Co-Project Director
Got Transition
Dr. Patience White is an adult and pediatric rheumatologist who for over 30 years has been involved in transition issues for children with special health care needs. With Ms. McManus, she is responsible for overall project management for Got Transition and provides technical assistance to health plans, Title V agencies, pediatric and adult primary and specialty care practices and professional societies, and health professional training programs. Over her career, she has been active in academic medicine, clinical care, research, public health and advocacy and is the lead author of the 2018 AAP/AAFP/ACP Clinical Report, "Supporting HCT from Adolescence to Adulthood in the Medical Home". Dr. White completed a doctor of medicine degree from Harvard Medical School, a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy fellowship in the US Senate, and a master's in Education from George Washington University Graduate School of Education and Human Development.