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Category(ies): Family Medicine | Physician | Preventive Medicine

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.

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"The College Doc: Knows a Thing or Two More than Dr. Google"
Jill Grimes, MD
Jill Grimes, MD

"The College Doc: Knows a Thing or Two More than Dr. Google"

4 Critical Tips for College Freshmen: Part IIII

4 Critical Tips for College Freshmen: Part IIII

A college health expert (& more importantly, experienced mom and campus doctor) shares four critical tips to help your new college student make a successful transition to college life, this part on when to call “911”.

4 Critical Tips for College Freshmen: Part III

A college health expert (& more importantly, experienced mom and campus doctor) shares four critical tips to help your new college student make a successful transition to college life, this part on “study” or “sleep” pills.

4 Critical Tips for College Freshmen: Part II

A college health expert (& more importantly, experienced mom and campus doctor) shares four critical tips to help your new college student make a successful transition to college life, this part on “blackout” drinking.

4 Critical Tips for College Freshmen: Part I

4 Critical Tips for College Freshman – Part I

A college health expert (& more importantly, experienced mom and campus doctor) shares four critical tips to help your new college student make a successful transition to college life: this part on homesickness prevention.

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