Jake Luty, M.D., FACP (he/him)
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, School of Medicine
- Director of Inpatient Quality & Safety, Department of Medicine
- Co-Director Division of Hospital Medicine Faculty QI Curriculum
Biography
Dr. Luty graduated with his BS in Biology from University of Portland in 2008 and spent a year in the Collaborative Genetics Resources Group at the OHSU West Campus performing research in Molecular Genetics and Neurobiology prior to attending medical school and Internal Medicine Residency at OHSU. Subsequently, he served for 1 year as the Chief Resident of Quality & Safety at the Porland VA Medical Center before joining the Division of Hospital Medicine in 2017. He served as the Medical Director of Performance Improvement for GME from 2017-2020. Since 2021, he has served as the Director of Inpatient Quality & Safety for the Department of Medicine. He also serves as an Intake Hospitalist and works on an AHRQ Grant, DATAEYES, which is studying the contributions of the electronic medical record to diagnostic error. His clinical and research interests include health system improvement, change management, curriculum development, and faculty development. He enjoys running, swimming, playing water polo, trying new local microbrews, playing board games, and spending time with his wife and four children.
Education and training
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Degrees
- B.S., 2008, University of Portland
- M.D., 2013, Oregon Health & Science University
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Internship
- Oregon Health & Science University, 2014
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Residency
- Oregon Health & Science University, 2016
- Chief Resident in Quality & Patient Safety: VAPORHCS/Oregon Health & Science University, 2017
Memberships and associations:
- American College of Physicians
- Society of Hospital Medicine
Areas of interest
- Health System Improvement Science (Quality Improvement & Patient Safety)
- Change Management
- Faculty Development
- Curriculum Development
- Diagnostic Error
Additional information
Honors and awards
- 2021 OHSU CPD QI Impact Award
- 2020 OHSU Internal Medicine Faculty Teaching Award
- 2017 OHSU Professional Staff Award, Outstanding Contribution in Clinical Quality & Systems Based Care
Publications
Elsevier pure profileSelected publications
- Ferguson B, Luty JT, Street SL, Woodall A, Wilmot B, Grand KA. Genetic burden of CRH and serotonin gene polymorphisms is associated with HPA axis activity in rhesus macaques (M. mulatta). Genes Brain Behav. 2012 Nov; 11(8): 949–957.
- Dueker J, Luty JT, Perry DA, Izumi S, Fromme EK, DiVeronica M. A Resident-Led Initiative to Increase Documentation of Surrogate Decision Makers for Hospitalized Patients. Journal of Graduate Medical Education: 2019 June; 11(3): 295-300.