Jessica Tate, MD

Dr. Tate graduated magna cum laude with her bachelor?s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. She received her medical degree from East Tennessee State University, where she received the faculty-selected Kevin Swabe Award. Dr. Tate completed her ... Read More residency training at the University of Florida pediatric residency program at Sacred Heart Health System, where she received the peer-selected Thomas Jenkins Residency Education Award, was selected as program delegate to the American Academy of Pediatrics and served as chairman of the program-evaluation committee. Dr. Tate is a certified pharmacy technician and a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Tate has special interests in newborn care, childhood safety and helping children and families develop healthy habits. During her residency, she performed research on safe car seat use. Dr. Tate lives in Gulf Breeze with her husband and their dog, Cooper. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outside and watching Tennessee football! In 2017, Dr. Tate was recognized by Professional Research Consultants (PRC) as a ?Five Star? healthcare provider who scored in the top 10% nationally on patient surveys where patients were asked to rate the care they received. Awards are based on how often patients gave their physician or provider a rating of excellent on the PRC survey question. PRC is a national healthcare marketing research firm that works directly with more than 2,000 hospitals and healthcare organizations.
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