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About PMDA

The Pennsylvania Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is an organization of long-term care professionals committed to the continuous improvement of quality care for Pennsylvanians across the long-term care continuum. PMDA will provide advocacy, education, and professional development services for medical directors, physicians, nurse practitioners, and other health care team members.

Organizational Vision
PMDA, The Pennsylvania Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is the leader for Post-Acute and Long-Term quality health care across the post-acute and long-term care continuum in Pennsylvania.
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Organizational Mission
PMDA, The Pennsylvania Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is the champion for quality medical care across the post-acute and long-term care continuum.  PMDA provides advocacy, education, and professional development opportunities for all members of the interdisciplinary health care team to improve care for those we serve.
Board of Directors

Officers
  • President – Molly Langford, CRNP
  • President-Elect – Dilip Elangbam, MD, CMD, FACP
  • Immediate Past President –  Brian Kimmel, DO, CMD
  • Treasurer – Daniel R. Steiner, MD, CMD-R
  • Secretary – Charles M. Wasserman, DO, CMD

Directors
  • Laurissa Ash, CRNP
  • Schyuler Barbour-Johnson, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC
  • Gary Bernett, MD, CMD
  • Christina DeFrancisco, CRNP
  • Todd H. Goldberg, MD, CMD
  • Sean Heffelfinger, MD, CMD
  • Leigh Simpkins, DNP, ACNP-BC
  • Larry W. Spector, DO

UPDATED:  January 1, 2023
Association Objectives
  • To promote excellence in medical care for residents of all ages in nursing homes and other long-term care settings.
  • To promote peer education among medical directors, attending, referring, and consulting physicians on nursing home staffs and in long-term settings.
  • To assist non-medical providers, consultants, nursing home staff, and regulatory agencies in maintaining high standards of resident care.
  • To assist family and others in the understanding, acceptance and assistance for residents in long-term care.
  • To establish and promote educational programs for maintaining a high standard of professional care in long-term institutions.
  • To act as liaison with other professional organizations and individuals to promote quality resident care.
  • To promote the enactment of laws, regulations and payment systems to accomplish these objectives.
AMDA Code of Ethics
The American Medical Directors Association is dedicated to the delivery of competent, comprehensive and compassionate medical care to all people receiving care in the long term care setting. To further these goals, all members of this Association:
  • Shall uphold the ethics of the medical profession in all aspects of the care rendered.
  • Shall be an advocate for all persons who reside in the facility.
  • Shall strive to advance personal and professional knowledge, including the area of medical education.
  • Shall continue to study, apply, and advance scientific knowledge.
  • Shall do their utmost to serve as a model of personal and professional integrity and skills.
  • Shall respect the law while recognizing the responsibility to seek changes in the law for the best interests of the people entrusted to their care.
  • Shall work diligently with all professional colleagues to create a milieu that fosters the highest attainable degree of care.
  • Shall always place the competent, compassionate care of all their patients above any financial reward or inducements.
  • Shall recognize a responsibility to participate in those activities that contribute to an improved community.
  • Shall respect the individual’s right to autonomy in decision making.
​PMDA Bylaws
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