Dawn Gordon Named Medical Staff Office Director for University of MarylandShore Regional Health

EASTON, Md. (January 29, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, recently welcomed Dawn Gordon as Medical Staff Director. In this role, Gordon will provide leadership, management and operational oversight of the Medical Staff Office.

Gordon joins UM SRH from Centra Health, Inc., in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she served from 2014 to 2024 as Director of Integrated Professional Staff Services and ultimately as Corporate Director. In that capacity, she oversaw medical staff and credentialing activities for approximately 1,200 providers at three Centra facilities, the Centra Medical Group and its long-term care hospital. From 2007 to 2014, she served as Director of the Centralized Verification Office and Medical Staff Office of Carilion Clinic’s Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Her professional experience also includes four years as an adjunct faculty member in Liberty University’s nursing program and five years a registered nurse at Virginia Baptist Hospital.

Gordon’s educational credentials include a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. She is certified in Professional Medical Services Management, Provider Credentialing and Leadership from the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS). She has served as President of the Virginia Association of Medical Staff Services and Director at Large representing several states for the NAMSS.

Dawn Gordon Named Medical Staff Office Director for University of Maryland

Shore Regional Health

EASTON, Md. (January 29, 2025) – University of Maryland Shore Regional Health (UM SRH), a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System, recently welcomed Dawn Gordon as Medical Staff Director. In this role, Gordon will provide leadership, management and operational oversight of the Medical Staff Office.

Gordon joins UM SRH from Centra Health, Inc., in Lynchburg, Virginia, where she served from 2014 to 2024 as Director of Integrated Professional Staff Services and ultimately as Corporate Director. In that capacity, she oversaw medical staff and credentialing activities for approximately 1,200 providers at three Centra facilities, the Centra Medical Group and its long-term care hospital. From 2007 to 2014, she served as Director of the Centralized Verification Office and Medical Staff Office of Carilion Clinic’s Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Her professional experience also includes four years as an adjunct faculty member in Liberty University’s nursing program and five years a registered nurse at Virginia Baptist Hospital.

Gordon’s educational credentials include a Master of Healthcare Administration from the University of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. She is certified in Professional Medical Services Management, Provider Credentialing and Leadership from the National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS). She has served as President of the Virginia Association of Medical Staff Services and Director at Large representing several states for the NAMSS.