Fresh Food Farmacy®, the development and launch of a social care platform called Neighborly, and the expansion of Medicaid coverage to communities across Pennsylvania.
Ebersole previously served The Wright Centers as senior vice president for mission delivery and business development, where he secured over $48 million in new federal, state, and local resources to create new and support established programming throughout the enterprise. He developed and led the creation of the national family medicine residency program and worked with the leadership team to grow the residency and fellowship programs from 36 internal medicine residents to more than 190 resident physicians training in internal medicine, regional and national family medicine, and cardiology.
In addition, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education offers residencies in psychiatry and physical medicine & rehabilitation, as well as fellowships in gastroenterology and geriatrics.
Ebersole earned a Bachelor of Arts in politics and education from Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He resides in Taylor with his husband, Jeff Smith, and son, Keegan.
