Dr. Bump is a practicing general internal medicine physician and the Medical Director of the UPMC General Internal Medicine - South Clinic in the West Mifflin/South Hills area of Pittsburgh. Dr. Bump provides care for patients ranging from late adolescence to senior citizens. He cares for common medical conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, and liver disease. He is also experience in musculoskeletal conditions as well as seeing patients whose illnesses have not yet been diagnosed.
Dr. Bump takes pride in educating the next generation of doctors. He teaches medical students as well as residents and fellows. During his time at Pitt and UPMC, he has taken greater leadership roles. He was previously the director for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement for Graduate Medical Education. Beginning in 2019, he became the associate dean for graduate medical education and the Designated Institutional Official. In this capacity, Dr. Bump oversees the educational experience of all ACGME accredited residencies and fellowships at UPMC. This includes oversight of more than 130 residency and fellowship programs educating more than 1,600 residents and fellows. Dr. Bump is actively engaged in promoting excellence in education for trainees throughout the UPMC system. His research focuses on medical education of patient safety and quality improvement. He is very dedicated to training the next generation of physicians.
- MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2000
- Internal Medicine Residency, University of Michigan Health System, 2003
- Chief Medical Resident, University of Michigan Health System, 2004
Education & Training
Bump GM, Coots N, Liberi CA, Minnier TE, Phrampus PE, Gosman G, Metro DG, McCausland JA, Buchert A. Comparing trainee and staff perceptions of patient safety culture. Academic Medicine. 2016.
Rodriguez D, Branstetter BF, Agarwal V, Palfey S, Ching KC, Bump GM, Hughes MA. Incidence of complications following fluoroscopically-guided lumbar punctures and myelograms. American Journal Roentgenology. 2016; 206(1):20-25.
Kulkarni HS, Chey WD, Mookherjee S, Saint S, Bump GM. Taking the detour: Clinical care conundrums. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2015; 10(10):686-90.
Bump GM, Calabria J, Gosman G, Eckart C, Metro DG, Jasti H, McCausland JB, Itri JN, Patel RM, Bucher A. Evaluating the clinical learning environment: Resident and fellow perceptions of patient safety culture. Journal Graduate Medical Education. 2015; 7(1):109-122.
Bump GM. Residents' final transition: The graduation clinic hand-off. JGIM. 2015; 30(2):145-6.
- Fellow, American College of Physicians, 2015
- Member, Academy of Master Educators, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2012-2022
