Wright Center physician-leader recognized in ‘Above and Beyond – Women’ list by City & State PA

Dr. Jumee Barooah, senior vice president of education and designated institutional official (DIO) for The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education, has been named to a list of female role models across the state who exemplify ambition, creativity, and impact on their communities.

City & State Pennsylvania, a multimedia news organization dedicated to covering the state’s politics and policy, included Dr. Barooah on its annual “Above and Beyond – Women” list, highlighting Pennsylvania’s most influential female leaders in government, advocacy, business, academia, media, and more. She joins 34 other women on City & State Pennsylvania’s list, including ​​Shelley Riser, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Association of Community Health Centers, and Holly Pilcavage, vice president of enrollment management and student success at Luzerne County Community College. To read the complete list, visit cityandstatepa.com.

In addition to being quadruple board-certified in internal medicine, addiction medicine, obesity medicine, and lifestyle medicine, Dr. Barooah works to improve the health and welfare of communities by providing whole-person primary and preventive health services and training the next generation of physicians. 

Dr. Barooah leads one of the nation’s largest Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortiums, overseeing the training of nearly 200 resident physicians and fellows. She has woven wellness, resiliency, and professional fulfillment into the fabric of graduate medical education, leading the development of a comprehensive wellness curriculum, creating new roles focused on clinician well-being, and championing visionary initiatives.

“Dr. Barooah’s impact is measurable and profound,” said Brian Ebersole, senior vice president of strategic enterprise and ecosystem development at The Wright Centers for Community Health and Graduate Medical Education. “Under her leadership, resident confidence and satisfaction have risen sharply, scholarly output has increased dramatically, and The Wright Center has deepened its commitment to trauma-informed, community-based care.”

The Wright Center is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026. Founded in 1976, The Wright Centers for Community Health, Graduate Medical Education, and Patient & Community Engagement are a physician-led, community-owned nonprofit and a cornerstone of health care in the region. The organization employs more than 665 professionals – including 177 resident and fellow physicians, and trains more than 200 interprofessional health care learners each year. 

In fiscal year 2024-25, The Wright Center served about 38,300 unique patients across its growing network of community health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties, including its mobile medical and dental unit, Driving Better Health. As a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike and safety-net provider, The Wright Center serves all patients, regardless of insurance status, ZIP code, or ability to pay. No patient is turned away due to an inability to pay.  Learn more at TheWrightCenter.org or call 570-230-0019.