Email

jcbenjam@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Academic General, DEIT
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine

Director of Technology

Pediatrics
Academic General Pediatrics
Center for Research Innovation and Scholarship
Houston, Texas United States

Education

Postdoctoral Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

11/2016 - Columbus, Ohio United States

Residency at Metro Health Medical Center

11/2014 - Cleveland, Ohio United States

Postdoctoral Training at Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health, 2007

London, United Kingdom

MBBS from Christian Medical College

Vellore, India

MS from Ohio State University

10/2016 - Columbus, Ohio United States

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

Honors & Awards

Certificate of Excellence in Pediatric Research Day

First place

Metro Health, 2014

Senior Resident Teaching Award

Metro Health, Case Western Reserve, 2014

Biannual Audit Presentation

Second Prize

Hammersmith Hospital, London, 2005

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Teaching and Evaluation

Baylor College of Medicine (05/2022)

Certificates of honor and proficiency in Community Medicine, ENT, Forensic Medicine, and Ophthalmology

Christian Medical College, India, 2000

Professional Statement

I am passionate about education and caring for children with complex needs. I work in the Complex care clinic which caters to children with special needs and precept residents in the pediatric clinic. My interests are curriculum development for resident education and to improve the care of children with special needs.

Videos

Selected Publications

• J Benjamin, HE Miller, S Lowis, PM Sharples. "Neurological Outcome in children presenting with brain tumors in the South West region.." Current Paediatrics. 2006 Apr;16(2):144-151.
• Benjamin J, Groner J, Walton J, Noritz G, Gascon GM, Mahan JD "Learning in a Web-Based World: An Innovative Approach to Teach Physical Examination Skills in Patients with Neurodisability." Acad Pediatr. 2018 Aug;18(6):714-716. Pubmed PMID: 29518544
• Francesca W Basile , Jaime Petrus, Catriona Gates , Sarah H Perry , Jennifer Benjamin, Kevin McKenzie, Kajal Hirani, Cam Huynh , Florence Anabwani-Richter , Heather Haq, Diane Nguyen "Increasing access to a global health conference and enhancing research capacity: Using an interdisciplinary approach and virtual spaces in an international community of practice." J Glob Health. 2022 Jul 6; Pubmed PMID: 35787518
• J Benjamin , K Roy , G Paul , S Kumar , E Charles , E Miller , H Narsi-Prasla, J D Mahan , S Thammasitboon "Improving resident self-efficacy in tracheostomy management using a novel curriculum." 2020 Nov 3; Pubmed PMID: 33204834

Memberships

Academic Pediatric Association

Texas Pediatric Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

The International Associatio for Health Professions Education (AMEE)

Associate Fellow AMEE (09/2022)