Stroger Hospital of Cook County & Rush University Medical Center
Department of Medicine
1900 W Polk Street, 16th Floor
Chicago,
IL
USA
60612
Email:
Elizabeth_Jacobs@rush.edu
Biographical Sketch:
Dr. Jacobs has done research documenting that provision of adequate interpreter services positively impacts the delivery of health care provided to patients with limited English proficiency and that the provision of these services are cost-beneficial. Her research interests also include access to, and cultural specificity of, medical care delivered to minority patients, health literacy, and the role that trust in health care plays in African American and Latino patients health care decisions. Her research has been supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, The California Endowment, The Russell Sage Foundation and the Office of Minority Health. She is recognized as an expert on the provision of linguistically accessible and culturally competent care and has served on Office of Minority Health, JCAHO and AHRQ expert panels. She has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and authored 3 book chapters. In addition, she cares for patients in a public hospital general medicine clinic, works with other investigators to design culturally specific research, and teaches residents and medical students about practicing culturally sensitive medicine.