Jennifer Hartmark-Hill receives association’s top award
Jennifer R. Hartmark-Hill, MD, FAAFP, a professor of family and community medicine and director of the Narrative Medicine and Health Humanities Program at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, received the Arizona Medical Association’s Distinguished Service Award.
Jennifer Hartmark-Hill, MD
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The award is the association’s highest honor and recognizes those who have demonstrated unparalleled excellence, dedication and leadership in medicine. Hartmark-Hill, a previous president of the association, has been a driving force behind health care workforce initiatives, striving to address critical shortages and improve physician training pipelines.
“I see it as a huge privilege to be able to show up and invest in other people,” Hartmark-Hill said in her acceptance speech. “I love teaching our students and mentoring them and also engaging in advocacy to hopefully improve the system for them as they go forward.”
Jason Jameson, MD, an assistant clinical professor of surgery in the Division of Urology at the College of Medicine – Phoenix and president-elect of the association, said Hartmark-Hill’s career is a testament to the profound impact a dedicated physician can have on patients, students and the broader medical community.
“Through her unwavering commitment to service, education and advocacy, Dr. Hartmark-Hill has left an indelible mark on Arizona’s medical community,” Jameson said. “Her leadership, mentorship and compassion more than qualify her as a truly deserving recipient of ArMA’s Distinguished Service Award.”
Hartmark-Hill said the most pressing issue in her field is ensuring excellent patient-physician relationships and incorporating humanities and narrative medicine-informed approaches into lifelong learning for both trainees and practicing health care professionals.
“We know from research evidence that integrating humanities in medical education really helps future physicians to be even more skilled and competent clinicians who can connect with patients and colleagues in a compassionate manner that improves outcomes,” Hartmark-Hill said.
A version of this story originally ran on the U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix’s website.