Jenna Garris

Executive Director, REACH Initiative

Distinction Track and Teachers of Quality Academy Program Administrator

BS, School Health Education, 2008

MA, Health Education, 2012

Graduate Certificate in Education for Health Care Professions, 2018

Jenna Garris joined the Brody School of Medicine in the Office of Medical Education in 2015. She was hired to manage and direct the daily operations of the Redesigning Education to Accelerate Change in Healthcare (REACH) initiative, which was funded by the American Medical Association Accelerating Change in Education grant program. In addition to REACH, Jenna administers the four medical student Distinction Track programs and serves as the administrative director for the Teachers of Quality Academy (TQA). She also serves as the planning director for the annual Medical Education and Quality Improvement Symposia. Jenna was recently accepted to participate in the American Medical Association’s Health Systems Science Scholars faculty development program that will begin in December 2022.

Jenna enjoys spending time with her family and attending her 7-year-old and 18-year-old’s sporting events. She loves to cook, garden, and read in her spare time.