博彩网址大全 School of Medicine News

Christine Jacobs, New Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, Appointed

After a national search, Christine Jacobs, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., was appointed vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine on February 17, 2022. Dr. Jacobs had served as interim in that role since February 1, 2021.

“Dr. Jacobs is a talented, mission-centered leader who, as interim dean and vice president, has demonstrated her ability to effectively lead the medical enterprise,” said University President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D. “Dr. Jacobs is a leader who will inspire our faculty, staff, students, partners, alumni, and other stakeholders to take 博彩网址大全’s School of Medicine to higher levels of excellence in research, teaching, and patient care.”

Dr. Jacobs holds an M.D. from Vanderbilt University, completed a family medicine residency at Brown University, and is Board-certified in Family Medicine and Geriatrics. She joined Saint Louis University in 2008, in 2011 founded the 博彩网址大全 Family Medicine Residency in St. Louis, and since 2017 served as Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. 

Dr. Jacobs has a deep dedication to the mission, expressing, “I enthusiastically embrace the opportunity to build on my current role to advance 博彩网址大全 School of Medicine in our Jesuit mission of education, patient care, research, and community service.”

SSM Health and Saint Louis University Fully Integrate 博彩网址大全Care Physician Group

 

On Friday, May 6, 2022, SSM Health and Saint Louis University signed a definitive agreement to fully integrate 博彩网址大全Care with SSM Health. 博彩网址大全Care’s integration with SSM Health will create one of the region’s leading integrated healthcare networks. It will expand access to quality Catholic health care to more patients across the St. Louis region and allow 博彩网址大全Care to grow and flourish. 

The 博彩网址大全Care-SSM Health integration results from a partnership that has grown since 2015 between the School of Medicine, 博彩网址大全Care, and SSM Health, which led to the $550 million SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and 博彩网址大全Care’s Center for Specialized Medicine on South Grand Boulevard in 2020.

The agreement will establish the 博彩网址大全Care Physician Group as the academic practice of SSM, alongside the community SSM Medical Group practice. The agreement includes a substantial contribution that will enable 博彩网址大全 to establish a new transformational endowment for the School of Medicine. This endowment will strengthen and support our core education and research missions, provide resources for the appointment of permanent chairs, and help develop new state-of-the-art educational facilities.