Jason Beste, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

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Contact

jasonbeste@creighton.edu
Public Health MPH (Master's)
School of Medicine
Internal Medicine Residency
PHX - Phoenix Health Sciences - 704U

Jason Beste, MD, MPH

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Dr. Jason Beste MD, MPH is an infectious disease and public health specialist who was named the inaugural Executive Director of the Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Beste is a two-time graduate from Creighton University receiving an undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences and his medical degree in the School of Medicine. Dr. Beste completed his residency training in Internal Medicine and Social Medicine at the Albert Einstein School of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY and an Infectious Disease fellowship and MPH at the University of Washington. Prior to coming to Creighton, Dr. Beste held faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School, the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Department of Global Health and Division of Allergy and Infectious Disease at the University of Washington. Dr. Beste's expertise is in health systems strengthening with a particular focus on post-conflict health systems. He has worked as the Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for Partners In Health in Liberia and Malawi and as a global health instructor and researcher for the University of Washington. He has spent the past decade working in a number of global health systems working to promote health equity and improved access to healthcare systems.

Research Focus

Health Systems Strengthening in Post-Conflict Settings

Department

Clinical Research and Public Health

Position

Associate Professor

Presentations

  • Sun A, Beste J, Shah S, Tobey M, Tripathi. RELAX: Implementation of Equity, Leadership and Advocacy Training for Rural Providers. Poster presentation at the National Rural Health Association 2022
  • Li D, Savochka L, Onofrey L, Bosibori D, Beste J, Farquhar C. Internal Medicine Education Seminars for Trainees in Naivasha, Kenya. Poster presentation at the American College of Physicians Conference. Chicago, IL 2022
  • Sun A, Beste J, Shah S, Tobey M, Tripathi. RELAX: Implementation of Equity, Leadership and Advocacy Training for Rural Providers. Poster presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine 2022
  • Lucien F, Kuye J, Cholopray E, Dure D, Kabeta A, Beste J, Kamara W, Luma M, Kesselly D. Ensuring Universal Access to Treatment and Care for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Implementation of a Patient-Centered Approach and Decentralized Model of Care. Poster Presentation at Health Systems Research Conference in Liverpool, UK 2018
  • Beste J, Mutaquiha C, Manhica I, Jose B, Fairia M, Creswell J, Wagenaar B, Cowan J. The effects of Xpert MTB/RIF testing and GxAlert on RR/MDR-TB diagnosis and linkage to care in Mozambique. Poster presented at 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health. Guadalajara, Mexico 2017
  • Beste J, Monroe-Wise A, Tatum A, Weber P, Small A, Wasserheit J, Bremner B, Farquhar C. The University of Washington Global and Rural Health Fellowship. Poster presented at Consortium of Universities for Global Health, San Francisco, CA. 2016
  • Herce M, Kalanga N, Wroe E, Keck J, Chingoli F, Gopal S, Bazile J, Beste J, Crocker J, Rigodon J. HIV-associated Kaposi Sarcoma Treated with Chemotherapy and ART in Rural Malawi. Poster presented at CROI, Seattle WA. 2015
  • Wroe E., Beste J, Rigodon J, et al. Novel Strategies For Improving Case Finding and Access to Care For HIV-Positive Patients with Non-communicable Disease In Rural Malawi. Poster presented at IAS, Melbourne, Australia. 2014