Jennifer Edwards-Johnson

Jennifer Edwards-Johnson

Jennifer Edwards-Johnson , DO

Associate Professor
Community Assistant Dean, Flint

Biography

Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, DO, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine where she is the Course Director for the "Caring for Underserved Patients" Intersession for first and second year students. She recently received a HRSA K-award to fund her research interests, which include developing strategies to recruit and retain underrepresented minority medical students and health disparities education.

Dr. Edwards-Johnson has served as the assistant clerkship director for family medicine, and is a faculty member with the Sparrow-MSU Residency program, where she enjoys teaching and mentoring residents and developing curricula around the care of underserved populations.

She currently serves as the faculty advisor for the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and the Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) and is a faculty mentor for several student research projects. She earned her DO degree at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, her MPH from the University of Michigan, and completed her residency education at St John Providence Hospital in Southfield.  

In the News

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Family Medicine Faculty Well Represented on College Committees

Department of Family Medicine Faculty have been appointed to several College of Human Medicine committees. Dr. Jennifer Edwards-Johnson was appointed to the CHM Admissions Committee. Drs. Megan…

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2022 Family Medicine Week

James Olson, MD, "Family Medicine has proven to be a challenging and accommodating discipline for me as a physician. It has given me a wonderful place to grow and help others grow. Family Medicine…

Faculty Research Scholarship Awards

Harland Holman, MD,It is my pleasure to announce the…

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2020 CHM FACULTY AWARDS

Congratulations to Department of Family Medicine's Jennifer M. Edwards-Johnson, DO, Laura M. Santoro, MD, MPH, Masako Morishita, PhD, and Judith E. Arnetz, PhD, on their 2020 Faculty Awards!