Benjamin Gilmer Biography

Benjamin Gilmer is a family physician and Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Mountain Area Health Education Center’s (MAHEC) Family Medicine Residency Program.  He is an international Albert Schweitzer Fellow and attended Davidson College followed by medical studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France and East Carolina University. As the Medical Director for MAHEC’s Rural Health Initiative and Rural Fellowship, he is passionate about advocating for global and rural health disparities. He has worked extensively in Central and South America and West Africa. Benjamin is committed to advancing medical education, interprofessional collaboration and inspiring students to pursue rural health.

His advocacy work currently focuses on bringing media attention to the social injustice of mass incarceration. His current book, The Other Dr. Gilmer  (Ballantine/Penguin Random House) and feature film project (Concordia Films) both highlight the atrocity of mass incarceration of people with mental illness. Both projects are based on a 2013 This American Life  podcast (Dr. Gilmer and Mr. Hyde), a collaboration between Benjamin and Sarah Koenig (“Serial”) which has had more than 20 million listeners. A former neurobiologist turned rural family doctor, Dr. Gilmer has lectured widely about medical ethics, global and rural health, the intersection of medicine and social justice and the pursuit of advocacy. He lives in Asheville, NC with his wife, Deirdre, their two children: Kai and Luya, and their dog, Prince Peanut Butter.

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