Patrice M. Thibodeau, M.D., joined HealthReach Community Health Centers in July. She has more than 25 years of primary care experience serving patients of all ages. Thibodeau joins a team of covering clinicians, who provide services across multiple sites to ensure continuity of care in the served communities, according to a news release from Jessica Billington, communications and outreach specialist for HealthReach Community Health Centers.

Thibodeau obtained her Doctor of Medicine from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in Illinois. She completed her postdoctoral training in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Rochester, New York. Thibodeau previously obtained her Bachelors of Arts in chemistry, sociology and biology at Bowdoin College. She has practiced primary care in the states of New York, Colorado and Maine. Thibodeau has also held a number of departmental positions over the years, accumulating more than 20 years of teaching experience, particularly in graduate and postdoctoral medical studies.