Michelle E Jacobs-Elliott

Michelle E Jacobs-Elliott, M.D.

Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean For Health Care Excellence, Community And Belonging

Department: MD-PSYCHIATRY

About Michelle E Jacobs-Elliott

Dr. Jacobs-Elliott began her academic career by receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida. She then pursued a Medical Degree at the University of Miami School of Medicine in Miami, Florida. After graduating from the University of Miami, she completed her psychiatry residency, as well as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry fellowship at the University of Florida. She currently works at the Student Health Care Center as a staff Psychiatrist.

Recently, Dr. Jacobs-Elliott was co-chair of a search committee for a Counseling and Wellness Center Psychiatrist position. She has also participated in various presentations on topics such as Depression in African American Women, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Mental Health Issues for Women. She plans to continue these in the future. Dr. Jacobs’s involvement with the Minority Mentors Program for the university has given her an opportunity to meet with undergraduate freshmen students as well as other university professors and staff from various departments. Due to these contacts she has also done some consulting with a member of the College of Nursing. In the future she plans to continue her service to the university by becoming involved with the admissions process for the University of Florida College of Medicine.

Education

Fellowship – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1995 · University of Florida
Residency – Psychiatry
1993 · University of Florida
Medical Degree
1990 · University of Miami

Board Certifications

  • Psychiatry
    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Clinical Profile

Specialties
  • Psychiatry
Areas of Interest
  • Adolescent depression
  • Depression
  • Generalized anxiety disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • Panic disorder

Accomplishments

Dr. Betty Stewart Fullwood Award
2018 · Black Community Awards
Woman of Achievement Award
1997 · YWCA
Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
1994 · Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida
Outstanding Student in Psychiatry
1990 · University of Miami