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M e d i c a l R ec o r d F e a t u r e

New faces changing lives at the
Physicians' Health Program
by Heather A. Wilson, MSW, CFRE, FCPP
Executive Director, The Foundation of the Pennsylvania Medical Society

Tiffany Booher,
MA, LPC, CAADC,
CIP, CCSM

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he Physicians' Health Program at the Foundation of the Pennsylvania
Medical Society began 2020 with many new faces serving the medical
professionals in our care. We are excited about these changes and entered the
new decade with a renewed sense of purpose in this important work of positively
impacting lives. Below are brief updates on our PHP staff. We look forward to
continuing to help doctors in the commonwealth on their journey to wellness.
In the fall of 2019, we welcomed Tiffany Booher, MA, LPC, CAADC, CIP,
CCSM, as our new Physicians' Health Program director. Booher has been a part of
the PHP team since 2013, most recently serving as case management supervisor.
She has worked in the behavioral health field for more than 12 years. She is highly
regarded for her commitment to our participants and her colleagues at the local,
state and national levels.
In November, we welcomed Katie Thiemann, LSW, as a case manager.
Thiemann holds a master's degree in social work from Temple University. Prior to
joining the PHP team, she provided therapeutic and case management support
for youth within the juvenile justice system at Dauphin County's Youth Advocate
Program Community Treatment Center as a licensed social worker.

Katie Thiemann,
LSW

In December, we bid happy retirement to Medical Director Dr. Jon Shapiro.
We are grateful for his dedication and devotion to the PHP, and for the lives he
changed with his wisdom and thoughtfulness.
In January, we welcomed Dr. Edwin Kim, who joins Dr. Raymond C. Truex
Jr., as a medical director at the PHP. Dr. Kim currently serves as an assistant
professor in clinical psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and as medical
director of the Charles O'Brien Center for Addiction Treatment, an outpatient
addiction psychiatry clinic. He also dedicates time to Mothers Matter, a Center
of Excellence program that provides medication-assisted treatment to pregnant,
postpartum and planning mothers, who are coping with opioid addiction, and
sees patients at UPenn's general outpatient psychiatry practice. Dr. Kim will be
instrumental in supporting our participants in their path to recovery.

Dr. Edwin Kim

In February, we welcomed Assistant Case Manager Alice Dunkin, NCPT. She
previously worked for the Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institutes' Partial Hospitalization
Program. Dunkin will provide support for the daily activities of the case managers.
Although there may be some new faces at the PHP, our commitment to
physician wellness in Pennsylvania remains as strong as ever. You can learn more
about the incredible work happening - and the life-changing resources available -
at the PHP at www.paphp.org.

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