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Jewel Mullen, M.D., MPH

Education

M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

MPH
Yale University

Residency/Fellowship

Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Fellowship, Psychosocial Epidemiology
Yale University

About

Jewel Mullen, M.D., MPH, is the founding associate dean for health equity at Dell Medical School and holds an associate professor position in the departments of Population Health and Internal Medicine. She also serves as the director of health equity for Ascension Seton and director of health equity and quality for Central Health, Travis County’s health district. She leads efforts to propel health care equity and improve access to care across those systems by strengthening their collaboration, their implementation of shared equity strategies and their engagement with communities and public health.

An internist, epidemiologist and public health expert, Mullen formerly served as the principal deputy assistant secretary for health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health. She has held faculty appointments at the schools of medicine for New York University, University of Virginia, Yale University and Tufts University.

Board-certified in internal medicine, Mullen received her bachelor’s degree and Master of Public Health from Yale University, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in psychosocial epidemiology. She graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha national medical honor society, and completed her residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Professional Affiliations
  • Population Health Management
    Editorial Board
  • Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report
    Editorial Board
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine
    Board on Population Health & Public Health Practice
  • National Vaccine Advisory Committee
  • American College of Physicians
Awards & Honors
  • Outstanding Provider of the Year
    Yale University Health Services
  • Jacobi Medallion
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Alumni Association
  • Centennial Honor Roll for Excellence & Service
    Association of Yale Alumni in Public Health
  • Innovator in Health Award
    Network for Excellence in Health Innovation
  • Health Equity Champion
    Centers for Disease Control & Prevention