Jessica Wright, P.A.

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine

Biography

Jessica Wright is a PA and assistant professor in the School of Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics. Mrs. Wright spends her clinical time at OHSU on the Inpatient Geriatrics Consult Service where she and her colleagues work alongside the medical and surgical teams to address polypharmacy, delirium, falls, and help teams to navigate goals of care and transitions of care for older adults.

Mrs. Wright additionally holds FTE as the Advance Practice Council Leadership Committee Chair. In this role, Mrs. Wright partners with the Office of Advanced Practice and other OHSU Health stakeholders to promote leadership opportunities and leadership development for OHSU APPs.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.S., 2004, Psychology with a Biology emphasis, UC Davis
    • M.S., 2010, Physician Assistant Studies, Pacific University
    • M.B.A., 2024, Healthcare Administration, OHSU-PSU

Areas of interest

  • Improving Transitions of Care for Older Adults
  • APP Leadership Development

Honors and awards

  • 2023 PA of the Year, Oregon Society of Physician Associates
  • 2023, Continuing Professional Development, Bronze OHSU CME Educator
  • 2023 Distinguished Fellow, American Acadamy of Physician Associates
  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Top Physician Assistant in Portland Monthly magazine’s “PDX Monthly Top Medical Providers”

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Selected publications

  • Jessica Wright, Bryanna DeLima, Elizabeth Eckstrom. “PAthway to Leadership: Training PA students for Healthcare Leadership.” OHSU Research Week Poster, 05/2024.  
  • Ella Bowman, Elizabeth Hays, Jessica Wright, James Lim, Christopher Benjamin, Alaina Ena, Nicholas Kinder, Rachel Schafer and Avital O'Glasser. “Extrapolating the Risk of Non-Surgical Intervention Via Perioperative Geriatrics Expertise.” Society of Hospital Medicine Converge, 4/2024, San Diego.J Hosp Med. April 2024. 19(S1) pS1-S969.
  • Eckstrom E, Neukam S, Kalin L, Wright J. (2019) Physical Activity and Healthy Aging. The Clinics. Geriatric Medicine, 202, Vol. 36 (4), p. 671-683. DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2020.06.009 PMID: 33010902 
  • Wright, Jessica, Lawson Briana, Kyin, Win (2024). Revive and Thrive. OHSU-PSU MBA Capstone. https://doi.org/10.6083/bpxhc43435

Publications