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Jacquelyn M. Paykel, MD, MBA

Assistant Dean, Whole Health Education and Associate ProfessorMedical Education

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Jacquelyn M. Paykel, MD, MBA serves as Assistant Dean, Whole Health Education and Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Education for Alice L. Walton School of Medicine with Expertise in Whole Health. In this role, she serves as Thread Leader for Embracing Whole Health and provides institutional oversight on how Whole Health is utilized in the curriculum.

About

Career Highlights:

  • Founder & CEO, Lead Whole Health Consultant, and Whole Health Coach, S.H.E. Medical, LLC

  • Women’s Health Medical Director, Tomah VA Medical Center

  • Chief Well-being Officer, Chief Whole Health Service, Director of National THRIVE Program, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics

  • Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine

  • Assistant Professor, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

  • Lieutenant Commander and Medical Student Clerkship Director, United States Navy

Clinical Practice:

  • Physician of Gynecology & Integrative Medicine, Tomah VA Medical Center

  • Physician in Gynecology & Integrative Medicine, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics

  • Staff Physician, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin

  • Locum Tenens Physician, Prevea Health

  • Staff Physician, Riverside Medical Group

  • Staff Physician, Medical Associates Health Centers / ProHealth Care

  • Staff Physician, United States Navy

Education:

  • MBA in Leadership Development, Entrepreneurship & Strategy: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Kenan-Flagler Business School

  • Fellowship: University of Arizona Andrew Ceil Center for Integrative Medicine

  • Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology: University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

  • Internship in Obstetrics & Gynecology: University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics

  • MD: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

  • BA in Anthropology: University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Board Certification:

  • State of Wisconsin Medicine & Surgery License, Wisconsin Medical Board (1998-present)

  • Board-Certified, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (active)

  • Board-Certified, American Board of Integrative Medicine (active)

Honors & Awards:

  • Forum Innovation Awards (2023)

  • Disruptive Technology Award (2023)

  • Innovation Heroes Award (2023)

  • C-20 VHA Chai Care Award (2023)

  • Senior Innovation Fellow, Veterans Health Administration (2023)

  • Innovation Award, Veterans Health Administration (2022)

  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society, UNC Chapel Hill (2020)

  • Tampa Bay Business Journal Heroes at Work Award (2018)

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Menomonee Falls High School (2016)

  • Berlex Junior Faculty in Research Development Award (2015)

  • Leadership Award, University of Wisconsin Medical School (1994)

  • Phi Beta Kappa Graduate Scholarship (1993)

  • United States Navy Health Professional Scholarship (1992)

  • Summa Cum Laude Graduate, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1992)

  • Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1991)

  • Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (1991)

Boards, Advisory Committees, and Professional Memberships:

  • Diplomate, American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2004-present)

  • Diplomate, American Board of Integrative Medicine (2018-present)

  • Fellow, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (present)

  • Diplomate, Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society (present)

  • Member, American College of Healthcare Executives (present)

  • Member, American Medical Association (present)

  • Member, Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine (present)

  • Wisconsin Ambassador, The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum (2025-present)

  • Developer and Faculty, Whole Health Educational Program Development (DEEP Living Framework) (2024-present)

Research Focus and Interests:

  • Whole Health

  • Women’s Health and Advocacy

  • Veteran Health and Well-being

  • Human-Centered Health Care

  • Shared Medical Appointments

  • Physician and Health Care Staff Well-being

  • Healing Environments

  • Innovation and Implementation in Medicine

  • Spiritual Dimensions of Health and Healing

  • Health Systems Transformation

  • Systems-wide Strategic Planning

  • Leadership in Medicine

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