Jennifer Babik

Jennifer Babik, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. She specializes in clinical infectious diseases, particularly infections in immunocompromised patients, and serves on the Immunocompromised Host and General Infectious Diseases Consult Services at UCSF Health. She is also the Program Director for the Infectious Diseases Fellowship and the Mentoring Facilitator for the ID Division at UCSF Health. Her educational pursuits focus on curriculum development, clinical teaching practices, and improving subspecialty education for residents and fellows.

Education:

• BA, Molecular Biology, Princeton University (1995)
• PhD, Physiological Sciences, University of Oxford (1999)
• MD, Stanford University School of Medicine (2003)
• Internal Medicine Residency, UCSF (2006)
• Infectious Diseases Fellowship, UCSF (2009)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, UCSF (2018)

Research interests include medical education innovation, infectious diseases in immunocompromised hosts, and curriculum development. Her work emphasizes improving teaching methods for consultants and expanding diversity in medical training pipelines. Recent studies focus on fungal infections, pandemic response, and residency application trends.

Publications highlight her contributions to clinical practice guidelines, infection control strategies, and medical education reforms. Her work has been featured in journals such as the Lancet Planetary Health, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Awards include the IDSA’s Medical Education Featured Educator (2024), Academic All-America Hall of Fame (2022), and multiple teaching accolades from UCSF. She is a member of the Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators (2015).

As a mentor, she supports long-term professional development in the SOM Inquiry Curriculum and leads initiatives to enhance residency training quality. Her research also addresses systemic challenges in healthcare education and workforce diversity.