Patience H White, MD, MA, FAAP, MACP, MACR is professor emeritus of medicine and pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and co-director, of the federally funded Got Transition National Center for Health Care Transition in Washington, DC. Dr White received her MD from Harvard Medical School and a master's in education from GWU School of Education and Human Development. Throughout her career, she has been active in academic medicine, clinical care, research, and public policy.