Julie Jacob
Racine, WI USA
20 Years Experience
Professional Experience
I'm a versatile writer with a clear, concise writing style and a flair for crafting warm and engaging stories. My assignments have included profiling the president of an international service organization, describing the benefits of ballet, profiling the owner of a vintage clothing shop, interviewing a woman who survived a hurricane at sea, and reviewing an exhibit of presidential artifacts. Six years of working as a reporter for a national newspaper for physicians has also given me in-depth expertise in health care and medical issues, particularly health insurance and practice management issues. Please contact me if you're looking for a writer to do a human interest piece, feature story, or health care article for your publication or website. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.
Expertise
- Other, Specify 12 Years
- Reporter 12 Years
- Writer 20 Years
Specialty
- Lifestyle 20 Years
- Other, Specify 6 Years
- Medicine 12 Years
Industries
- Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 7 Years
- Association publication 6 Years
- PR (in-house) - Small to mid-sized corp. clients 12 Years
Media Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- She Magazine(6-10)
- Caledonia Patch(3-5)
- Chicago Tribune(3-5)
- HealthBiz Decoded(3-5)
- Milwaukee Magazine(1-2)
- Modern Healthcare(1-2)
- On Wisconsin(1-2)
- Real Business(1-2)
- BMJ(1-2)
- ACEP News(1-2)
- Racine Journal Times(6-10)
Corporate Client List (# Assignments Last 2 Yrs)
- Rotary International(3-5)
- Aurora Health Care(1-2)
Other work history
Six years as a reporter for the American Medical News, covering health insurance and practice management issues; six years as a writer for the American Dental Association News; one year as a staff writer for the Journal of the American Medical Association; freelance articles published in BMJ, Chicago Tribune. Racine Journal Times, Rotarian, Wisconsin Trails and other publications.
Technical skills
Website content management systems, Adobe Dreamweaver, Blackboard, Bright Cove
Foreign Language Skills
Some German
Computer skills
Proficient in Word; experience using both Windows-based and Mac computers.
Equipment
Laptop computer, cell phone, point-and-shoot digital camera, tape recorder.
References
Available on request
Awards
Society of National Association Publications Newswriting Award of Excellence, Silver Trumpet Award from the Publicity Club of Chicago
Associations
Association of Health Care Journalists Chicago Women in Publishing Wisconsin Health Care Public Relations and Marketing Society Association of Writers and Writing Programs
Health care
Financial incentives are spurring growth of electronic health records
(BMJ 8/9/2013)
This article explores physician use of electronic health records.
Keep staff by keeping salaries competitive
(American Medical News)
Practice management column that I developed and wrote.
For Attending Physicians, Tablets Steadily Replacing Slates
(HealthBiz Decoded 6/21/2013)
This article examined how physicians are using tablet computers as a tool for diagnosing conditions and entering information into electronic health records.
Break a leg: free health care for performers
(American Medical News 1/29/2001)
Guiding elderly care
(Modern Healthcare 5/4/2013)
Upcoming IVC Filter Data from the American Venous Forum
(Vein Magazine 7/1/2012)
Gen Y: The next patient wave
(American Medical News)
Welcoming or wary? Drug reps increasing
(American Medical News)
Healthcare Reform Sparks Rise of Private Marketplace
(HealthBiz Decoded 4/25/2013)
This article examines private health insurance exchanges -- what they are and how they are changing employer-sponsored health insurance.
Physicians still learning about United program
(American Medical News 9/4/2000)
Researchers Turn to Canine Clinical Trials to Advance Cancer Therapies
(JAMA 3/30/2016)
Waco hospital treated range of explosion injuries
(ACEP News 5/21/2013)
This story explored how an emergency department cared for victims of an explosion at a fertilizer plant.
How tough is life? One state has the facts and figures
(American Medical News)
UnitedHealthcare's new CEO is a people person
(American Medical News)
WellPoint is savvy but ... doctors are wary
(American Medical News)
Twenty Years after Folic Acid Fortification, FDA Ponders Expansion to Corn Mesa Flour
(JAMA 5/3/2016)
Can Nonhormonal Treatments Dial Down the Heat During Menopause?
(JAMA 1/5/2016)
On the Road to Interoperability: Public and Private Organizations Work to Connect Health Care Data
(JAMA 9/22/2015)
Interassociation Task Force Punts on Universal ECG Screenings for Athletes
(JAMA 6/8/2016)
New medical director optimistic Aetna's woes are fixable
(American Medical News)
Patient Access to Physician Notes is Gaining Momentum
(JAMA 5/25/2016)
Feature articles
Bicentennial Bash
(Wisconsin Trails 7/1/2006)
Feature article describing how people in Wisconsin celebrated on America's Bicentennial.
Ballet as a Balm
(She Magazine 2/2/2012)
Feature article on the benefits of ballet as exercise for adult women.
USO Supports Military Personnel, Families
(Chicago Tribune)
Brief feature article on new USO center at Great Lakes Naval Base.
Friendly Fashion
(She Magazine 12/1/2011)
Profile of a woman who runs a clothing boutique.
Meet Rotary's President
(Rotary International)
Profile of Rotary International's president.
A Family Matter
(Rotary International)
Feature article about a Rotary member who raised funds to build a blood lab in Togo.
Write Club
(She Magazine 12/1/2013)
This feature article profiles local women writers
Heroic Measures
(American Medical News)
Feature profile of a physician who rebuilt his practice after it was destroyed by a flood.
6 ways my dog taught me how to be a better proofreader
(Ragan Healthcare Communication News 2/14/2013)
This essay is a humorous take on how to improve one's proofreading.