Jane Jih, MD, MPH, MAS

Associate Professor of Medicine

School of Medicine

Phone: (415) 885-7563

Research Interests: health disparities, aging, contextual factors, chronic disease self-management, multiple chronic conditions, patient-provider communication, geriatrics, food insecurity, Photovoice, photo elicitation, health communication, social determinants of health, technology-based interventions, dietary behaviors, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, Asian American health, Filipino American health, community based participatory research (CBPR), narrative medicine

Overview

I am a practicing general internist and investigator in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. My overall research program aims to reduce health disparities and promote health equity among multiethnic and linguistically diverse older adults by developing and evaluating innovative, patient-centered interventions. I serve as the Co-Director of the Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center and Research Director of the Asian American Research Center on Health. In addition to research, I also engage in clinical teaching and research mentoring of residents and students. I served as the Associate Director for the Pathway to Discovery in Health & Society.

My current research focuses on:

the influence of contextual factors (e.g. race/ethnicity, language, culture, health behaviors, patient preferences and goals) on chronic disease self-management, particularly among patients with multiple chronic conditions;
patient-provider communication about contextual factors with particular interest in unmet health-related social needs (e.g. food insecurity);
use of photos as a tool to communicate about contextual factors important in chronic disease self-management. This work is based on the premise that photos can promote efficient information exchange and activate patients to communicate their complex lived experiences, including their goals and preferences that may otherwise be difficult to elicit or challenging to discuss in current clinical practice.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

MAS, Implementation Science

UCSF, 2014

Primary Care Research Fellowship

UCSF, 2014

Internal Medicine Chief Residency

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, 2012

Internal Medicine Residency

University of Chicago Medical Center, 2011

MD

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, 2008

MPH, Epidemiology

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2008

BA, Psychology

University of Illinois at Chicago

AWARDS & HONORS

Robert H. Crede Award for Excellence in Clinical Research

UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, 2023

Research Innovation Award

Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Annual Conference, 2019

Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Scholar

AGING Initiative, 2019

Presidential Poster Award - Health and Healthcare Disparities Category

American Geriatrics Society, 2016

Research Career Development Award

UCSF Pepper Center, 2015 - 2016

Butler Williams Scholars Program (Summer Science Institute)

National Institute on Aging, 2015

Loan Repayment Program Recipient

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2014 - 2018

Best Published Paper Award

Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health of the American Public Health Association, 2014

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health

Delta Omega, 2008

Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

Albert Schweitzer Fellow, 2008

Gold Humanism Honor Society

University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, 2007

Prize for Public Service

JW Saxe Memorial Fund, 2002

Phi Beta Kappa