Jennifer G. Adams, MD, is the inaugural Frankfort Family Director of the Center for Empathy in Medicine. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Director of the Primary Care Residency Track, and a preceptor and attending physician at Gouverneur Health.
Dr. Adams brings deep expertise as a clinician, educator, and researcher to her leadership of the Center, where she is dedicated to advancing empathy as a foundational element of medical education. She works closely with leaders across the educational and clinical missions to design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive empathy curriculum spanning undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. A frequent speaker on empathetic healthcare, Dr. Adams has shared her work nationally and internationally and is committed to improving empathy training on a global scale.
