Jared W. Henricksen,
MD, MS-HPEd

Languages Spoken: English
Dr. Henricksen received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson and his Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He also received his MS-HPEd degree from MGH in Boston, MA. Dr. Henricksen is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics in the University of Utah School of Medicine. He also currently serves as the Intermountain Healthcare Simulation Consortium Medical Director for Intermountain Healthcare.
His academic interests include using simulation to enhance clinical education curriculums, improve patient safety initiatives and quality of patient care, and lead medicine towards high-reliability. A few specific goals related to simulation use include the following: enhance educational training and curriculum development; impact patient safety and quality improvement; improve training in relationship management skills; improve procedural techniques; teach leadership and communication skills; enhance team-training to teach reliability and psychological safety; improve hospital culture and clinician behaviors.
Patient safety, quality improvement, and risk management initiatives will all be impacted with simulation education and training. Incorporating simulation training into resident, fellow, and attending curriculum, as well as maintaining team training for all caregivers will lead to healthcare becoming an informed organization where learning and information sharing is constant. Simulation training will be used to teach generations of caregivers and Dr. Henricksen is dedicated to helping define what role simulation will play in the future of medicine.
Clinical Locations
Primary Children's Hospital
Pediatric Intensive Care UnitSpecialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) |
Dr. Henricksen received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin and completed his Pediatric Residency at the University of Arizona in Tucson and his Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He also received his MS-HPEd degree from MGH in Boston, MA. Dr. Henricksen is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Critical Care. He is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics in the University of Utah School of Medicine. He also currently serves as the Intermountain Healthcare Simulation Consortium Medical Director for Intermountain Healthcare.
His academic interests include using simulation to enhance clinical education curriculums, improve patient safety initiatives and quality of patient care, and lead medicine towards high-reliability. A few specific goals related to simulation use include the following: enhance educational training and curriculum development; impact patient safety and quality improvement; improve training in relationship management skills; improve procedural techniques; teach leadership and communication skills; enhance team-training to teach reliability and psychological safety; improve hospital culture and clinician behaviors.
Patient safety, quality improvement, and risk management initiatives will all be impacted with simulation education and training. Incorporating simulation training into resident, fellow, and attending curriculum, as well as maintaining team training for all caregivers will lead to healthcare becoming an informed organization where learning and information sharing is constant. Simulation training will be used to teach generations of caregivers and Dr. Henricksen is dedicated to helping define what role simulation will play in the future of medicine.
Academic Locations
Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments | Pediatrics
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Associate Professor (Clinical) |
Academic Divisions | Pediatric Critical Care |
Board Certification | American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics) American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine) |
Research Interests
- Use of Simulation to Improve Patient Safety
- Use of Simulation for Education and Assessment
Education History
Post Graduate Training | MGH Institute of Health Professions Health Professions Education MS-HPEd, 2020 |
Fellowship | LeBonheur Children's Medical Center Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow, 2008 |
Residency | Arizona Health Science Center Pediatrics Resident, 2005 |
Professional Medical | Medical College of Wisconsin Medicine M.D., 2002 |
Undergraduate | University of Utah Psychology B.S., 1998 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Troy L, Burch M, Sawicki JG, Henricksen JW (2022). Pediatric rapid response system innovations. Hosp Pract (1995), 1-6.
- Sawicki JG, Tower D, Vukin E, Workman JK, Stoddard GJ, Burch M, Bracken DR, Hall B, Henricksen JW (2021). Association Between Rapid Response Algorithms and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Children. Hosp Pediatr, 11(12), 1385-1394.
- Henricksen JW, Caplin D, Hemond J, Turner KM, Madden C (2020). The Complete Clinician Model . Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent), 14(33(3)), 492-496.
- Henricksen JW, Troy L, Siefkes H (2020). Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Simulation Use Survey. Pediatr Crit Care Med, 21, e908-e914.
- Henricksen JW, Altenburg C, Reeder RW (2017). Operationalizing Healthcare Simulation Psychological Safety: A Descriptive Analysis of an Intervention. Simul Healthc, 12(5), 289-297.
Book
- The Pediatric RRT Algorithm Committee - Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch, Debbie Bracken, and Brooke Hall (2020). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms, 2nd Edition (2nd). (Vol. 2nd Edition). Salt Lake City, Utah: Intermountain Healthcare.
- The Pediatric RRT Algorithm Committee - Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch, Debbie Bracken, and Brooke Hall (2018). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intermountain Healthcare.
Abstract
- Coker, Angela Caplin, Deirdre Flaherty, Brian Pease-Romero, Stefanie Dahmen, Wendy Presson, Angela Ou, Zhining Henricksen, Jared (2021). Simulation Stress: Positive Challenge or Negative Threat? Poster presentation at the 2021 Pediatric Academic Society meeting. [Abstract].
Other
- Jared W Henricksen, Mary Burch (2020). Pediatric Rapid Response Team Algorithms [External Version] published by Intermountain Healthcare and University Health to be used during pediatric rapid response events in hospital systems other than Intermountain Healthcare. There are 8 algorithms in the publication to be used by in-patient caregivers and the Pediatric Rapid Response Team as a guide when recognizing and treating deteriorating hospitalized pediatric patients. The project is similar to the original Pediatric Rapid Response Algorithms book, but it is accessed through a QR code available at this website: https://intermountainhealthcare.org/redcapsurveys/surveys/?s=879X7933NW. Intermountain Healthcare.
Video/Film/CD/Web/Podcast
- Deirdre Caplin, Joni Hemond, and Jared Henricksen (2021). "The Complete Clinician Model”, Accelerate University of Utah Health curriculum (2021). [Web]. Accelerate, University of Utah Health. Available: https://accelerate.uofuhealth.utah.edu/improvement/the-complete-clinician-model.
- Jared W Henricksen (2020). The Complete Clinician Model Video script written by me with video made by Kindea Labs at my direction. This short video describes The Complete Clinician Model which emphasizes the importance of gaining and improving relationship management skills as we engage in lifelong learning. [Video]. YouTube.