CURRICULUM VITAE
Jessica L. De Santis PhD, MA, BS
Jessica L. De Santis PhD, MA, BS
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Director of Professional Development, PhD Educator, Administration Division
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Director of Professional Development, PhD Educator, Administration Division
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
Phone: +1 (414) 8056104 |
Email: jdesantis@mcw.edu |
EDUCATION: |
09/1991 - 05/1010 BS, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI |
08/1995 - 12/2015 MA, Alverno College, Milwaukee, WI |
09/1999 - 03/2020 PhD, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, WI |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
11/2023 - Present Assistant Professor and PhD Educator, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
11/2023 - Present Faculty Instructor and Education Specialist, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
02/2016 - 04/2020 Program Coordinator III, Education Chair, HSS Co-Chair, Office of Community Engagement, Medical College of Wisconsin |
04/2020 - 06/2022 Program Manager for Faculty and Staff Wellness and Development, Radiology Department, Medical College of Wisconsin |
02/2026 - Present Associate Director of Professional Development, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
RESEARCH ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
02/2016 - 04/2020 Program Coordinator III, Education Chair, HSS Co-Chair, Office of Community Engagement, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/2022 - 11/2023 Education Specialist Faculty Instructor, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
11/2023 - Present Assistant Professor and PhD Educator, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Certificates | Issued By | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin Teaching Certification | Wisconsin DPI | 06/2013 | 06/2020 |
Coaching for Leaders in Healthcare | Society for Education in Anesthesia | 03/2024 | None |
Rooted Leadership Professional Development | Kern National Network | 07/2025 | None |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2010 Graduation with honors for academic excellence and outstanding community service, Alverno College |
2018 Magnanimous Mentor Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Office of Research |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
08/2018 - Present Community-Campus Partnerships for Health |
09/2022 - Present Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine (AAPAE) |
09/2022 - Present Society for Education in Anesthesia |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Ad-Hoc Reviewer |
10/2020 - Present Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action |
12/2022 - Present The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine |
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INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
Local |
Jessica DeSantis, Community-Based Participatory Research Roundtable Series, 9-Part Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2016 - 05/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Medical Students Community-Based Participatory Research Roundtable Series, 4-Part Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2017 - 03/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Engaged Scholars: Mentoring Network, Marquette Community Engagement Symposium, Marquette University, 11/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Communications in Community Engagement, 6-Part Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2018 - 06/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Engagement by Student Role, 3-Part Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2020 - 03/2020 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring for Community Engagement: An Evaluation of the CE Scholars Mentoring Network, Guest Lecture - Community Health Improvement III, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/2020 |
Jessica DeSantis, Intergenerational Workplace: Responding to Different Generations in Academic Medicine, Professional Development Webinar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 10/2020 |
Jessica DeSantis, Radiology Mentorship Best Practices and Orientation, Professional Development Webinar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/2021 |
Jessica DeSantis, Radiology Mentorship Best Practices and Orientation, Professional Development Webinar, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/2022 |
Jessica DeSantis, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Strategic Conversations, Shared Guidelines, and Resonating Stories, MCW Anesthesia DEI Retreat, Milwaukee, 08/2022 |
Jessica DeSantis, CV Curation and Creation Workshop, CA2/3 Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2022 |
Jessica DeSantis, Creativity and Painting as a Strategy for Coping and Resilience, CA1 Wellness Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/2022 |
Jessica DeSantis, How Can We Stop Bias from Informing Our Decisions as Doctors in Milwaukee, CA 1 Workshop Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, CV Curation and Creation Workshop, CA2/3 Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Professional Communication in a Medical Career, PGY1 Professional Development Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Tips and Best Practices for Teaching in the OR, Anesthesiology Wide Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Creativity and Painting as a Strategy for Coping and Resilience, CA1 Wellness Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 12/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Feedback; How to Help Others Hear You, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Professional Decision Making, CA2/3 Workshop Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Faculty Coaching Readiness, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Conversations as Feedback; Diverse Ways to Educate, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, CV Curation and Creation Workshop, CA2/3 Lecture Series, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Professional Communication in a Medical Career, PGY1 Professional Development Lecture, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Best Practices in Medical Education, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 01/2025 |
Jessica DeSantis, Education Town Hall and Education Discussion for Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education Programming, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 04/2025 |
Jessica DeSantis, Milestone 1 part 1: Review of ACGME Milestones, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2025 |
Jessica DeSantis, Milestone 1 part 2: Review of ACGME Milestones, Anesthesiology FH Faculty Meeting, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2025 |
PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
National |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Engaged Scholars: Mentoring Network as an Institutional System to Impact Healthcare, APHA 2017 Annual Meeting & Expo: Community Engaged Scholars, 11/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Innovative Incorporation of a Community Engagement Core in an Academic Medical Center, Translational Science 2018 Conference, 04/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring in Community Engagement: Developing the Next Leaders of Community-Engaged Research, 2018 International Association for Research on Service Learning and Community Engagement Conference, 07/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Laura Gonzalez, Lara India, Using Applied Improvisation for Conflict Resolution, Society for Education in Anesthesia Annual Fall Meeting, 09/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Defining and Building Community: Theory into Practice, Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Annual Fall Meeting, 09/2023 |
Defining and Building Community: Theory into Practice, Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Annual Fall Meeting:, 09/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Outreach as a Core Component of Professional Development in Medical Education: A Two-Year Pilot Initiative, Innovations in Medical Education Online Conference, 02/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Outreach in Graduate Medical Education Curriculum and the Impact on the Perceptions of Residents on Careers in Healthcare, AAMC Central Group on Educational Affairs Annual Conference, 04/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, Anne Castro, Lara India, Maria Muravyeva, : Using the think-aloud method for improving self-regulated learning, Society for Education in Anesthesia Annual Fall Meeting, 04/2024 |
Jessica DeSantis, A Reflection of Data from Program Directors and Trainees on the Importance and Difficulty of Implementing Healthcare Disparities Education Across Eight Specialties, Association for Surgical Education Annual Meeting, 05/2025 |
Local |
Jessica DeSantis, The Collective Power of We: Breaking Stereotypes in Community-Engaged Research, Marquette Community Engagement Symposium, Marquette University, 11/2016 |
Jessica DeSantis, Continuing the Conversation: A Dialogue Around Community-Based Participatory Research, MCW Research Day, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Continuing the Conversation: A Dialogue Around Community-Based Participatory Research, Marquette Community Engagement Symposium, Marquette University, 11/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community Engaged Scholars: Mentoring Network as an Institutional System to Impact Healthcare, Marquette Community Engagement Symposium, Marquette University, 11/2017 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring in Community Engagement: Developing the Next Leaders of Community-Engaged Research, MCW DFCM 27th Annual Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring in Community Engagement: Developing the Next Leaders of Community-Engaged Research, MCW Research Day, Medical College of Wisconsin, 09/2018 |
Jessica DeSantis, Community-Engaged Medical Student Round Tables: Notes from the Field, MCW DFCM 28th Annual Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2019 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring in Community Engagement: Comparing Two Years of Faculty Development for Community-Engaged Research, MCW DFCM 28th Annual Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2019 |
Jessica DeSantis, How Community Engagement Supports Understanding of Social Determinants of Health, MCW DFCM 29th Annual Research Forum: Immersing into the Community, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2020 |
Jessica DeSantis, Mentoring for Community Engagement: Impact of the Community Engaged Scholars Mentoring Network, MCW DFCM 29th Annual Research Forum, Medical College of Wisconsin, 06/2020 |
Jessica DeSantis, Historical Look at Race in Medicine, MCW Anesthesia Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, 02/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, Building an Accurate Curriculum Vitae for Diversity and Inclusivity Efforts, MCW Pediatrics Residency Retreat, Medical College of Wisconsin, 05/2023 |
Jessica DeSantis, William Gross, Chelsea Willie, MCW Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds, Unseen Wounds: Recognizing and Responding to Cultural Insensitivity and Microaggressions in Healthcare, Medical College of Wisconsin, 08/2025 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
02/2016 - 04/2020 Member, Community Academic Advisory Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/2016 - 04/2020 Leadership Team, Milwaukee County Organization Promoting Prevention |
04/2018 - 04/2020 Leadership Team, Regional Community Engagement Network, multi-institutional network |
04/2018 - 04/2020 Leadership Team, Regional Community Engagement Network, Multi-Institutional Network |
04/2020 - 04/2025 Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Wellness Collaborative |
04/2021 - Present Leadership Team & Founding Member, Medical College of Wisconsin Staff Mentorship Steering Committee |
07/2021 - Present Member, Medical College Physicians Wellness Committee |
07/2022 - Present Leadership Team, MCW Anesthesiology Inclusivity Excellence and Resiliency Committee |
07/2022 - Present Member, MCW Anesthesiology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. De Santis, J. L., Castro, A. L., Simenz, C., Fairbanks, S. L., Malinowski, M., Zundel, M. T., & Nelson, D. (2025). How do trainees, program directors, and community partners view community-based healthcare disparities curriculum: An analysis of perceptions. The Journal of Graduate Medical Education. Currently Under Review. |
2. De Santis, J. L. (2020). Mentoring for community engaged research and its impact on competency and readiness of faculty and researchers to perform community engagement. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, Number 28022287. |
3. De Santis, J. L., O'Connor, S. P., Pritchard, K., Franco, Z. E., Ahmed, S. M., & Nelson, D. A. (2019). The collective power of we: Breaking barriers in community engagement through dialogue. Innovative Higher Education, 44(2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-018-9454-y |
4. Gauld, S. B., De Santis, J. L., Kulinski, J. M., McGraw, J. A., Leonardo, S. M., Ruder Weston Maier, E. A., & Tarakanova, V. L. (2013). Modulation of B-cell tolerance by murine gammaherpesvirus 68 infection: Requirement for Orf73 viral gene expression and follicular helper T cells. Immunology. 139(2), 197-204 |
5. Leonardo, S.M., De Santis, J. L., Malherbe, L. P., & Gauld, S. B. (2012). Cutting edge: in the absence of regulatory T cells, a unique Th cell population expands and leads to a loss of B cell anergy. Journal of Immunology. 188(11), 5223-6. |
6. Leonardo, S.M., De Santis, J. L., Gehrand, A., Malherbe, L.P., & Gauld, S.B. (2012). Expansion of follicular helper T cells in the absence of Treg cells: Implications for loss of B-cell anergy. European Journal of Immunology. 42(10), 2597–2607. |
Abstracts |
1. De Santis, J., Castro, A., Simenz, C., Zundel, T. M., Willie, C., Treat, R., Nelson, D., & Malinowski, M. (May 2025). A Reflection of Data from Program Directors and Trainees on the Importance and Difficulty of Implementing Healthcare Disparities Education Across Eight Specialties. Association for Surgical Education 2025 Annual Meeting. |
2. Simenz, C., Treat, R., De Santis, J., Fairbanks, S., Zundel, T., Willie, C., Castro, A., Malinowski, M., & Nelson, D. (June 2024). Promotion of equity-focused medical practice via community Engagement across medical residency programs. International Association of Medical Science Educators. |
3. Treat, R., De Santis, J., Nelson, D., Fairbanks, S., Zundel, M. T., Willie, C., Simenz, C., Castro, A. & Malinowski, M. (Aug, 2024). Changing Resident Perceptions of Health Disparities with Structured Community Engagement. AMEE- Association of Medical Education in Europe |
4. Castro, A. L., Treat, R., Malinowski, M., Fairbanks, S. L., Simenz, C., Willie, C., Zundel, M. T., Georgeades, C., Francis, J., Carlson, C., Longo, J., Ovide, J., De Santis, J. L. (Nov, 2024). A Community Outreach-Based Healthcare Disparities Curriculum Integrated into Professional Development for Graduate Medical Education Trainees: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Pilot Year One Learn Serve Lead 2024: The AAMC Annual Meeting |
