Program:
Start Year:
2024
Why did you choose Duke for your residency training?
There is something to be said about having a "gut feeling." When I interviewed at Duke, it just felt right. My approach to finding a program was first to reflect and consider what kind of physician I wanted to be, and second to find the program I felt aligned with my values and goals and would help me become that person. In addition to having a large research infrastructure and a great reputation, the collegiality and emphasis on compassion are exactly what I was looking for in a program. I chose Duke not only for the program itself but because of the amazing people, community, and location!
What excites you about the residency program at Duke Ob/Gyn?
I am excited to learn and grow with some of the best ob/gyn physicians this country has to offer! I'm excited to interact with students, providers and community members, and truly be a part of something larger than myself. I'm also excited to build friendships with my co-residents and celebrate everything from small wins to life-changing moments to everything in between.
What are your career goals?
My big-picture career goal is to be the best physician I can be and have a fulfilling career seeing a diverse group of patients! More specifically, I envision myself working at an academic institution with my time split between research, teaching and clinical practice. These three elements; research, education and clinical excellence I feel are the heartbeat to what makes a good physician! I am particularly interested in medical education and would love to one day have a hand working in leadership at a medical school or residency program. I also have a personal goal to inspire men to enter the amazing field of ob/gyn! Although I will do my best to keep an open mind, maternal-fetal medicine is the field that made me fall in love with ob/gyn!
Describe your research interests/goals:
I love research and have many areas of interest! My research the last few years has focused on opioid use disorder in pregnancy and how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) influence pregnancy and beyond. The field of ob/gyn research is so expansive and my research goals are simply to contribute to studies with new and exciting results that can benefit patients at large.
What are your hobbies?
Collecting vinyl records, going to concerts, playing basketball, running, trying new restaurants with friends and loved ones!
Education & Training
Undergraduate school & graduation year:
University of South Dakota, 2020
Medical school & graduation year:
TCU Burnett School of Medicine, 2024
Awards & Honors
Faculty selected best medical thesis, TCU Burnett School of Medicine, 2024
Faculty selected case presentation finalist, TCU Burnett School of Medicine, 2023
Rubin Sztajer Holocaust Memorial Scholarship, TCU Burnett School of Medicine, 2021, Medical Biology Department Scholarship, University of South Dakota, 2020
Publications
Jacobs, Benjamin, Alexander Testa. Functional Disabilities and Food Insufficiency During Pregnancy: Results from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Journal of Women’s Health. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2023.0237
Testa, Alexander, Benjamin Jacobs, Lixia Zhang, Dylan Jackson, Kyle Ganson, Jason Nagata. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Prescription Opioid Use During Pregnancy: An Analysis of North and South Dakota PRAMS, 2019-2020. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth 23, 602 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05925-7
Jacobs, Benjamin, Marcel Kerr, John Broadnax, Eric Anderson. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) reduces Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) in patients using Opioid analgesics for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. Interventional Pain Medicine, 2023; 2(3):100275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2023.100275
Ali, Arsalan, Benjamin Jacobs, Artee Gandhi, Meredith Brooks. Baastrup’s Disease in Pediatric Gymnasts. Children, 2022; 9(7):1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9071018
Yaeger Jazmine, Kevin Krupp, Benjamin Jacobs, Bernard Onserio, Brandon Meyerink, Jacob Cain, Patrick Ronan, Kenneth Renner, Ralph DiLeone, Cliff Summers Orexin 1 receptor antagonism in basolateral amygdala shifts the balance from pro- to anti-stress signaling and behavior. Biological Psychiatry, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2021.12.019
Jacobs, Benjamin, DenYelle Baete, Mark Beard, Dawn Bragg, Gerald Yutrzenka. Medical Students' Perceptions of American Indian-Focused Educational Experiences. South Dakota Medicine, 2021Sep;74(9):408-412. PMID: 34461679.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34461679/
Presentations
BM Jacobs, M Kerr, J Broadnax, E Anderson. Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Reduces Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MME) For Chronic Non-Cancer Pain. North American Neuromodulation Society 2024
BM Jacobs, AM Testa, L Zhang, M Jackson, K Ganson, J Nagata. Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Increases Opioid Use During Pregnancy. ACOG Annual Scientific 2023
BM Jacobs, AA Alia, J Healy, R Sobolewski, S Finkenstaedt, K Pagidas. Gender Trends in Medical Residency: An Analysis of AAMC Data from 2014-2022. American Medical Association Region 3 Physician of the Future Summit 2023
AA Ali, BM Jacobs, A Ghandi, M Brooks 2022 A Case Series of Atypical Back Pain in Pediatric Athletes. UNT Research Appreciation Day 2022
BM Jacobs, JDW Yaeger, KT Krupp, JJ Gale, CH Summers 2020 Orexins regulate fear through type 1 receptors on excitatory neurons in the basolateral amygdala. Sanford Research Symposium 2020
nt Research Symposium, Durham, North Carolina, United States, August 5, 2022