Jaclyn Albin, M.D.

Jaclyn Albin, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine - Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Culinary Medicine

Biography

Jaclyn Albin, M.D., CCMS, DipABLM, is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatric, and Public Health in the UT Southwestern School of Medicine and O'Donnell School of Public Health. She specializes in internal medicine, pediatrics, lifestyle medicine, and culinary medicine. Dr. Albin treats patients of all ages, and she also serves as the founding Associate Program Director for the combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program.

Dr. Albin completed a residency in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident of Pediatrics. She is certified by the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, as well as the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Albin launched UT Southwestern’s Culinary Medicine Program and serves as the 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!

Education & Training
  • Chief Resident - Baylor College of Medicine (2013-2014), Pediatrics
  • Residency - Baylor College of Medicine (2009-2013), Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
  • Medical School - George Washington University School of Medicine (2005-2009)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Association of Pediatric Program Directors
  • Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • National Med/Peds Program Directors’ Association
  • Teaching Kitchen Collaborative, Harvard School of Public Health
  • American Society of Nutrition
  • American College of Culinary Medicine
Honors & Awards
  • Texas Monthly Super Doctors, Rising Star 2020-2023
  • Student Interest Group Outstanding Community Engagement Award 2021, American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • Rising Star Award – UT Southwestern 2019
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (AOA) 2018
  • David C. Leach Award 2016, American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Books & Publications
Research
  • Undergraduate and graduate medical education in nutrition, culinary, and lifestyle medicine
  • Culinary interventions for chronic disease and disease prevention
  • Community based participatory research
  • Food insecurity and food equity promotion
  • Food is medicine interventions and outcomes

Clinical Focus

  • Culinary Medicine

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2019 Leaders in Clinical Excellence video: Dr. Jaclyn Albin