Jennifer Mendez (ag3928)

 Jennifer Mendez, Ph.D. In 2007, Dr. Mendez came to Detroit to join the faculty of the School of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Clinician Educator track. In the last sixteen years since then, she quickly distinguished herself reaching her present rank as Associate Professor Emeritus.

 Her roots are in Karachi, Pakistan with completion of her Masters degree in Manila, Philippines, and her Ph.D. at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Mendez is a Canadian resident with a steadfast commitment to the city of Detroit and Wayne State School of Medicine by commuting regularly across the border. She is a champion for international students and a strong advocate for networking in the community. Dr. Mendez has established partnerships Detroit Metro area and beyond for physicians in training, particularly in the realm of Service Learning and the community engagement elective programs. She is known for her prolific and enthusiastic work with older adults to enhance geriatrics and gerontology opportunities for interprofessional students.

Dr. Mendez’s research and scholarly work aligns with her passion for the community projects she seeks to develop. She has an insatiable enthusiasm and unparalleled ability to leave an indelible imprint on thousands of medical students and their collective service has had a lasting impact on the city of Detroit.

Education

Ph.D.: Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1986
M.A.: Philippine Christian College, Manila, Philippines 1981
B.Ed.: Government College of Education, Karachi, Pakistan 1977
B.A.: St. Patrick’s College, Karachi, Pakistan 1975
H.S.: St. Joseph’s Convent School, Karachi, Pakistan 1971

Research

• Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical Education - Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Enhance Observation Skills
• Geriatrics and Gerontology Education
• Advancing Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders
• Community Homeless Interprofessional Education

Publications

1. Croninger; B., Grudzien, M., Imtiaz, R., Kabbani, D., and Mendez, J., Assessing Medical Students’ Perceptions and Implementations of Best Practices in Patient Education Through a Chronic Illness Module. Medical Science Educator, September 2023
2. Feen-Calligan, H., Serra, G., Farrell, K., Mendez, J., McQuillen, E., Murphy, C., and Amponsah, D., Using Visual Thinking Strategies to Enhance Observation Skills
3. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, Accepted August 2023
4. Rodriguez, A., Edgren, L., Rao, S., Levine, L., Mendez, J., and Appel J. Impact of a Health Fair on Student Organizations Providing Care to the Detroit Hispanic/Latinx Community and Barriers Affecting Patients of a Student-Run Clinic Primarily Serving this Population (MS #1303) Medical Student Research Symposium, Wayne State University https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/som_srs/244 March 2023
5. White R., Walczybock A., Mendez J, Reed, A., Maloney, S., Malik, M and Kivlen, C., Retrospective Study of Healthcare Resources Developed for Patients by Interprofessional Teams. Cureus 15(1): e33840. Published January 2023 doi:10.7759/cureus.33840
6. Jacob, B., Izar, R., Akers, K., Aranha, A., Afify, O., Janks, E., and Mendez, J., Perceptions of Trust Towards Physicians Among Families Experiencing Developmental Disabilities. International Journal of Developmental Disabilities. Published May 2022 https://doi.org/10.1080/20473869.2022.2074243
7. Building First-Year Medical Students’ Skills in Finding, Evaluating, and Visualizing Health Information Through a “Debunking Medical Myths” Curricular Module. Akers, K., Hu, E., Rehman, N., Jun Yun, H., Hoofman, J., Monconduit, R., and Mendez, J. Medical Science Educator. April 2022 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-022-01541-w
8. A Qualitative Analysis of Older Adults’ Views of Healthcare Provider Attributes and Communication Skills, Hanke, P., Saad, A., Mendez, J., Levine, D., and Stewart, B., Journal of Patient Experience. March 2022 DOI: 10.1177/23743735221092564/ ID: JPX-21- 0435.R1
9. Azizi, Far., Azizi, Fae., Winchester, E., Nguyen, T., Francisco, K., Mohammad, I., Najor- Durack, A., Johnson, C., Smolinski, K., and Mendez, J., Diabetes Education and Wellness (DEW) Clinic - Interprofessional Approach to Provide Education and Care to Diabetes Patients. Centre for Interprofessional Education, Newsletter, University of Toronto, June 2020
10. Fava J., Whitney, M., Mendez, J., O’Connell, M.B., Bone health assessments by student pharmacists during interprofessional education. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning Vol 12, Issue 9, pp 1101 – 1109, September, 2020
11. August BA, Gortney JS, Mendez J., Evaluating interprofessional socialization: Matched student self-assessments surrounding underserved clinic participation. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, Vol 22, # 8 August 2020, pp 926-931
12. Sherwood, J., Van Zweden, D., and Mendez. J., Tele-Medicine Check-Ins during COVID- 19 at Wayne State University, School of Medicine. Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education, AGHExchange Vol 43 # 1, May 2020
13. Mendez, J., Reflection of the 75th anniversary of the, Gerontological Society of America, Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics Education. March 2020, https://doi.org/10.1080/02701960.2020.1746296
14. Darian, T., Ma, P. C., Su, L., & Mendez, J. The Use of Personalized Health Reports in a Student-Run Free Clinic. Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 6(1) 164 (December 2020).
15. Schwartz, K., Mantey, J., Cassidy, C., Mendez, J., Allen, N’., Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Poverty Improved by Participation in the Community Action Poverty Simulation Social Psychology of Education (Submitted 2020)

 320 East Canfield # 203
Detroit, MI 48201