Dr. Jessica Babal

Associate Professor

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Biography

Jessica Babal, MD, is an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, specializing in Pediatrics. She serves as the Education Lead and Associate Director for the Primary Care Research Fellowship. With a strong commitment to creating compassionate and humanistic clinical environments, Dr. Babal co-created the Introduction to Humanities elective for medical students and directs the Listen Storytelling Collaborative, which focuses on developing storytelling programming for research. Her clinical interests include providing high-quality, family-centered care. As a member of the Pediatric Resident Burnout Resilience Study Consortium (PRB-RSC), she actively facilitates the annual collection of pediatric resident well-being data. Furthermore, she is part of the PRB-RSC Learning Environment task force, which studies how various learning environment components impact pediatric resident well-being. Dr. Babal's research addresses issues of gender bias in medical education and explores innovative applications of the humanities within medical training.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV/Resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts
Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences