Jennifer Plitt, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Associate Program Director, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
Dr. Plitt has a passion for medical education and also has roles as a Societies Mentor and as a Clinical Reasoning Course Facilitator within the college. She has been a member of the Academy of Medical Education Scholars since 2019.
Degrees
- MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2013
- BS: Microbiology, University of Arizona, 2009
Residency
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Emergency Medicine, 2013-2016
Fellowship
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2022-2023
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, Medical Simulation, 2016-2017
American College of Emergency Physicians, Dallas, ACEP Teaching, 2016-2017
Board Certifications
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine
Honors and Awards
Vernon and Virginia Furrow Award, Excellence in Innovation in Medical Education, 2025
Award of Excellence in Toxicology Research and Scholarship – Tucson, 2016
Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2015-2016
Research Interests
medical education, simulation-based education
Clinical Specialties
Emergency Medicine
Palliative Medicine