Jennifer L. Woodward, MD, MPH

Professional Background

Jennifer Woodward, MD, MPH, serves as Vice Chair of Clinical Services in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at The University of Kansas Health System. She is also the Medical Director of Ambulatory Operations and Population Health Informatics, where she leads clinical optimization and data‑driven innovation across the primary care enterprise.

Dr. Woodward maintains an active primary care practice and is triple‑boarded in Family Medicine, Clinical Informatics, and Preventive Medicine. In addition to her work at UKHS, she serves as the Medical Director of Quality and Performance Measurement at the American Academy of Family Physicians, guiding national strategies to improve care quality and outcomes in family medicine.

• BA, Bachelor of Arts in Microbiology , University of Kansas
• Residency, Emergency Medicine , Advocate Christ Medical Center- Oak Lawn, IL
• Residency, Preventive Medicine and General Public Health , University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
• Residency, Family Medicine , University of Missouri-Kansas City

Research

Overview

Dr. Woodward's areas of research interest include: social determinants of health, health equity, provider satisfaction and efficiency, clinical decision support tools, healthcare team-based care, and improving population health outcomes.