Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education

Our passionate purpose is to co-create transformational health care teams of leaders who empower people, families, and communities to own and optimize their health. Our residents and fellows are geographically, demographically, and culturally diverse aphically, demographically, and culturally diverse as well as intellectually, socially, emotionally, and psychologically competent. To improve the health and welfare of our communities through responsive, whole-person health services for all and the sustainable renewal of an inspired, competent workforce that is privileged to serve In support of our mission, The Wright Center: Co-creates transformational health care teams of leaders who empower people, families, and communities to own and optimize their health. Develops and operates a network of primary care community health centers throughout Northeast Pennsylvania that includes primary and preventive care, behavioral health, dental, and addiction and recovery services. Trains health care professionals to provide whole-person primary health services and specialty care in a Patient-Centered Medical Home Model approach. Promotes the meaningful use of health information technology to enhance the quality and efficiency of care, increase coordination with other providers, and provide patients with access to their health records – all while maintaining the highest levels of privacy and security of personal health information. Offers needs-responsive, community-based health promotion and outreach programs. The Wright Center nonprofit enterprise is a mission-driven organization with more than 650 employees. Its humble origins remain a point of pride. However, it increasingly is active far beyond Greater Scranton, advocating at the state and national levels for needed improvements to both the U.S. medical education system and health care delivery system. In 2019, HRSA designated The Wright Center as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike. This designation has allowed The Wright Center to access federal resources and expertise so that it can better meet community needs. It continues to expand access to affordable, nondiscriminatory, high-quality health care to the region’s residents, including those from rural and other medically underserved areas. The Wright Center has health centers in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Its integrated care model offers patients the convenience of going to a single site to receive medical, dental, and behavioral health care, including addiction treatment and recovery support services for opioid and substance use disorders. ...view more