2. Résumé of Bruce K. Jacobson MD, CPDC page 2
• Administrative experience as department chairman, member of the
compensation committee and participation in Lean Six Sigma projects.
• Circle of Excellence Award from Ministry Healthcare as a member of a Lean
Six Sigma team that eliminated nursing overtime while maintaining quality of
care in the pre-operative evaluation setting.
Physicians Plus Medical Group – Madison, WI
General and Vascular Surgeon
Associate Clinical Professor UW – Madison Medical School 1991 – 1996
Physicians Plus Medical Group is a multispecialty medical group associated with the 300-bed Meriter
Hospital and multiple outlying medical clinics with 160+ providers. Bruce was one of seven general
surgeons.
• Managed 2000 patient visits per year from evaluation to diagnosis, treatment
and follow-up.
• Performed 800-1000 major surgeries per year with supervision of the
operating room team while teaching surgical residents (surgeons in-training)
and medical students.
• Triaged and handled 300 emergency encounters per year.
• Member of the quality assurance and credentialing committees.
• President of the Dane County Medical Society 1996.
• Co-organizer and teacher of an advanced laparoscopic surgery course for
regional surgeons.
Education
Physician Coaching Institute, CPDC 2016
• Certified Professional Life and Physician Development Coach.
Resident in Surgery, UW – Madison 1988 – 1991
• Published in The Journal of Pediatric Surgery.
• Presented research at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Surgical Society.
Resident in Surgery, UC – San Francisco 1986 – 1988
Yale University School of Medicine, MD 1982 – 1986
• Published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine and the Journal of Burn
Care and Rehabilitation.
• Presented original research at the annual meetings of the American Burn
Association and the Plastic Surgery Research Council.
• Ferris Prize for Scientific Research.
University of Wisconsin – River Falls, BS 1978 – 1982
• Chancellor’s Award for leadership and service.
