Dr. Thompson joined UTMB’s Department of Family Medicine & Community Health in 1972. Dr. Thompson currently serves as Professor in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health after stepping down as Department Chair in October 2021, a position she held since 1998.
Dr. Thompson earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She completed an internship with St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York, New York, and a residency with the UTMB Health Family Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Thompson was a member of the first class of residents in this program.
Dr. Thompson is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in geriatrics and sees patients at the Family Medicine Clinic - Island West.
Over her career, Dr. Thompson has held many leadership positions and had many honors bestowed upon her. She has served as president of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine, Emeritus Scholar and former Chair of the UTMB Health John P. McGovern Academy of Oslerian Medicine, president of the Galveston County Medical Society, and held other positions too numerous to list.
Dr. Thompson’s interests include medical student education, resident education and medical history and ethics.
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