Jill Grimes, MD, FAAFP, is a nationally recognized medical media expert and award-winning author of The ULTIMATE College Student Health Handbook: Your Guide for Everything from Hangovers to Homesickness. Dr Grimes is a writer for CNN Wellness and a former associate editor for the 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Young adults know her as the popular TikTok.CollegeDoc, offering straight talk and practical tips about anxieties, injuries, illness, drinking, inking and “all the things”. Dr. Grimes earned her undergraduate degree at Texas A&M, followed by her MD at Baylor College of Medicin, and has been a clinical instructor for UMASS Medical School since 2000. After over two decades of private practice in family medicine and seven years in university health, Dr. Grimes now splits her time between writing, speaking, teaching and working for public health initiatives. Many peers know her from hearing her speak at conferences such as the American Academy of Family Physicians, Pri-Med®, and Harvard Medical School.

A Minute to Win It: Create Your 60-Second Book Pitch to Impress Publishers, Engage Media, and Open Unexpected Doors
“What’s your book about?” Jill Grimes, MD FAAFP will lead a dynamic workshop to teach you how to create a compelling, 60-second pitch to reel in media, agents, publishers, and more!

















