member of the International Society of Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP). I serve on the ISMPP Ethics and Standards Committee as Co-chair of the Code of Ethics work stream.

I am an ISMPP Certified Medical Publication Professional and earned medical writing certificates from the American Medical Writer’s Association and the University of Chicago. I earned my B.A at Swarthmore College and my PhD in Medical Sciences from Harvard University. I shared my medical writing expertise with others as an instructor in the Kenyon Institute in Biomedical and Scientific Writing as well as through many professional presentations at AMWA and DIA meetings.

 

​My Professional Presentations include:

• Jacobson JG. Data Quality Reviews: Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Accuracy. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2016, Orlando, FL.

• DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2016, Orlando, FL.

• Jacobson JG. Authorship Disputes, Contributions, and Responsibilities: It’s Not Just Herding Cats Anymore. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2017, Tucson, AZ.

• Taichman D, Clemow D, Jacobson JG. Improving the Reporting of Clinical Trials (panel discussion) DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2018, Palm Springs, CA.

• Jacobson JG. Good Publication Practice and Authorship. Annual Princeton Forum, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter. April 2018, Princeton, NJ.

• Jacobson JG. Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Accuracy. AMWA. October 2018, Webinar.

• Jacobson JG. Data Sharing Statements: The View from the Trenches. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2019, Orlando, FL.

• Jacobson JG. Promotional Aspects of Publications. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. 2020 Virtual Conference.

• Jacobson JG, Cleverley D, Zimmer J, Kodukulla M. Guiding Journal Targeting: Shooting for the Moon May Leave You Lost in Space (panel discussion). DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. 2021 Virtual Conference.

• Jacobson JG. Enhancing Publications Through Expanded Digital Content and Social Media. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Annual Forum. March 2022, Orlando, FL

• Jacobson JG. Shedding Light on Data Annotation and Data Accuracy Review. Annual Princeton Conference, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter. April 2023, Virtual

• Fosam H, Gertel A, Jacobson JG. Developing the Next Generation of Medical Writers. Annual Business, Professional Development and Networking Meeting, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter, June 2023, Oreland, PA

• De Tora L, Boyer J, Jacobson JG. Exploring the Interplay of Regulatory and Publication Writing. DIA Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications Forum, March 2024, Orlando, FL

• ​Jacobson JG. Medical and Scientific Publications at the Crossroads. Annual Princeton Forum, AMWA Delaware Valley Chapter, May 2025, Virtual

• Jacobson JG, Kuttab M, Soldavin K, Gegeny T. The Revised Code of Ethics - A Harmonization of Ethical Principles and Advances in the Field of Medical Publications. Annual Meeting, International Society for Medical Publication Professionals, May 2025, Washington, D.C.

• Jacobson JG. Navigating Difficult Author Interactions: There's More Than One Way to Herd a Cat. Annual Conference, AMWA, Phoenix, AZ (accepted as roundtable)