Jaclyn Albin, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Program Director, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Associate Professor School Medical School Department Pediatrics | Internal Medicine | Public Health You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Jaclyn Albin, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine, where she serves as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency. Dr. Albin received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and completed residency training in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident of Pediatrics. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014. In 2017, Dr. Albin launched UT Southwestern’s Culinary Medicine Program and serves as Director of the program’s education, research, clinical, and equity missions. She also serves as the inaugural Medical Director of Food is Medicine Innovation in the Center for Innovation at Value at Parkland Health. Through partnership with colleagues in the O’Donnell School of Public Health, she builds creative collaboratives between health systems and community organizations to advance sustainable strategies promoting food security and health equity. Dr. Albin serves on the national American College of Culinary Medicine Advisory Board, is an Organization Member of the international Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, and studies the impact of culinary medicine in medical education, community settings, and patient care. Dr. Albin is a sought-after speaker, media source, and scientific voice in culinary medicine, lifestyle medicine, and Food is Medicine spaces. She is passionate about disruptive innovation within healthcare to promote multisector collaboration and drive positive change at a population health level. In her free time, she loves to travel, read, garden, and cook delicious, nourishing food that her adolescent children will actually eat. Personal Note Dr. Albin loves blending her passion for nutrition and wellness with growing a garden, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and children. Education Medical School George Washington University School of Medicine (2009) Residency Baylor College of Medicine (2013), Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Chief Resident Baylor College of Medicine (2014), Pediatrics Research Interest Adult health outcomes of adverse childhood experiences (toxic stress and trauma exposure) Culinary medicine Undergraduate and graduate medical education, especially Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Environmental Health Publications Featured Publications Culinary Medicine as Innovative Nutrition Education for Medical Students: A Scoping Review. Newman C, Yan J, Messiah SE, Albin J, Acad Med 2022 Aug There and Back Again: A Forty-Year Perspective on Physician Nutrition Education. Albin JL, Thomas OW, Marvasti FF, Reilly JM, Adv Nutr 2024 Apr 100230 From Clinic to Kitchen to Electronic Health Record: The Background and Process of Building a Culinary Medicine eConsult Service. Albin JL, Mignucci AJ, Siler M, Dungan D, Neff C, Faris B, McCardell CS, Harlan TS, J Multidiscip Healthc 2024 17 2777-2787 Culinary Medicine: Needs and Strategies for Incorporating Nutrition into Medical Education in the United States. Thomas OW, Reilly JM, Wood NI, Albin J, J Med Educ Curric Dev 2024 11 23821205241249379 The Time is Ripe: The Case for Nutrition in Graduate Medical Education in the United States. Agusala B, Broad Leib E, Albin J, J Med Educ Curric Dev 2024 11 23821205241228651 Use of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-Containing Food Products in Children. Abrams SA, Albin JL, Landrigan PJ, Pediatrics 2023 Dec A pilot randomized controlled trial comparing nutritious meal kits and no-prep meals to improve food security and diet quality among food pantry clients. Hollis-Hansen K, Haskins C, Turcios J, Bowen ME, Leonard T, Lee M, Albin J, Wadkins-Chambers B, Thompson C, Hall T, Pruitt SL, BMC Public Health 2023 Dec 23 1 2389 Redesigning Recruitment and Engagement Strategies for Virtual Culinary Medicine and Medical Nutrition Interventions in a Randomized Trial of Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes. McGuire MF, Chen PM, Smith-Morris C, Albin J, Siler MD, Lopez MA, Pruitt SL, Merrill VC, Bowen ME, Nutrients 2023 Sep 15 19 Culinary Medicine eConsults Pair Nutrition and Medicine: A Feasibility Pilot. Albin JL, Siler M, Kitzman H, Nutrients 2023 Jun 15 12 Physician-Chef-Dietitian Partnerships for Evidence-Based Dietary Approaches to Tackling Chronic Disease: The Case for Culinary Medicine in Teaching Kitchens. Wood NI, Stone TA, Siler M, Goldstein M, Albin JL, J Healthc Leadersh 2023 15 129-137 Results 1-10 of 15 1 2 Next Last Honors & Awards Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), Gamma ChapterElected faculty member nominee of the UTSW class of 2019 (2018) David C. Leach AwardAmerican College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) (2016) Professional Associations/Affiliations Academic Pediatric Association (2018) American Academy of Pediatrics (2009) American College of Physicians (2009) MedPeds Program Directors Association (2015) Texas Pediatric Society (2009)
