Population Health and Practice Development Fellowship

MedLink Georgia

Commerce, GA

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Founded in 1979, MedLink Georgia is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) dedicated to improving health outcomes across Northeast Georgia. We serve more than 69,000 patients through 34 locations, providing comprehensive, patient-centered care. Our services include primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, women’s health, dentistry, imaging, diabetes and nutrition education, medication-assisted recovery, and pharmacy services. MedLink operates 8 in-house pharmacies and partners with more than 20 contract pharmacies to expand access to affordable medications.

As a FQHC, MedLink Georgia serves as a vital safety-net provider, delivering high-quality care to underserved, low-income, and vulnerable populations regardless of their ability to pay. Our pharmacy programs place a strong emphasis on Population Health Management, with plans to continue expanding clinical services through the integration of Clinical Pharmacists.

MedLink Georgia is seeking mission-driven individuals who are deeply aligned with our commitment to community health. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, able to work independently with efficiency and high standards of quality, and equally effective in collaborative, interdisciplinary healthcare environments. Because our direct patient-care clinical pharmacy services are in the early stages of development, we are looking for a confident and proactive leader—someone willing to take initiative, build programs from the ground up, embrace challenges, and learn through innovation and experience.

Meet our core team

Gunnar Sickler, PharmD

FELLOWSHIP SITE COORDINATOR & Preceptor

Gunnar Sickler, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist from Winder, Georgia. He earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Thomas Jefferson University, in Philadelphia, PA, in 2019 and first joined MedLink Georgia in 2017 as a pharmacy intern, when Medlink only had 2 in-house pharmacy locations. After returning to Georgia post‑graduation, Gunnar managed MedLink’s fourth pharmacy location and helped launch a pharmacist‑led Hepatitis C treatment program that has achieved clinical cure for more than 250 patients, to date.

He now serves as Assistant Director of Pharmacy, overseeing Hepatitis C services, population health quality initiatives, and prior authorization programs. Gunnar is deeply committed to advancing access to high‑quality care for MedLink’s rural, underserved, Northeast Georgia communities.

Pharmacy-driven Initiatives

Primary opportunities aligned with Population Health Management including care coordination and addressing prior authorizations.

Quality Care Gap Workflows

Development of a workflow to address a risk-stratified population and significant gaps in care to meet key quality metric goals such as medication adherence.

Exploration of Collaborative Clinical Services

Additional opportunities may include collaborative practice agreements, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, and more.

What skillsets are needed to be successful?

Mission-minded, compassionate for and understanding of the rural Georgia population.
Hard working, willing to go above and beyond, and challenge the status quo.
The candidate should be highly communicative, creates clear expectations, and follows through on execution of those expectations.
Innovative self-starter with entrepreneurial approach to building programs, willing to learn, grow, fail, then learn from mistakes.
Ability to navigate provider and clinic collaborations/relationships.
Flexible, willing to accept change
Understanding of the service crossover of our In-house pharmacy and clinical pharmacy services.
Effective time management and dependable.

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