Jennifer W. Caceres, M.D., F.A.C.P.

Biography

Jennifer Caceres, M.D., F.A.C.P. is Acting Dean and Professor of Medicine, and the Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University. Prior to beginning her career in academic medicine, Dr. Caceres developed a successful clinical practice in Palm Beach County. In 2008, she joined the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Regional Campus, where she had an integral leadership role in building the Internal Medicine Residency Program as Associate Program Director and Medical Director for Quality and Patient Safety. Since joining FAU in 2014, Dr. Caceres has developed and implemented key career advising programs that have supported medical students in successful match outcomes and longitudinal mentoring and coaching programs for professional and personal development for future physicians. She has also designed and developed crucial components to a holistic admissions process, presenting her work nationally. In addition, Dr. Caceres has worked collaboratively with other FAU colleges to develop pathway programs and dual degree programs.

Dr. Caceres is a nationally recognized leader in Medical Student Affairs and continuously advocates for the success of medical students in an evolving landscape. She currently serves on the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Committee on Student Affairs, which provides guidance on issues related to student support and services, including career advising, health and well-being of medical students, ethical and professional development of students, academic support and resources, and the preparation of students for the transition from medical school to residency. She has previously served on the AAMC National Group on Student Affair Steering Committee and was Chair of the AAMC Southern Group on Student Affairs. She also served as the Southern Region Representative for the AAMC National Committee on Student Affairs Medical Student Wellbeing Work Group.

Dr. Caceres’ scholarly work has focused on Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. She has been involved in a many system innovation and quality improvement initiatives, including the College’s Safe Transitions for At-Risk Patients: The STAR Program, which aimed to address potentially preventable hospital readmissions among older adults at high risk for complications during transitions between care settings.  She has also developed several educational and curricular innovations in this area including a longitudinal quality improvement and patient safety curriculum for post-graduate training in internal medicine residency.  She has mentored innumerous medical students and residents in scholarly pursuit including peer-reviewed publications and presentations at regional and national conferences. She has also mentored many faculty and staff in professional development, leadership skills, and scholarly activities. She also participates in community service and engages with the local community in active and healthy lifestyle practices having served as the founder and director of the Run for the Health of It, a 5K charitable event that was held in Palm Beach County.

Education

• 1999: B.S., Biology with Highest Honors, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
• 2002: M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Articulated Joint BA/MD Program with Rutgers University, Piscataway/New Brunswick, NJ
• 2002–2005: Post-Doctoral Training, Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Manhattan, New York

Work History

• 2024-Present: Acting Dean, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2024-Present: Professor of Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2021-Present: Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2020-2021: Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Admissions, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2015-2020: Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2014-Present: Director of Medical Student Career Advising, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University 
• 2018-2024: Associate Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2014-2018: Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2014-Present: Society Dean for the Elizabeth Blackwell Society, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University
• 2012-2014: Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Regional Campus
• 2011-2014: Medical Director, Quality and Patient Safety, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Regional Campus
• 2008-2014: Affiliated Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Regional Campus
• 2008-2014: Academic Hospitalist, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Atlantis, FL
• 2008-2009: eClinicalWorks Optimization Project, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Atlantis Florida
• 2005-2008: Private Practice, Internal Medicine, Medical Specialists of Palm Beaches, Boynton Beach, Florida

Scholarly Activity

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Ghaddar T, Ferris A, Mejia MC, Ravi SN, Levine RS, Hennekens CH, Caceres JW. Evolving Trends in US Mortality from Opioid Overdose: Heroin and Beyond. Am J Med. 2023 Dec;136(12):1211-1215. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2023.08.004. Epub 2023 Sep 1. PMID: 37660745.
• Young C, Daly K, Hurtado A, Phillips A, Woods J, Caceres J, Lee WW. Applying Kern's Model to the Development and Evaluation of Medical Student Well-Being Programs. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08265-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37340253.
• Caceres, J. Gaming Disorder, Internet. In: Domino FJ, ed. 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2024. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Publishing; May 31, 2023
• Caceres, J. Sleeping Disorder, Shift Work. In: Domino FJ, ed. 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2024. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Publishing; May 31, 2023
• Caceres J, Holley A, Perils and Pitfalls of Social Media Use: Cyber Bullying in Teens/Young Adults, Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice. 2023, ISSN 0095-4543. doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2022.10.008.
• Caceres J, Maki DG, Hennekens CH. Cautious Optimism and Considerations for Health Providers and Patients: Oral Antiviral for Early Treatment of High-Risk Patients and Vaccines for Prevention of COVID-19. Am J Med. 2022 Jul;135(7):808-809. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.02.041. Epub 2022 Mar 17. PMID: 35307362; PMCID: PMC8928701.
• Caceres, J.W., Lizotte-Waniewski, M. Addressing Medical Student Wellness Over the Long Term: How Should We Be Evaluating Wellness Programs?. Med.Sci.Educ. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-01194-7
• Young C, Caceres J, Jackson A, et al, (GSA COSA Working Group on Medical Student Wellbeing), UME Wellness Programming and Strategies for Evaluating Wellness Programs: A National Review. Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C, 2020, www.aamc.org/media/56246/download?attachment
• Young C, Caceres J, Jackson A, et al, (GSA COSA Working Group on Medical Student Wellbeing), COVID-19 Statement on Student Mental Health. Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C, 2020, www.aamc.org/media/44661/download?attachment
• Young C, Caceres J, Jackson A, et al, (GSA COSA Working Group on Medical Student Wellbeing), Recommended Approaches for Student Well-being: A Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C, 2020, www.aamc.org/media/44656/download?attachment
• Silverberg R, Caceres J, Greene S, Hart M, Hennekens CH. Lack of Measles Vaccination of a Few Portends Future Epidemics and Vaccination of Many. Am J Med. 2019 Sep;132(9):1005-1006. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.041. Epub 2019 May 24. PMID: 31132330.
• Robishaw J, Caceres J, Hennekens CH. Genomics and Precision Medicine to Combat Opioid Use Disorder. The American Journal of Medicine. 2019;132(4):395-396. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2018.10.014. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
• Caceres J, Kasgarli E. An Atypical Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus. ACP Hospitalist. March 2018
• Caceres, JW, DiCorcia, MJ. The impact of technology on the development of core entrustable professional activities (EPAs). Medical Science Educator. 2018; 28: 247-249.
• Caceres JW, Alter SM, Shih RD, Fernandez JD, Williams FK, Paley R, Benda W, Clayton LM. Standardized physician-administered patient-centered discharge protocol improves patients‘ comprehension. South Med J 2017;110(5):359-362. PMID: 28464178.
• Rao M, Caceres J, Timothy A, et al. Implementation of an Educational Intervention and an Electronic Decision Support Model with Computerized Order Entry to Reduce Inappropriate Red Blood Cell Transfusions. Journal of General Internal Medicine. June 2013; Volume 28, Supplement 1, S103.
• Fernandez J, Caceres J. Improving Patient Understanding of the Discharge Plan by Implementing a New Patient-Centered Discharge Process on an Academic Service. Journal of General Internal Medicine. May 2011; Volume 26, Supplement 1, S11-S12.
• Chait B, Fahmy S, Caceres J. Cocaine Use in the Elderly: Letter to the Editor. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. February 2010;2:391-391.

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Professional Societies

• 2014-Present: Member, Association of American Colleges
• 2014-Present: Member, AAMC Group for Student Affairs
• 2012-2014: Member, Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
• 2012-Present: Fellow, American College of Physicians
• 2005-2014: Member, American Medical Association
• 2011-2014: Member, Society of General Internal Medicine
• 2008-Present: Member, Palm Beach Medical Society
• 2012-2014: Member, Society of Hospital Medicine

Honors and Awards

• 2023: Faculty Talon Leadership Award, Florida Atlantic University 
• 2023: Michael L. Friedland, MD Educational Leadership Award
  FAU Schmidt College of Medicine
• 2021: Palm Beach County Medical Society Heroes in Medicine Finalist 
• 2019: Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award 
• 2016: Gold Humanism Honor Society Inductee 
• 2014: Award of Appreciation for Outstanding Teaching and Leadership
  University of Miami Regional Campus, Internal Medicine Residency
• 2011: Project Access Provider of the Year
  JFK Internal Medicine Faculty and Resident Practice