Pamela Tipler, MD

Dr. Pamela Tipler is an Academic Hospitalist and community health advocate committed to improving access to patient-centered care. With a passion for serving vulnerable and underserved populations both in Uganda and in Augusta, she is actively involved in developing innovative healthcare outreach initiatives, including street medicine programs designed to bring medical care directly to individuals experiencing homelessness and/or poverty. Her work emphasizes meeting patients where they are, building trust, and connecting individuals with healthcare resources and long-term support.

Dr. Tipler is a native of Watsontown, PA. She achieved her Bachelors of Science from Lycoming College in 2005. She earned her DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2009. She then completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, WA in 2012. Dr. Tipler committed to serving the Army as a Flight Surgeon and deployed for a year. She then served as an attending at Eisenhower Army Medical Center in Augusta, GA. Having served 12 years in the Army, both active duty and reserves, she joined the faculty at Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia in 2016 so she could focus her career on serving in Uganda. She completed an International Health fellowship and earned her Diploma in Tropical Medicine from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Dr. Tipler serves as an Academic Advisor at MCG, is on the Admissions Committee for MCG, has been core faculty with the Internal Medicine Residency, and is now an Associate Program Director focusing on Wellness and Recruitment. She is committed to educating students and residents, with a passion in supporting them not only in academics but also in resiliency and their own personal health and wellness. Outside of work, she spends time with her husband, 3 dogs, and 20 chickens, is highly involved in her church, and serves in Uganda as a medical missionary frequently throughout the year.

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