Jeffrey Jaeger graduated with a BA from the University of Virginia in 1988. He obtained his MD from Tufts University in 1992, and completed internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1995. After completion of residency, he worked for 2 years for the Indian Health Service on the Navajo Nation in Fort Defiance, AZ. He returned to Penn in 1997, where he is currently Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine.
Since 2003, when he served as a co-leader of the Robert Wood Johnson “Achieving Competency Today” program, Jeff has been engaged in the leadership of the Penn Internal Medicine Residency program. In 2008, he helped to oversee the successful incorporation of the 50+ residents from the 2 Myrin practice into the practices at 3701 Market, and helped design the “Firm Rotation,” the residency’s outpatient general medicine immersion rotation. For the past 5 years, Jeff has served as the Director of Ambulatory Resident Education for the Penn Internal Medicine residency. In this role, he has overseen the continuity clinic experience for the entire categorical residency program. He has also served as Associate Program Director for the residency program, participating in curriculum design, competency evaluation, coaching, and mentoring. He has been honored with the Sylvan Eisman Outstanding Primary Care Physician Award and the John Eisenberg Teaching Award.
Jeff is an active member of the Association for Program Directors in Internal Medicine, where he serves on the Advocacy Committee. He is the past-president of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Society of General Internal Medicine, where he currently serves on the Health Policy Executive Committee, and is an Associate Editor for the SGIM Forum. His advocacy interests include GME financing, physician payment reform, domestic violence, and preserving professionalism in the EHR era. He also volunteers as coach of a Scrabble club at his son’s school.
In his spare time, Jeff enjoys biking, playing games with friends and family, and reading. He lives in Mount Airy with his wife, three lovely children, and numerous pets.