Laura McCray
Professor, Family Medicine
Vice Chair, Education and Faculty Affairs
PRONOUNS she/her
- M.D., cum laude, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
- MSCE, Clinical Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
- B.S., Biology and Psychology, cum laude, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT
- Residency, Family Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, Research and Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
- Fellowship, National Institute for Program Development Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors
- Fellowship, Leadership Education for Academic Development, Association of Departments of Family Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
Areas of expertise
home visit care, mental health in primary care, physician wellness, medical student and resident wellness, faculty affairs, academic promotion, medical education.
BIO
Laura McCray is a Professor at the Larner College of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Affairs for the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. McCray is a Family Physician who cares for patients and families across the breadth of the lifespan with a focus on home visit care. She leads the Department of Family Medicine teaching Home Visit Program, which brings medical students and resident physicians into the home environment to learn the art of home visit care- including exploration of important concepts of social determinants of health and patient-centered goals of care and serious illness conversations. Dr. McCray also has a research background in wellness in medical education, mental health in primary care, and digital tools (AI) in the healthcare environment. She is passionate about teaching and supporting faculty throughout their careers in academic medicine.
Courses
- Family Medicine 3rd year clerkship preceptor (2008- present)
- Family Medicine DIV (Doctoring in Vermont) preceptor (2008- present)
- Family Medicine Residency Didactics- regular presenter (2008- present)
- Family Medicine Residency Teaching Attending (clinical preceptor) Milton Family Practice (2008- present)
- GME Resident and Fellow orientation speaker - (2017- present)
- Family Medicine Faculty Development Series- Director (2020- present)
- Family Medicine 4th year Inpatient Acting Internship (2008-2020)
- Family Medicine Inpatient Educational Curriculum- director (2008-2020)
- SMART (Stress Management and Resilience Training) and Mindfulness in Medicine 4th year elective LCOM (completed)
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2026 Dean's Award for Professionalism (Faculty Award), Larner College of Medicine
- 2025 Department of Family Medicine Gold Star Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service
- 2023-2024 Interim Department Chair, Network Department of Family Medicine, University of Vermont Health Network
- 2022 Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) Leadership Education for Academic Development (LEADS) Fellow
- 2014 National Institute for Program Director Development (NIPDD)
- 2008 Post Doctoral Fellow, Research and Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 2007 Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE), University of Pennsylvania
- 2001 AOA, Cum Laude, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Bio
Laura McCray is a Professor at the Larner College of Medicine and the Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Affairs for the Department of Family Medicine. Dr. McCray is a Family Physician who cares for patients and families across the breadth of the lifespan with a focus on home visit care. She leads the Department of Family Medicine teaching Home Visit Program, which brings medical students and resident physicians into the home environment to learn the art of home visit care- including exploration of important concepts of social determinants of health and patient-centered goals of care and serious illness conversations. Dr. McCray also has a research background in wellness in medical education, mental health in primary care, and digital tools (AI) in the healthcare environment. She is passionate about teaching and supporting faculty throughout their careers in academic medicine.
Courses
- Family Medicine 3rd year clerkship preceptor (2008- present)
- Family Medicine DIV (Doctoring in Vermont) preceptor (2008- present)
- Family Medicine Residency Didactics- regular presenter (2008- present)
- Family Medicine Residency Teaching Attending (clinical preceptor) Milton Family Practice (2008- present)
- GME Resident and Fellow orientation speaker - (2017- present)
- Family Medicine Faculty Development Series- Director (2020- present)
- Family Medicine 4th year Inpatient Acting Internship (2008-2020)
- Family Medicine Inpatient Educational Curriculum- director (2008-2020)
- SMART (Stress Management and Resilience Training) and Mindfulness in Medicine 4th year elective LCOM (completed)
Publications
Awards and Achievements
- 2026 Dean's Award for Professionalism (Faculty Award), Larner College of Medicine
- 2025 Department of Family Medicine Gold Star Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service
- 2023-2024 Interim Department Chair, Network Department of Family Medicine, University of Vermont Health Network
- 2022 Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM) Leadership Education for Academic Development (LEADS) Fellow
- 2014 National Institute for Program Director Development (NIPDD)
- 2008 Post Doctoral Fellow, Research and Faculty Development, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- 2007 Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology (MSCE), University of Pennsylvania
- 2001 AOA, Cum Laude, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
Select Publications
- McCray LW, Bogner HR, Sammel MD, Gallo JJ. The role of patient personality in the identification of depression in older primary care patients. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2007;22(11):1095-11007
- McCray LW, Cronholm PF, Bogner HR, Gallo JJ, Neill RA. Resident Physician Burnout: Is there hope? Family Medicine. 2008;40(9):248-254.
- Bhar, S, Wiltsey-Stirman S, Zembroski D, McCray LW, Oslin D, Brown G, Beck A. Recruiting Older Men for Geriatric Suicide Research. International Psychogeriatrics. 2013;25(1):88-95
- Wells M, Owen J, McCray LM, Eells T, Bishop L, Wright JH, Brown, G, Richard, D, Thase, M, Computer-assisted Cognitive-behavior Therapy for Depression in Primary Care: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Primary Care Companion CNS Disord. 2018;(2):17r02196.
- Wright J, McCray L, Eells T, Gopalraj R, Bishop L. Computer-assisted Cognitive-behavior Therapy in Medical Care Settings. Current Psychiatric Reports. 2018; 20 (92). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-018-0947-2
- Nathan J, McCray LM, Feldman, N. The Text Effect: Stress Management and Resiliency Training Pilot for Resident Physicians. Family Medicine 2021;53(2):139-144.
- Berigan K, Short R, Reisman D, McCray L, Skelly J, Jones K, Befera N, Ali N. The Impact of Large Language Model- Generated Radiology report Summaries on Patient Comprehension: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2024; 21 (12): 1898- 1903.