Jennifer Plant, M.D., M.Ed.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Jennifer Plant cares for pediatric patients critically ill from a variety of conditions including congenital heart disease and trauma. She is interested in improving the care we provide these patients through simulation-based medical education. Her focus is on curriculum development and learner assessment particularly related to resident education.

Title:

Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Specialty:

Pediatric Critical Care

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

Ticon II Building
2516 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Education:

Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire
M.D. 2003

University of Cincinnati
Cininnati, Ohio
M.Ed. 2010

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
B.A. 1996

Residency:

Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Oakland, CA
2006

Fellowships:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
2010
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2010
American Board of Pediatrics, 2006

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Pediatrics
Society for Critical Care Medicine and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Society for Simulation in Healthcare

Honors and Awards:

UCSF Academy of Medical Educators’ Cooke Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2010

Select Recent Publications:

Plant JL, van Schaik SM, Sliwka DC, Boscardin CK, O'Sullivan PS. Validation of a self-efficacy instrument and its relationship to performance of crisis resource management skills. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2011 Jan 25.

van Schaik SM, Plant J, Diane S, Tsang L, O'Sullivan P. Interprofessional team training in pediatric resuscitation: a low-cost, in situ simulation program that enhances self-efficacy among participants. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Sep;50(9):807-15. Epub 2011 Apr 27.