FMEC Board of TrusteesExecutive Committee
Heather L. Paladine, MD Dr. Paladine is a family physician who lives and practices in Manhattan, New York, where she is the residency program director at the New York Presbyterian - Columbia Family Medicine Residency Program. She supervises residents and medical students and treats a predominantly Latino, low-income patient population. She focuses on women's health, including maternity care and reproductive health. In addition to her work on the FMEC board, she is a member of the boards of directors of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. She believes that the United States needs a health care system based on primary care and that the public must learn more about family medicine to pave the way.
Molly Talley Molly Talley joined PAFP in 2003 as the lead staff liaison to residents and students. A non-physician, Molly brings a professional background in behavioral health, marketing and association management. With PAFP, Molly helped build a network of Pennsylvania's Family Medicine residency programs and medical schools to collaborate on the effort to strengthen student interest in Family Medicine and build initiatives to support the professional development of residents. Throughout her tenure, Molly has presented at medical schools and residency programs, regional and national conferences on topics related to Family Medicine, leadership and advocacy, and strengthening the workforce pipeline. She values collaboration with like-minded organizations like FMEC, AAFP, Primary Care Progress, and other primary care advocacy organizations to build coalitions and amplify our message. Together we are stronger.  Immediate Past President Drexel University College of Medicine Philadelphia, PA Leon McCrea II, MD, MPH, is the Deborah J. Tuttle, MD and John P. Piper, MD Vice Dean for Educational Affairs and an associate professor in the Department of Family, Community & Preventive Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. He is a key part of the Drexel Pathway to Medical School team, managing the faculty mentorship aspect of the program, and is involved with the Drexel Black Doctors Network student group, promoting the organization to other physicians. Dr. McCrea is the faculty adviser for the Family Medicine Interest Group and a volunteer preceptor for the student-run Health Outreach Project clinics. He currently serves as chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee on Resident and Fellow Wellness. He is also the course director of the Clinical Internship Scribe program, a collaboration with Holy Family University. Prior to coming to Drexel, he was a member of the clinical faculty at Crozer-Keystone, during which time he had numerous teaching responsibilities. He served as the associate program director of the residency program from 2012 to 2015, rotation director for the Center for Family Health from 2014 to 2015, and the medical student clerkship director for third- and fourth-year medical students from 2010 to 2012. He received the Resident Teacher Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine in 2010. Board Members
Maya Bass, MD, MA, FAAFP
Donald Beckstead, MD, FAAFP
Dr. Bode Adebambo is a Professor of Family Medicine at Case Western Reserve University and serves in inner city Cleveland as an advocate for health equity. Her career reflects a commitment to addressing the needs of communities disproportionately impacted by structural inequities, with a particular focus on urban and immigrant populations. Through the integration of narrative learning and spiral learning theory, Dr. Adebambo highlights systemic inequities within healthcare environments. She fosters dialogue around bias and microaggressions, while promoting allyship and a collaborative culture across the healthcare workforce.
Uchenna Emeche, MD
Dr. Emeche is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, OH and traveled south to Pennsylvania for residency at Lancaster General Hospital. While in residency, she developed an interest in caring for people frequently admitted to the hospital and later integrated a biopsychosocial lens to providing holistic health care during her time in fellowship. During her Healthcare Hot-spotting and Super-Utilizer aka population health fellowship she also studied and implemented successful data applications; using data as a tool to both identify opportunities for health care improvement and innovation and to track programmatic progress (and pivot accordingly). She acquired these and other tools to tackle the issue of high cost, low quality health care. She is currently Associate Medical Director at the Medstar Franklin Square Family Health Center doing work that centers around primary care redesign, population health, process improvement, care of the medically and/or psychosocially complex patient, and women's health/obstetrics.
Britt Gayle, MD, MPH, AAHIVS
Meritus Health
Dennis L. Gingrich, MD Dr. Gingrich completed medical school and residency at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine and UPMC Medical Education Residency, UPMC Medical Education (Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital). Board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine, Gingrich holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics. He also earned the AAFP Degree of Fellow, awarded to family physicians for distinguished service and continuing medical education. He is licensed in Pennsylvania and California. Dr. Gingrich is a Past-president and Board Chair of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, a participant or chair of more than 20 academic academies and boards, and has been an admissions committee member at Penn State College of Medicine. Throughout his career, Gingrich has made servant leadership a core tenant of his personal and professional lives, using his skills and experience to bring family medicine’s influence to professionals, academies, and his own mentees. Dr. Gingrich has spent decades in the world of education and academia, including formal positions at medical schools training the next generation of family physicians and at educational conferences, sharing his knowledge with the current generation. Dr. Gingrich is also a strong community advocate; whether in an interview with a local TV station, as a speaker at schools and churches, or hosting educational programming for the public, Gingrich brings family medicine into the community around him and advocates for his community in practice.
Sarah Inés Ramírez, MD Dr. Sarah Inés Ramírez graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 2011 and completed her Family Medicine Internship and Residency at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in 2014. She then completed a fellowship in Women’s Health/Obstetrics at the University of Illinois in Peoria, IL in 2015. As a surgically trained Family Physician, Dr. Ramirez’s scope of practice includes high risk obstetrical care and C-sections. She then joined Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center in 2016 and as an academic Family Physician her scope of work includes medical education and curriculum development. Since joining the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Penn State, Dr. Ramirez has built a local, regional, and national reputation in the areas of health equity for underserved populations and has grant funded work focused on culturally responsive health care curriculum and empathy formation in learners. She has published on a medical student interpreter training program as a strategy to developing humanism and developed curriculum for medical students and physician assistant students at the Penn State College of Medicine with focus on Culturally Responsive Health Care. She has also developed curriculum for health professions college students in Pennsylvania. She has been a guest speaker locally and nationally on topics of health equity for minority populations. Read More
Robert J. Motley, MD, MHCDS
Martha Seagrave RN, PA-C Ms. Seagrave began her service on the Planning Committee as a reviewer in 2010 and agreed to serve as a Planning Committee Coordinator in 2021. Her insight and outreach to new authors has enabled them to enrich their presentations and strengthen the overall Annual Meeting. The FMEC sincerely appreciates Martha’s contributions to the FMEC over many years. Ms. Seagrave is a Physician Assistant in Student Health. She provides comprehensive health care to students and enjoys working with students to optimize their physical and mental health and self-confidence. Martha has Bachelor degrees in Health Education and Professional Nursing from the University of Vermont. Martha is an Associate Professor at the UVM Larner College of Medicine and is the Director of Medical Student Programs in Family Medicine and Director of Doctoring in Vermont.
Taylor Rider, DO, MS Taylor J Rider, DO is currently a PGY-1 at the UPMC Williamsport Family Medicine Residency. A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, she is a proud proponent of the osteopathic philosophy and practice. While non-traditional, her journey to family medicine underscores the distinctions of the specialty that entice many to join the cause. She cites her attendance at the FMEC Annual Meeting as a third-year medical student as an experience that clinched her love of the specialty. Her career interests include rural, full-spectrum compassionate care, osteopathic manipulative therapy (OMT), and graduate medical education. As the Resident Member to the FMEC Board of Trustees, Taylor looks forward to engaging regional family medicine leaders and learners in networking and mentorship opportunities to foster individual and specialty-wide success.
Hannah Clarke, MPH |
