Education & Training
Medical School
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship
- Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center
Residency
Internal Medicine
- Kirksville Osteopathic Medical Center
Fellowship
Gastroenterology
- Botsford General Hospital
Boards
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine
American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology
Insurances
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Academic Information
Associate Professor of Medicine
Research Interests
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Medical Ethics
Areas of Expertise
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Medical Ethics
Awards & Honors
- 1991, 1992 Specialist Teacher of the Year; NRMC House of Staff
- 1994-1995 A.T. Still Staff Award for Excellence in Teaching
- 1994, 2000 Max Gutenshon, D.O. Merit Award for Teaching
- 1997 Governor’s Award in Excellence in Teaching
- 2009 Order of Socrates II-Dean of Medical Education MU
Current Professional Societies/Committees
- 1990 American Osteopathic Association member
- 1990 American College of Gastroenterology member
- 1990 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy member
- 1995 American Osteopathic Association, Internal Medicine Subspecialty Paper Review member
- 2010 Vice-President Boone County Osteopathic District, MO
- 2002 Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons Strategic Planning Committee member
- 2002 Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons Legislative Affairs Committee member
- 2006 Deep Sedation Committee, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics
- 2006 Mentoring Committee for GI Division
- 2009 Quality and Procedure Complication Committee
- 2010 Clinical Affairs Committee, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics
Former Professional Societies/Committees
- 1991-1994 Medical Records Committee, North East Regional Medical Center
- 1991-2003 Utilization Review Committee North East Regional Medical Center
- 1991-2003 Education Committee, North East Regional Medical Center
- 1994-2002 American Osteopathic Association, Internal Medicine Residency Review Inspector
- 1997-1998 Adair County, Vice President Board of Directors, Violence Intervention Services Program chairman ACOI Annual Convention Boston, MA
- 1999-2003 Medical Advisory panels for U.S. Representative Kenny Hulshof, 9th District, Missouri
- 2003-2014 Board Member American College of Osteopathic Internists
- 2006-2014 Member of the ACOI Ethics Committee
- 2007 Program Chair for ACOI National Convention Oct. Boston, MA
- 2010-2011 President-elect of the ACOI (October, 2010 to October, 2011)
- 2010-2014 Member of the ACOI Executive Committee
- 2011-2012 President of ACOI
- 2012-2013 Ethics Consultation Team, University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics
Publications
Peer Reviewed Papers
- Matteson ML, Bechtold ML, Winn J, Bragg JD, Russell CL. “Improving maintenance medication adherence in adult inflammatory bowel disease patients: A pilot study.” Accepted – Health Psych Res. 2013.
- Bragg, J. “Updated Recommendations for Diagnosis and Management of the US population for Hepatitis C.” J Am Osteopath Assoc., June 2013, 113:445-446 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2013.113.6.445/html?lang=en
- Jack Bragg, Review: Osteopathic Primary Care of the Patient with Inflammatory Bowel Disease JAOA September 2014, Vol. 114 #9 p. 695-701 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7556/jaoa.2014.139/html?lang=en