JoshuaLJacobsMDFAAFP
Family Medicine • Minneapolis, MNNational Medical Director, Clinical Performance, Optum Health
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PO Box 9472
Minneapolis, MN 55440- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Joshua Jacobs is a physician executive, educator, researcher, and innovator. His current role is to provide clinical education for over 60,000 physicians across the nation. Previously, he helped establish the community-based Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University as Professor and inaugural Chair for the Department of Medical Education and Clinical Sciences. This department is responsible for delivering all courses that lead to the MD degree and graduate certificate in Leadership, as well as clinical research in the College, across the state of Washington. Prior to his Chairship, Dr. Jacobs led several national initiatives as a Senior Director at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). He held academic appointments at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and at the George Washington University. He was at the National Univ. of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2010-2013), where he served as Asst. Dean for Education. In his role, he directly oversaw the five-year curriculum, admissions, and education technology. He helped manage a large staff with a budget of over USD$25 million to support 1500 medical students, over 2000 clinical teaching staff at all public hospitals and clinics throughout the country. He also saw patients as a Sr. Consultant in Fam Med at the National University Hospital, Singapore. He received numerous research grants relating to patient safety, education technology, and medical education from various organizations, including the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare, the Singapore Ministry of Health, and others. He was e-Editor for the journals Medical Education and The Clinical Teacher. He has published widely in the international literature with over 50 peer-reviewed articles and many national and international presentations and workshops.
He has maintained a clinical practice throughout his professional career.
Education & Training
University of HawaiiResidency, Family Medicine, 1997 - 2000- University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1997, Alpha Omega Alpha
Pomona CollegeB.A., Psychology, Cum Laude, 1991- American Academy of Family PhysiciansFAAFP
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
WA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2018
DC State Medical License 2014 - 2018
HI State Medical License 1998 - 2016- American Board of Family Medicine Family Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellowship in Medical Informatics Recipient National Library of Medicine, 2001
- Medical Publications Award Lange, 1997
- Samuro and Florence Y. Ichinose Award 1997
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 5 citationsDifferences in clinical knowledge levels between residents in two post-graduate rotation programmes in Japan.Saki Muroya, Sachiko Ohde, Osamu Takahashi, Joshua Jacobs, Tsuguya Fukui> ;BMC Medical Education. 2021 Apr 21
- 17 citationsStatus of portfolios in undergraduate medical education in the LCME accredited US medical schoolJason Chertoff, Ashleigh Wright, Maureen Novak, Joseph C. Fantone, Amy Fleming, Toufeeq Ahmed, Marianne M. Green, Adina Kalet, Machelle Linsenmeyer, Joshua L. Jacobs, ...> ;Medical Teacher. 2016 Sep 1
- 6 citationsEncouraging an environment to nurture lifelong learning: An Asian experienceJoshua L. Jacobs, Dujeepa D. Samarasekera, Liang Shen, K Rajendran, Shing Chuan Hooi> ;Medical Teacher. 2014 Jan 29
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Journal Articles
- Encouraging an environment to nurture lifelong learning: An Asian experienceJacobs JL, Samarasekera D, Shen L, Rajendran K, Hooi SC, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2014
- Building a successful platform for interprofessional education for health professions in an Asian universityJacobs JL, Samarasekera D, Chui WK, Chan SY, Wong LL, Liaw SY, Tan ML, Chan S, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2013
- A global template for reforming residency without work-hours restrictions: decrease caseloads, increase education Findings of the Japan Resident Workload Study GroupDeshpande GA, Soejima K, Ishida Y, Takahashi O, Jacobs JL, Heist BS, Obara H, Nishigori H, Fukui T, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters
- PDAs and First Year Medical StudentsLee A, Tanji V, Jacobs J, Medical Library Association's (MLA) annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2008
Lectures
- Time spent in educational activities increases residents' quality of lifePrague, Czech Republic - 1/1/2013
- Mobile Learning Program: Thomas Edison's approach to learning what works in medical educationSt. Andrews, Scotland, UK - 1/1/2013
- AAMC/NBME Updates - Pivio – Store, Retrieve, AchievePhiladelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
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Other
- Conversation kickstarter for The Clinical Teacher (#ClinTeachJ): Bullying. In: Conversations in Medical Education BlogJacobs JL, Association for the Study of Medical Education & Wiley Blackwell
http://www.mededucconversations.com/2015/05/12/conversation-kickstarter-for-the-clinical-teacher-clinteachj-bullying/
Edinburgh, Scotland - 1/1/2015 - Understanding Competency-Based Medical Education. In: AM Rounds: Beyond the Pages of Academic MedicineEnglander R, Cameron T, Addams A, Bull J, Jacobs J, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
http://academicmedicineblog.org/understanding-competency-based-medical-education/
Washington, DC - 1/1/2015 - Developing a Framework for Competency Assessment: Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). In: AM Rounds: Beyond the Pages of Academic MedicineEnglander R, Cameron T, Addams A, Bull J, Jacobs J, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
http://academicmedicineblog.org/developing-a-framework-for-competency-assessment-entrustable-professional-activities-epas/
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Committees
- Director, District of Columbia Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors 2016 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French, Japanese
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