Jack Ludmir

“My professional career has been defined by making high quality care available to the most vulnerable, including the uninsured locally and globally.”  

Jack is the EVP for Equity, Associate Provost for Community Engagement and Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology and Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health. He also serves as the Executive Director of The Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, an initiative to improve health and equity for the most vulnerable and underserved communities in Philadelphia. Jack co-founded Puentes de Salud, which provides services to the Lantinx migrant population in Philadelphia and is the founder and director of the Jefferson Latina Clinic, dedicated to providing free care to uninsured pregnant migrants. His guiding leadership philosophies include equity, freedom, and dignity and respect, specifically the intrinsic value that every human being deserves equal treatment from all and by all. 

What does leadership mean to you?

“Leadership is the ability to inspire others to grow and reach common goals in a spirit of collaboration and inclusiveness.”

What big ideas have propelled your career?

“1) Equity. Given every human being the opportunity to reach their full potential regardless of who they are or ability to pay.
2) Freedom. The ability to choose freely without concern for retaliation.
3) Dignity and respect. The intrinsic value that every human being has deserving equal treatment from all and by all.”

Biography:

I'm the EVP for Equity, Associate Provost for Community Engagement and Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology and Population Health at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health. In addition, I'm the Executive Director of The Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity, an initiative to improve health equity for the most vulnerable and underserved communities in Philadelphia (www.p-che.org). My professional career has been defined by making high quality care available to the most vulnerable, including the uninsured locally and globally. I was the President of Women and Children's Health Services, a not for profit organization dedicated to the care of women from the surrounding community. I'm a co-founder of Puentes de Salud,, an organization providing services to the Latinx migrant population in Philadelphia and founder and director of the Jefferson Latina Clinic in which we provide free care to uninsured pregnant migrants. Our efforts through The Philadelphia Collaborative for Health Equity have resulted in the establishment of the Wyss Wellness Center for Refugee Health in South Philadelphia, and support for catalysts grants to twelve community organizations in East North Hispanic Philadelphia to respond to the needs as prioritized by the community,