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COLONEL (DR.) LINDA L. LAWRENCE
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Col. (Dr.) Linda L. Lawrence is the Commander, 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy. She is responsible for five squadrons providing a full spectrum healthcare operations supporting a beneficiary population of approximately 9,200. These operations include inpatient and outpatient care, medical readiness activities, medical training, base aeromedical, occupational and public health support, and health promotions activities.
Colonel Lawrence entered the Air Force through the Health Professions Scholarship Program in 1984, where she received her medical degree from Temple University, and completed a pediatric internship and emergency medicine residency. She has served in a variety of clinical, academic and command roles to include chief of medical staff, squadron commander and deputy group commander. She holds the academic rank of associate professor at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and served as commandant for the School of Medicine from 2002-2005. She has deployed in support of Operation Northern Watch as chief mobile forward surgical team and recently in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn as the 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group deputy commander and commander of 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron, Joint Base Balad, Iraq. In addition, she served from 2005-2010 as the Air Force Surgeon General chief consultant for emergency medicine, providing executive operational and clinical guidance on emergency medical care in-garrison and deployed. She also developed and led an Air Force Medical Service level Air Force Smart Operations 21 initiative in emergency care and hospital flow.
Colonel Lawrence is a certified physician executive and was awarded the AFMS Grand Masters in Academic Excellence Special Experience Identifier Award in November 2006. She is a past president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and prior chair of the Board of Directors representing more than 27,000 emergency physicians and a $21 million budget.
EDUCATION
1984 Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
1988 Doctor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia
1989 Pediatric Internship, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa.
1992 Emergency Medicine Residency, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa.
1996 EMF/ACEP Teaching Fellowship, Dallas
2000 Air War College, Nonresident program
2005 Executive Leadership Academic Medicine Fellowship Program, Drexel University, Pa.
2009 Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives
2010 Certified Physician Executive; American College of Physician Executives
ASSIGNMENTS
1. August 1992 - July 1994, Staff Physician, Emergency Department, Scott Air Force Base, Ill.
2. July 1994 - June 1998, Faculty/Director, Department Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
3. June 1998 - August 2002, Element Leader, then Flight Commander, Emergency Services, Andrews Air Force Base, Md.
4. August 2002 - June 2005, Commandant, School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
5. June 2005 - June 2009, Chief, Medical Staff, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
6. July 2009 - May 2011, Commander, 59th Emergency Medical Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
7. May 2011 - Present, Commander, 31st Medical Group, Aviano Air Base, Italy
JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1994 - June 1998, Faculty/Director, Department Military & Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
2. August 2002 - June 2005, Commandant, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
3. July 2010 - January 2011, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group deputy commander and 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron commander, Joint Base Balad, Iraq
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Iraqi Campaign Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2009 Air Force Medical Service Certified Physician Executive Scholarship
2008 American College of Emergency Physicians Commendation
2008 Society Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants Leadership Recognition Award
2007 AMA Women Physicians Congress Physician Mentor Recognition
2007 Society Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants Leadership Recognition Award
2007 Department of Defense Patient Safety Award, Team Category
2006 Air Force Grand Masters in Academic Excellence Special Experience Identifier Award
2006 Joseph E. Wackerle Emergency Medicine Residents Association Founders Award
2005 Excellence Military Emergency Medicine Award, Government Services Chapter American College of Emergency Physicians
2002 Distinguished Achievement Award and Hall of Fame, Euclid High School
2001 AMA Emerging Leaders Development Program
1999 Humanism in Medicine Award, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
1992 Marie Marvingt Award, Geisinger Medical Center
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
Fellow American College of Emergency Physicians (Past President, Past Chair, Board of Directors)
American College of Emergency Physicians Government Services Chapter (Past President, Board of Directors)
American College of Emergency Physicians Foundation (Past Board of Directors)
Emergency Medicine Foundation (Board of Directors)
National Trauma Institute (Past Board of Directors)
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
Society Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (Board of Advisors)
American College of Physician Executives
Emergency Medicine Residents Association
American Medical Association
Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.
Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces
Society for Executive Leadership Academic Medicine
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Captain May 20, 1988
Major May 20, 1994
Lieutenant Colonel May 20, 2000
Colonel May 20, 2006
(Current as of June 2011)
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