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Jason Morrow, MD

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Jason D Morrow, M.D.

Associate Professor

Dr. Morrow is an Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, where he is also the Howard and Betty Halff Professor of Medical Humanities & Ethics. Dr. Morrow is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He graduated with a BS in Biology and a BA in Philosophy from Trinity University in San Antonio and took his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, where he also received his PhD in Medical Humanities with a focus on Clinical Ethics. Dr. Morrow completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He then joined the faculty at Duke University where he was an academic hospitalist and Medical Director for Palliative Care at Duke Regional Hospital. He is the 2012 recipient of the Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award and the 2013 recipient of the Alpha Omega Alpha Edward D. Harris Professionalism Award. Dr. Morrow was founding Medical Director for Palliative Care Inpatient Consultation at University Health System from 2011-2020. He helps to lead the Ethics curriculum for the Long School of Medicine and teaches Ethics and Palliative Medicine to medical students, residents, and faculty on campus and around the country. He also enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and dogs, and hiking around San Antonio and the Texas hill country.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2004 - MD - Medicine - University of Texas Medical Branch
    • 2004 - PhD - Medical Humanities (Clinical Ethics) - University of Texas Medical Branch
    • 1996 - BS - Biology (Cum Laude) - Trinity University
    • 1996 - BA - Philosophy (Cum Laude) - Trinity University
    • Residency - Internal Medicine - University of Virginia Health Sciences Center
    • Internship - Internal Medicine - University of Virginia Health Sciences Center

    Appointments

    • 4/2019 - Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Incarnate Word, School of Osteopathic MedicineSan Antonio
    • 4/2012 - Howard and Betty Halff Professor for Medical Humanities & Ethics - UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio
    • 1/2012 - Faculty Associate, Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics - UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio
    • 7/2011 - Assistant Professor of Medicine - UT Health San Antonio, Medicine, San Antonio
    • 7/2011 - Medical Director Palliative Care Inpatient Consultation - University Health SystemSan Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 8/2018 - Present, Undergraduate Student Supervision, Trinity University, University Health System, and UT Health SA
    • 7/2018 - Present, Hospice and Palliative Medicine Selective, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 12/2015 - Present, Digestive health Nutrition, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 8/2015 - Present, Independent Study in Ethics, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2014 - Present, Endocrine Female Reproductive, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2014 - Present, Molecules to Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 4/2014 - Present, Renal and Male Reproductive, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 3/2014 - Present, Respiratory Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 9/2013 - Present, Medicine, Behavior Society, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 7/2013 - Present, Ethics Report for Residents, UT Health SA
    • 4/2013 - Present, Medicine Boot Camp and Intersession, UT Health SA
    • 3/2013 - Present, Practical Ethics for Healers, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 3/2012 - Present, Geriatric Palliative Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center
    • 1/2012 - Present, Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Texas Health Science Center

  • Publications

      Not Specified

      Morrow JD. A Personal Health Care Decision Texas Shouldn`t Make Texas Tribune 2018 Jul;. Morrow JD. Last Days of Life Hospital-Based Palliative Medicine: A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach 2015 Jan;. Morrow JD. Ethical Aspects of Patients and Families Secretly Recording Conversations with Physicians Journal of the American Medical Association 2015 Jan;. Morrow JD. ?Ethical Lives of Residents: Promoting Professionalism in Graduate Medical Education? http://alphaomegaalpha.org/news_2013_professionalism.html 2013 Jul;.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Internal Medicine/Hospice & Palliative Medicine