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Quinnette B. Jones

Quinnette B. Jones

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and Community Health
Family Medicine and Community Health, Physician Assistant Program
quinnette.jones@duke.edu
Physician Assistant Program, DUMC 104780, Durham, NC 27710
800 S. Duke Street, Durham, NC 27701

Selected Publications

Venous Thromboembolism in Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals on Estrogen-Based Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy

Journal Article Journal of Clinical Medicine · May 28, 2026 Background: The use of estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy (E-GAHT) has been associated with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), but much of the evidence originates from data on cisgender women and from cohorts of transge ... Full text Cite

Identifying best practices for the delivery of sexual and gender minority content: a mixed-methods approach.

Journal Article J Sex Med · January 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: The importance of training healthcare providers to care for sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients is highlighted in the medical education literature; however, best practices for inclusion of this content in medical education are not well de ... Full text Link to item Cite

Changes in Transgender Health Curricula in Physician Assistant Programs Following the Implementation of Accreditation Standards in the United States

Journal Article Journal of Physician Assistant Education · December 10, 2025 Introduction – The Accreditation Review Commission on the Education of the Physician Assistant, which accredits all US Physician Assistant (PA) programs, published standards in 2019 which specifically required programs to include instruction on medical car ... Full text Cite

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in transgender individuals on estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy

Conference Blood · November 3, 2025 AbstractBackground:Historically, the use of estrogen-based gender-affirming hormone therapy (E-GAHT) ... Full text Cite

Interest in Fertility Preservation Among Adults Seen at a Gender Care Clinic.

Journal Article J Clin Med · September 1, 2025 Introduction/Background: Medical treatments received by transgender and/or gender diverse (TGD) people can impact fertility, yet the literature lacks data on factors that influence fertility decisions among TGD people. Specific Aim(s): This study aimed to ... Full text Link to item Cite

Using Reflection and a Systems-Based Approach to Foster Gender Inclusion.

Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · March 4, 2025 This article serves as a practical guide for physician assistant/physician associate (PA) educators regarding gender bias. Beginning with common language regarding bias, discrimination, and microaggressions, the work also illuminates the far-reaching conse ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical Learning and LGBTQ+ Health: Summary of a LGBTQ+ Health Clinical Rotation.

Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · December 1, 2024 INTRODUCTION: People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and people who identify as something else (LGBTQ+) experience barriers to health care including a lack of health care providers adequately prepared to care for them. The liter ... Full text Link to item Cite

Caring for Transgender Patients.

Journal Article Nurs Clin North Am · December 2024 Nurses working in a variety of settings may encounter transgender-diverse patients. It is important for nurses and all health care providers to understand and know how to care for and provide inclusive care. This article will discuss ways to provide inclus ... Full text Link to item Cite

An Analysis of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Curricula Inclusion: A National Study of Physician Assistant Programs.

Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · September 1, 2024 INTRODUCTION: The health professions education literature shows an increased focus on inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) content in curricula; however, it does not address hours of content or methods for content delivery. T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Feminizing Hormone Therapy and Associated Clinical Care

Journal Article Physician Assistant Clinics · July 1, 2024 Full text Cite

Masculinizing Hormone Therapy and Associated Clinical Care

Journal Article Physician Assistant Clinics · July 1, 2024 Full text Cite

COVID Collaborations: A Physician Assistant Program and Health Department Partnership.

Journal Article J Physician Assist Educ · September 1, 2022 The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the displacement of clinical-phase medical learners across the country. Physician assistant (PA) and other health professions programs were challenged to innovate and offer alternate learning experiences that ... Full text Link to item Cite

Treating Hepatitis C in a Substance Use Recovery Program: A Limited-Resource Group Model

Journal Article Nejm Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery · April 20, 2022 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are increasing among people with injection drug use, and these patients face multiple barriers to treatment. A primary care clinic, the Triangle Residential Options for Substance Abuse Medical Clinic, developed and implem ... Full text Cite

PA job availability in primary care during 2014 and 2016.

Journal Article JAAPA · July 2020 OBJECTIVES: The objective of this project was to evaluate demand for PAs by examination of job postings. We compared proportions of PAs in primary care with proportions of job postings in primary care in 2014 and 2016 and described job postings for PAs by ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementing standardized substance use disorder screening in primary care.

Journal Article JAAPA · October 2018 OBJECTIVES: This quality improvement initiative aimed to develop and implement a protocol for an alcohol and substance use disorder screening for primary care. METHODS: The Two Item Conjoint Screen was selected and a process was piloted by care teams. Qual ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementing standardized substance use disorder screening in primary care

Journal Article JAAPA · October 2018 ABSTRACTObjectives:This quality improvement initiative aimed to develop and implement a protocol for an alcohol and substance use disorder screening fo ... Full text Cite