Jennifer Benjamin, MD, MS
- Academic General Pediatrics
Complex Care Physician
Associate Professor, Pediatric Complex Care, Academic General Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Associate Professor, Huffington Department of Education Innovation and Technology, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-822-3436
Phone:
346-227-7275
Languages: English, Tamil
Office location:
5400 Griggs Rd
Suite 101
Houston , TX 77021
Get to know Jennifer Benjamin, MD, MS
Personal Statement
I am passionate about caring for children with complex needs and empowering parents to care for their children. I work in the Complex Care Clinic that caters to children with special needs and in the Pediatric Resident Clinic. My interests include using technology for improving education of health professionals. I am actively involved thoughtful patient centered interventions and evidence-based approaches to address disaster preparedness.
I am deeply committed to providing high-quality evidence-based care to my patients through holistic patient-centered interventions and advocacy for patient families.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Fellowship | Academic Fellow Ambulatory Pediatrics | 2016 |
| The Ohio State University | Masters | Master of Medical Science | 2016 |
| MetroHealth Medical Center - Case Western Reserve University | Residency | Pediatrics | 2014 |
| University College London Hospital | Residency | Pediatrics | 2009 |
| Christian Medical College | Residency | 2000 | |
| Christian Medical College | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1999 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| ACERS, AI Committee for Excellence in Education, Research and Scholarship in Health Professions Education | Chair |
| Academic Pediatric Association | Member |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Harvard Macy Institute, Faculty Facilitator at the Transforming your Teaching for the Virtual Environment Course Alumnus International Association for Health Professionals Education (AMEE) Associate Fellow | Member |
| Harvard Macy Institute, Faculty Facilitator at the Transforming your Teaching for the Virtual Environment Course | Alumnus |
| International Association for Health Professionals Education (AMEE) | Associate Fellow |
| Society for Pediatric Research (SPR), Center for Research Innovation and Scholarship in Health Professions Education (CRIS) | Director of Technology |
| Texas Children’s Hospital Faculty College | Co-Director |
Honors and awards
- 2022
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Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2020
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Outstanding educational scholarship for training manual module on virtual deliberate practice, Texas Children’s Hospital Educational Retreat, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2019
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Outstanding Project Award, Pediatric Academic Society Conference for education using simulation, Baltimore, MD
- 2017
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Texas Children’s Hospital Educational Scholarship Award, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2014
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Certificate of Excellence First place in Pediatric Research, Day Metro Health
- 2014
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Resident teaching award, Metro Health, Case Western Reserve University
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Utilization of technology to improve patient care, disaster preparedness of patient families, pedagogy-based approaches for faculty development, improving AI literacy of health care professionals.
N Mehta, J Benjamin, A Agrawal, S Valanci, K Masters, H MacNeill. Addressing educational overload with generative AI through dual coding and cognitive load theories. Medical Teacher, 1-3 2025
B Rissmiller, S Thammasitboon, J Benjamin. Revitalizing Scientific Poster Sessions: A Gamification Approach at an Academic Conference. Academic Medicine, 10.1097, 2025
J Benjamin, K Masters, A Agrawal, H MacNeill, N Mehta. Twelve tips on applying AI tools in HPE scholarship using Boyer’s model. Medical Teacher, 47 (6), 949-954, 2025
N Mehta, A Agrawal, J Benjamin, S Mehta, H MacNeill, K Masters. Pedagogy and generative artificial intelligence: Applying the PICRAT model to Google NotebookLM, Medical Teacher, 47 (5), 788-790, 2025
K Masters, H MacNeil, J Benjamin, T Carver, K Nemethy, ... Artificial intelligence in health professions education assessment: AMEE guide no. 178, Medical Teacher, 1-15, 2025
J Benjamin, T Pillow, H MacNeill, K Masters, A Agrawal, N Mehta. Reflections From the Pandemic: Is Connectivism the Panacea for Clinicians? Journal of Medical Internet Research 26, e53344, 2024
A Silverstein, S Parmekar, S Lazar, J Benjamin, F Anabwani-richter, ... A Scoping Review of Virtual Communities of Practice in Healthcare Education: Protocol, N/A, 2024
K Masters, J Benjamin, A Agrawal, H MacNeill, MT Pillow, N Mehta. Twelve tips on creating and using custom GPTs to enhance health professions education. Medical Teacher, 46 (6), 752-756, 2024