Jennifer Poast, DO, MA

I came to medicine in a round-about way. I majored in Sociology and received both a BA and MA in sociology with an emphasis on Health Policy and then went to The Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Following medical school, I did an osteopathic rotating internship at Cook County Stroger Hospital followed by an OSF Saint Francis Hospital (University of Illinois Peoria Program) and then a General Internal Medicine Fellowship also at the University of Illinois, this time in Chicago. During medical school, residency and throughout my career, I have worked with community health centers and have a passion for health policy, medically underserved populations, coordinated care and medical education. I served as the interim Regional Director of Medical Education for the AT Still- SOMA’s program at San Ysidro Health (SYH) and then transitioned to the SYH Internal Medicine Residency program where I am currently the Director of Research and Quality Improvement, Chair of the clinical competency committee and San Ysidro Health Clinic Site Director. In these roles I work 100% building curriculum, supervising residents in the outpatient setting and supervising their required research/QI programs.