Jennifer Spicer, MD, MHPE, MPH

Professional Titles

• Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine

Recognitions

• Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Infectious Diseases Society of America (2025)
  awarded to clinicians and scientists whose contributions continue to move the field of infectious diseases forward
• Joyce P. Doyle Award, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine (2025)
  presented annually by the chiefs to an individual who has shown exceptional dedication toward Dr. Doyle’s vision of tirelessly working on behalf of residents to make this the best program in the country
• Juha P. Kokko Teaching Award, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine (2025)
  given to the single most outstanding teaching attending the residents work with at any of the hospital sites
• Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine (2025)
  awarded annually to a single faculty member in the school of medicine who has been recognized by learners and peers as an exceptional educator
• Educator Impact Award, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine (2024)
  awarded annually to a faculty member who has made outstanding contributions as a medical educator as recognized by their peers
• 40 Under Forty, Alumni Association, Emory University (2023)
  selected as a notable alumnus of Emory University who is “becoming a pioneer in their field”
• Golden Apple Teaching Award, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program, Emory University School of Medicine (2023)
  selected by internal medicine residents as the best subspecialty teacher at Grady Memorial Hospital for the 2022 – 2023 academic year
• The Jonas A. Schulman Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine (2022)
  awarded annually to one infectious diseases faculty member selected by the fellows as the best teacher
• Dean’s Teaching Award, Emory University School of Medicine (2020)
  nominated by learners and peers as 1 of 8 faculty members receiving the award among the entire Emory School of Medicine faculty

Publications

• Krishnan G, Spicer JO, Blaney E, Wooten D. Designing and Delivering Chalk Talks in the Clinical Setting. Gastroenterology. 2025 Jun;168(6):1049-1052. PubMed PMID: 39918492
• French BN, Marxen TO, Akhnoukh S, Novack J, Van Anderlecht K, Jung EH, Preston JD, Spicer JO. A call for spaced repetition in medical education. Clin Teach. 2024 Feb;21(1):e13669. PubMed PMID: 37787460
• Wasson MK, Luther VP, Armstrong WS, Schwartz BS, Shnekendorf R, Logan A, Bennani K, Spicer JO. Skills, Not Just Knowledge: Infectious Diseases Fellows' Recommendations Regarding Antimicrobial Stewardship Training. Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 11;77(9):1265-1272. PubMed PMID: 37310036
• Spicer JO, Lai SY. Leadership & professional development: Making the decision to get a degree while working. J Hosp Med. 2023 Nov;18(11):1008-1009. PubMed PMID: 37394835
• Obineme C, Hang TV, Yu A, Enunwa C, Veeramachaneni H, Patel V, Brown J, Spicer JO. Fellow-led infographic creation promotes engagement with gastroenterology guidelines. Med Educ. 2023 May;57(5):483-484. PubMed PMID: 36852952
• Kuehl S, Olsen E, Harris C, Mandal SM, Watt M, Spicer JO, Sonu S. Improving Youth COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Through a Novel Medical Student Driven Curriculum. Health Promot Pract. 2023 Jan;24(1):20-25. PubMed PMID: 34935530
• Spicer JO, Ujunwa KC, Witt LS, Meka J, Gooding HC. Using instructor-developed study resources to increase evidence-based learning strategies among medical students: A mixed-methods study. Med Teach. 2023 Dec;45(12):1380-1386. PubMed PMID: 37270765
• Spicer JO, Coleman CG. Creating Effective Infographics and Visual Abstracts to Disseminate Research and Facilitate Medical Education on Social Media. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 15;74(Suppl_3):e14-e22. PubMed PMID: 35568482
• Nematollahi S, Minter DJ, Barlow B, Nolan NS, Spicer JO, Wooten D, Cortes-Penfield N, Barlow A, Chavez MA, McCarty T, Abdoler E, Escota GV. The Digital Classroom: How to Leverage Social Media for Infectious Diseases Education. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 May 15;74(Suppl_3):S237-S243. PubMed PMID: 35568480
• Spicer JO, Rockney D, Massart A. Optimizing the Educational Value of Bedside Rounds by Exploring Perceptions of Internal Medicine Residents. South Med J. 2022 May;115(5):294-300. PubMed PMID: 35504608
• Spicer JO, Armstrong WS, Schwartz BS, Abbo LM, Advani SD, Barsoumian AE, Beeler C, Bennani K, Holubar M, Huang M, Ince D, Justo JA, Lee MSL, Logan A, MacDougall C, Nori P, Ohl C, Patel PK, Pottinger PS, Shnekendorf R, Stack C, Van Schooneveld TC, Willis ZI, Zhou Y, Luther VP. Evaluation of the Infectious Diseases Society of America's Core Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum for Infectious Diseases Fellows. Clin Infect Dis. 2022 Mar 23;74(6):965-972. PubMed PMID: 34192322
• Greenhouse AR, Goldstein RS, Bradley CD, Spell NO, Spicer JO, George MR. Student-faculty co-creation of experiential learning in health systems science. Med Teach. 2022 Mar;44(3):328-333. PubMed PMID: 34735302
• Gaignard SM, Jiang AQ, Coleman CG, Spicer JO, Phadke VK. A 42-Year-Old Man with Back Pain and Lower Extremity Weakness. NEJM Evid. 2022 Jun;1(6):EVIDmr2200088. PubMed PMID: 38319248
• Kuehl SE, Spicer JO. Using entrustable professional activities to better prepare students for their postgraduate medical training: A medical student's perspective. Perspect Med Educ. 2022 Dec;11(6):359-364. PubMed PMID: 36441351
• Luther VP, Shnekendorf R, Logan A, Advani SD, Barsoumian AE, Beeler C, Bennani K, Cherabuddi K, Holubar M, Huang M, Ince D, Justo JA, Lee MSL, MacDougall C, Nori P, Ohl CA, Patel PK, Pottinger PS, Spicer JO, Stack C, Van Schooneveld TC, Willis ZI. Investing in the Future: A Role for Professional Societies to Prepare the Next Generation of Healthcare Leaders Through Curriculum Development and Dissemination. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Sep 7;73(5):911-918. PubMed PMID: 33730751
• Witt LS, Spicer JO, Burd E, Kraft CS, Babiker A. Evaluation of clinicians' knowledge and use of minimum inhibitory concentration values. Braz J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov-Dec;25(6):101656. PubMed PMID: 34843708
• Coleman CG, Spicer JO. Social media and #MedEd: Moving beyond descriptive research. Med Educ. 2021 Jan;55(1):119-121. PubMed PMID: 33034074
• Adekunle RO, Sherman A, Spicer JO, Messina JA, Steinbrink JM, Sexton ME, Lyon GM, Mehta AK, Phadke VK, Woodworth MH. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of toxoplasmosis among transplant recipients at two US academic medical centers. Transpl Infect Dis. 2021 Aug;23(4):e13636. PubMed PMID: 33993599
• Coleman CG, Law KL, Spicer JO. #EducationInTheTimeOfCOVID: Leveraging social media to teach during the COVID-19 pandemic pandemonium. Med Educ. 2020 Sep;54(9):852-853. PubMed PMID: 32418278
• Manning KD, Spicer JO. Leadership & Professional Development: Fighting Reputational Inertia. J Hosp Med. 2020 Nov;15(11):677. PubMed PMID: 33175675
• Guarner J, Burd EM, Kraft CS, Armstrong WS, Lenorr K, Spicer JO, Martin D, del Rio C. Evaluation of an online program to teach microbiology to internal medicine residents. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Jan;53(1):278-81. PubMed PMID: 25392364
• Spicer JO, Kraft CS, Burd EM, Armstrong WS, Guarner J. The value of case-based teaching vignettes in clinical microbiology rounds. Am J Clin Pathol. 2014 Mar;141(3):318-22. PubMed PMID: 24515758
• Spicer JO, Thomas S, Holst A, Baughman W, Farley MM. Socioeconomic and racial disparities of pediatric invasive pneumococcal disease after the introduction of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2014 Feb;33(2):158-64. PubMed PMID: 24418837

Professional Memberships

• Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member
• HIV Medical Association, Member
• Alliance of Academic Internal Medicine, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Infectious Disease

• Infections - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections
• Infections - Bacterial Infections
• Infections - Fungal Infections
• Infections - Influenza
• Infections - Pneumonia
• Infections - Viral Infections