Instructor: JAY JACOBSON

JAY JACOBSON

Dr. Jacobson, Professor Emeritus in Internal Medicine, has studied, trained, or taught at the Universities of Michigan, Florida, Chicago and Utah, and at the Centers for Disease Control. His specialties are Infectious Disease and Medical Ethics. He does clinical consultation at both Intermountain Healthcare hospitals. He established the multidisciplinary Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities at the University of Utah Medical School in 1989. His academic interests include medical errors and apologies, professional conflicts of interest, and ethical issues at the end of life.

JAY JACOBSON is currently teaching:

Class Title	Semester	Date(s)	Program
Literature of Medicine	Summer	5/20/25 - 6/10/25	Osher Lifelong Learning

JAY JACOBSON has previously taught:

• Nemesis: Lessons from a Polio Epidemic
• Insights from Outbreaks: Short Stories about People and Pathogens
• Medical Ethics in Court, Media, and at the Bedside