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Joshua Jacobs, MD, Family Medicine, Minneapolis, MN

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Family Medicine • Minneapolis, MN

National Medical Director, Clinical Performance, Optum Health

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  • Office

    PO Box 9472
    Minneapolis, MN 55440

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 Hawaii
    University of HawaiiResidency, Family Medicine, 1997 - 2000
  • University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine
    University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of MedicineClass of 1997, Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Pomona College
    Pomona CollegeB.A., Psychology, Cum Laude, 1991
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
    American Academy of Family PhysiciansFAAFP

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2005 - Present
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2014 - 2018
  • HI State Medical License
    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

Journal Articles

  • Encouraging an environment to nurture lifelong learning: An Asian experience  
    Jacobs 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 university  
    Jacobs JL, Samarasekera D, Chui WK, Chan SY, Wong LL, Liaw SY, Tan ML, Chan S, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2013
  • How we put into practice the principles of embedding medical students into healthcare teams  
    Jacobs JL, Samarasekera D, Medical Teacher, 1/1/2012
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Abstracts/Posters

  • PDAs and First Year Medical Students
    Lee A, Tanji V, Jacobs J, Medical Library Association's (MLA) annual meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2008

Lectures

  • Manage your records and master your career: Pivio Pilot and Beyond 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
  • Pivio: A new records management and life-long learning tool 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
  • Identify information sources to help you succeed in your career 
    Philadelphia, PA - 1/1/2013
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Other

Committees

  • Director, District of Columbia Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors 2016 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French, Japanese

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