HJAR Sep/Oct 2021

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  SEP / OCT 2021 9 JENNIFER DILLAHA, MD Chief Medical Officer Arkansas Department of Health Jennifer Dillaha, MD, is the chief medical officer for the Arkansas Department of Health. She was previously the state epidemiologist and medical director for immunizations and outbreak response. Dillaha was the special advisor for strategic initiatives in the office of the director from June 2010 to April 2013 and director of the Center for Health Advancement from August 2005 to June 2010. Prior to joining ADH in 2001, she received a medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1994, followed by specialty training in internal medicine and subspecialty training in infectious diseases and in geriatric medicine.