Dr. J Jenkins

Biography

J. Lee Jenkins, MD, MS, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also practices as an emergency physician. She is the Director of the Disaster Fellowship and serves as the course director for the School of Medicine’s course in Disaster Medicine and Emergency Public Health. Dr. Jenkins is the Deputy Director of the Johns Hopkins Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response and Co-Director of the Region 3 Public Health Preparedness and Response Center at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has chaired the Department of Emergency Health Services at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and developed the first Ph.D. specializing in Emergency Health Public Policy. With over 25 years of experience in disaster education and response, Dr. Jenkins has worked on national programs and initiatives regarding emergency preparedness and response. Her research focuses on decision-making in disaster medicine, hospital disaster preparedness, and triage, supported by funding from NIH and CDC. She has published numerous articles on emergency medical services and disaster response.

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