Jay Dirks, MD
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Contact Info
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Program Director, Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Faculty, Metro Physician Associate Program
Faculty, Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Faculty, Rural Physician Associate Program
MD, University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota North Memorial Family Medicine Residency
Summary
Jay Dirks, MD, joined the University of Minnesota Medical Center Family Medicine Residency faculty in 2014 and is now faculty at Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency. Previously, he practiced full spectrum family medicine in the western suburbs of Minneapolis. His medical interests include office-based procedures including POCUS, pediatric care, non-traditional visits (e-visits, telephone visits), and quality improvement. He also enjoys working with medical students through the University of Minnesota Rural Physician Associate Program (RPAP).
Expertise
Family medicine
Awards & Recognition
Fellow of American Academy of Family Physicians
Professional Associations
MAFP, AAFP
Research
Research Summary/Interests
Improving Vaccination Rates in Adolescent Somali Refugees
Research Funding Grants
AAFP Foundation Grant
Publications
R. Pratt, S. W. Njau, C. Ndagire et al., ‘‘We are Muslims and these diseases don’t happen to us”: A qualitative study of the views of young Somali men and women concerning HPV immunization, Vaccine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.03.006
Teaching
Courses
University of MN Department of Family Medicine Leadership and Finance Course presenter
University of MN Department of Family Medicine Resident POCUS Course presenter
Clinical
Board Certifications
American Board of Family Medicine
Clinical Interests
Quality Improvement, Office procedures, Pediatrics including improvement in vaccination rates, Teaching medical students and residents