Jacob N. Flores M.D.
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(Medical Director)
Education:
Undergraduate:
* Los Angeles Pierce College (1982-1984)
* University of Southern California (1985-1986)
Honors:
- U.S.C. Chicano Graduation Validictorian
- U.S.C. El Centro Chicano Outstanding Senior Award
- U.S.C. Psi-Beta Psychobiology Honor Society
- U.S.C. Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Society
Graduate School:
* Harvard University (1987 - 1988)
* University of California San Diego School of Medicine (Completed May 1992)
Honors:
- Principals of Pharmacology
- Physiology of Endocrinology, Reproduction and Metabolism
- Anesthesiology Clinical Rotation
- McGraw Hill Outstanding Medical Student Award (1989)
- Ciba-Geiby Outstanding Medical Student Award (1990)
- President of U.C.S.D S.O.M. & California Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association
- Commendation from the Catholic Archbishop of Tijuana and Mother Teresa for Founding a Volunteer Medical Clinic in a Poor Hillside Tijuana Community*.
*U.C.S.D S.O.M. Medical School Thesis Project:
Development of a Tijuana Hillside Community Clinic consisting of organizing and training the local residence. Bringing in medical staffing and establishing a referral network of medical care and nutritional assistance. Organized a study of children suffering from dehydration/malnutrition using multiple methods of diagnosis and treated these patients and measured outcomes.
Member of:
- Society Memberships
- Chicano Medical Association for California
- California Hispanic American Medical Association
- Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association
- American Academy of Home care Physicians
- American Academy of General Medicine
- American Medical Directors Association
- American Geriatric Society
- Fellow of the American College of Specialists in Geriatrics
Personal Accomplishments:
- Judo 5th degree Black Belt, Jiu-Jitsu 4th degree Black belt, Shorin-ryu Karate 3rd degree black
- Belt, Iaido 2nd degree black belt, Kendo 1st degree black belt.
- Coach of the Year for California Judo Inc. 2004
- Outstanding Community Services Award from Jewish Families Services 2006
- *Physician of the year for Vitas hospice 2006
"As a geriatric physician, I am committed to passionately serve the most challenged needy part of our society."
