Jane Jih, MD, MPH, MAS

Associate Clinical Professor

I am a practicing general internist and investigator in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. My overall research program aims to reduce health disparities and promote health equity among multiethnic and linguistically diverse adults by developing and evaluating innovative, patient-centered interventions.

I serve as the Co-Director of the UCSF Multiethnic Health Equity Research Center and Co-Director of the Asian American Research Center on Health. I serve as the UCSF Lead of the University of California Consortium on Asian American and Pacific Islander Policy & Community Priorities. In 2024, I was appointed to serve a four year term as a member of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health. I am also a member of the editorial board of the journal Health Equity after serving as an Associate Editor. I engage in clinical outpatient teaching of residents and research mentoring of trainees including predoctoral students. I also direct the UCSF Primary Care Residency Resident Scholarship Program.

My current partner-engaged and clinical practice-based research focuses on:
a) the impact of social determinants of health including race and ethnicity, language and culture on chronic disease care, particularly among those with multiple chronic conditions;
b) patient-clinician communication about social determinants of health and unmet health-related social needs such as food insecurity and transportation barriers;
c) use of photos as a tool to communicate about health and social factors important in chronic disease care. This work is based on the premise that photos can promote efficient information exchange and activate patients to communicate their complex lived experiences, including their goals and preferences that may otherwise be difficult to elicit or challenging to discuss in current clinical practice.

Education
Internal Medicine Chief Residency, - , Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, - , UCSF
MAS with Specialization in Implementation Science, - , UCSF
Primary Care Research Fellowship, - , UCSF
Internal Medicine Residency, - , University of Chicago Medical Center
BA, Psychology, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
MD, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
MPH, Epidemiology, - , University of Illinois at Chicago
Honors and Awards
  • Robert H Crede Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, UCSF Division of General Internal Medicine, 2023
  • Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCC) Scholar, AGING Initiative, 2019
  • Research Innovation Award, Integrative Medicine for the Underserved Annual Conference, 2019
  • Presidential Poster Award - Health and Healthcare Disparities Category, American Geriatrics Society, 2016
  • Research Career Development Award, UCSF Pepper Center, 2015-2016
  • Butler Williams Scholars Program (Summer Science Institute), National Institute on Aging, 2015
  • Loan Repayment Program Recipient, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, 2014-2018
  • Best Published Paper Award, Asian & Pacific Islander Caucus for Public Health of the American Public Health Association, 2014
  • Delta Omega, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, 2008
  • Albert Schweitzer Fellow, Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, 2007-2008
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, 2007
  • Boren Scholarship for Study Abroad (Taiwan), National Security Education Program, 2002-2003
  • Prize for Public Service, JW Saxe Memorial Fund, 2002
  • Phi Beta Kappa, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2002
Websites
Publications
  1. Nguyen A, Yu F, Park LG, Fukuoka Y, Wong C, Gildengorin G, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Jih J. An App-Based Physical Activity Intervention in Community-Dwelling Chinese-, Tagalog-, and Vietnamese-Speaking Americans: Single-Arm Intervention Study. JMIR formative research 2024. PMID: 38857065


  2. Jih J, Nguyen A, Woo J, Ly A, Shim JK. Using Photographs to Understand the Context of Health: A Novel Two-Step Systematic Process for Coding Visual Data. Qualitative health research 2023. PMID: 37669693


  3. Jih J, Nguyen A, Cenzer I, Morrish J. Burden of unmet health-related social needs in an academic adult primary care practice in San Francisco California. BMC primary care 2023. PMID: 37626286


  4. Garcia ME, Williams M, Mutha S, Diamond LC, Jih J, Handley MA, Pathak S, Karliner LS. Language-Concordant Care: a Qualitative Study Examining Implementation of Physician Non-English Language Proficiency Assessment. Journal of general internal medicine 2023. PMID: 37620723


  5. Duke MR, Sun A, Fleisher P, Gallegos-Castillo A, LeSarre M, Cheng J, Young K, Pletcher MJ, Nguyen T, Jih J. Institutionalizing Community-engaged Translational Science in an Academic Institution: A Community Stakeholder-Driven Process. Progress in community health partnerships : research, education, and action 2023. PMID: 37934446


  6. Jih J, Nguyen A, Woo J, Tran WC, Wang A, Gonzales N, Fung J, Callejas J, Nguyen TT, Ritchie CS. A photo-based communication intervention to promote diet-related discussions among older adults with multi-morbidity. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36450690


  7. Farrell TW, Hung WW, Unroe KT, Brown TR, Furman CD, Jih J, Karani R, Mulhausen P, Nápoles AM, Nnodim JO, Upchurch G, Whittaker CF, Kim A, Lundebjerg NE, Rhodes RL. Exploring the Intersection of Structural Racism and Ageism in Healthcare. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2022. PMID: 36260413


  8. Garg T, Polenick CA, Schoenborn N, Jih J, Hajduk A, Wei MY, Hughes J. Innovative Strategies to Facilitate Patient-Centered Research in Multiple Chronic Conditions. 2021. PMID: 34068839


  9. Choi J, Shin NM, Cooper B, Jih J, Janice T. A Pilot Study to Promote Active Living among Physically Inactive Korean American Women. Journal of Community Health Nursing 2021. PMID: 33682553


  10. Ho EY, Leung G, Fung J, Jih J. "I didn't know you were such a good cook": Photos as a tool for primary care clinician-patient communication. Patient education and counseling 2020. PMID: 33176977


  11. Jih J, Stewart SL, Luong TN, Nguyen TT, McPhee SJ, Nguyen BH. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Health Worker Intervention to Increase Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Among Vietnamese Americans. Preventing chronic disease 2020. PMID: 32352912


  12. Jih J, Nguyen TT, Jin C, Seligman H, Boscardin WJ, Ritchie CS. Food Insecurity Is Associated with Behavioral Health Diagnosis Among Older Primary Care Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions. Journal of general internal medicine 2019. PMID: 31808129


  13. Jih J, Nguyen MP, Ly I, Tsoh JY, Le GM, Woo K, Chan E, Gildengorin G, Stewart SL, Burke A, Pasick R, McPhee SJ, Nguyen TT. The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans. Journal of immigrant and minority health 2017. PMID: 29168060


  14. Ho EY, Acquah J, Chao C, Leung G, Ng DC, Chao MT, Wang A, Ku S, Chen W, Yu CK, Xu S, Chen M, Jih J. Heart healthy integrative nutritional counseling (H2INC): Creating a Chinese medicine + western medicine patient education curriculum for Chinese Americans. Patient education and counseling 2018. PMID: 30126680


  15. Palmer NR, Gregorich SE, Livaudais-Toman J, Jih J, Kaplan CP. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Prostate Cancer Survivors' Perceived Engagement in Treatment Decision-Making. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2018. PMID: 29516434


  16. Jih J, Stijacic-Cenzer I, Seligman HK, Boscardin WJ, Nguyen TT, Ritchie CS. Chronic disease burden predicts food insecurity among older adults. Volume 21 of Issue 9. Public health nutrition 2018. PMID: 29388533


  17. Jih J, La Chica T, Antonio LM, Villero OO, Roque MN, Domingo JR, Landicho JF, Napoles AM, Kaplan CP, Nguyen TT. Application of Photovoice with Focus Groups to Explore Dietary Behaviors of Older Filipino Adults with Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of health disparities research and practice 2018. PMID: 31745445


  18. Chen EW, Yoo, GJ, Musselman EA, Jih J. In Bopp MJ, ed. Physical Activity in Diverse Populations Physical Activity among Asian Americans 2017. PMID:


  19. Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Woo K, Stewart SL, Le GM, Burke A, Gildengorin G, Pasick RJ, Wang J, Chan E, Fung LC, Jih J, McPhee SJ. Colorectal Cancer Screening and Chinese Americans: Efficacy of Lay Health Worker Outreach and Print Materials. Volume 52 of Issue 3. American journal of preventive medicine 2016. PMID: 27986352


  20. Jih J, Le G, Woo K, Tsoh JY, Stewart S, Gildengorin G, Burke A, Wong C, Chan E, Fung LC, Yu F, Pasick R, McPhee SJ, Nguyen TT. Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial. Volume 106 of Issue 6. American journal of public health 2016. PMID: 26985605


  21. Jih J, Vittinghoff E, Fernandez A. Patient-physician language concordance and use of preventive care services among limited English proficient Latinos and Asians. Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) 2015. PMID: 25729102


  22. Bares S, Steinbeck J, Bence L, Kordik A, Acree ME, Jih J, Farnan J, Watson S, Rasinski K, Schneider J, Pitrak D. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Ordering Patterns for Routine HIV Screening among Resident Physicians at an Urban Medical Center. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care 2014. PMID: 25320147


  23. Jih J, Mukherjea A, Vittinghoff E, Nguyen TT, Tsoh JY, Fukuoka Y, Bender MS, Tseng W, Kanaya AM. Using appropriate body mass index cut points for overweight and obesity among Asian Americans. Preventive medicine 2014. PMID: 24736092


  24. Yeh SH, Tsai CY, Kao JH, Liu CJ, Kuo TJ, Lin MW, Huang WL, Lu SF, Jih J, Chen DS, Chen PJ. Quantification and genotyping of hepatitis B virus in a single reaction by real-time PCR and melting curve analysis. Journal of hepatology 2004. PMID: 15464248