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Dr. Daniel Jacobs’ support for the UCF College of Medicine began in 2008, before the medical school even opened. He was a founding affiliated faculty member and served on the Interview Committee for candidates applying for the Charter Class of 2013. He is a preceptor for the third-year Neurology clerkship, actively mentors M1 and M2 students in the Community of Practice module and has served as a FIRE research mentor. Through his exceptional guidance and unwavering dedication, Dr. Jacobs achieved the distinguished rank of Full Professor in 2018.
Dr. Jacobs obtained his M.D. degree and completed his Neurology residency at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. He then completed a Neurology and Clinical Pathology fellowship (in behavioral neurology) at the University of Florida College of Medicine, studying under distinguished Professor Dr. Kenneth M. Heilman. Dr. Jacobs is board certified in Neurology with a special qualification in Vascular Neurology. He holds medical staff appointments at multiple hospitals in the region, including HCA Florida Osceola Hospital.
Here is what UCF medical students say about Dr. Jacobs:
- Dr. Jacobs has an impressive depth and breadth of clinical knowledge and his physical examination techniques are unmatched. He provides his students with a good balance of autonomy and guidance, allowing us to really experience examining a clinic patient from start to finish and then debriefing and pointing out specific learning points or technique improvements at the end.
- Dr. Jacobs really made sure I had a basis for each patient before we saw them, and he taught me the importance of focused histories that are relevant to the disease. He also showed me advanced physical exam maneuvers that can target certain nerves and how to perform cognitive assessments like MOCA. I was grateful to see memorable and rare cases that we were able to discuss.
- Dr. Jacobs would talk through the differential diagnoses and how to differentiate between the options. He would also describe what questions to ask to help differentiate between similar diagnoses.
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