Courtney Summers, MSW

Division Administrator, Community Health, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Penn Medicine & Acting Deputy Director, Center for Public Health, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Courses Taught

PUBH 5050 Public Health Policy & Administration

Brief Bio

Courtney is the Administrator for the Division of Community Health in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and supports strategy development and operations for the Center for Public Health. Her interests focus on the intersection of research, policy, and programmatic solutions to advance community health as the fourth mission of academic medicine. Before joining Penn, Courtney was a senior policy analyst for the Association of American Medical Colleges, primarily focused on mandatory spending programs and post-ACA reform policies. Courtney has a master’s in social work with a concentration in community action and social policy from the University of Maryland – Baltimore, where she also worked in the Office of Government Affairs.