Jenny Mack, MD

Children's Hospital/ Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-632-6818
Fax: 617-632-2270
E-mail: Jennifer_mack@dfci.harvard.edu

Educational and professional experience:

Stanford University, BS, 1994
Harvard Medical School, MD, 1998
Harvard School of Public Health, MPH 2005
Intern, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1998-99
Resident, Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1999-2001
Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital, Boston, 2002-03
Schwartz fellow in spiritual care of patients, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2003
Chief fellow, Pediatric hematology/oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital, Boston, 2003-04
Health Services Research Fellow, Children's Hospital, Boston, and Harvard School of Public Health, 2003-05
Associate Director, Inpatient Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, 2004-05
Glaser Pediatric Research Network fellow, 2005-07
Interim Director, Inpatient Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, 2005-present
Associate Director, Pediatrics Core Rotation, Harvard Medical School/Children's Hospital, 2005-present

Current teaching and research interests:

Research Interests: My research focus is on physician-parent communication. A project currently underway is looking at understanding of prognosis among parents of children with caner, and factors associated with enhanced communication. I'm also working to explore quality of care at the end of life in children with cancer and quality care in children with poor health status.

Teaching Interests: Along with many other PCEP faculty members, I enjoy teaching Harvard medical students in a course called "Living with life-threatening illness," a course I took myself as a first year medical student. I'm also working to educate pediatric residents and oncology fellows and staff about symptom management at the end of life. A personal interest is spiritual care of patients and understanding the process of forming meaning in the illness experiences, and I am working to incorporate these interests into educational and research efforts.

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