Jacob was born in Denver and grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his undergraduate degree in Health Sciences at The Ohio State University in 2020. During his time at Ohio State he spent a summer volunteering in an Emergency Room in Nepal, and developed a passion for medicine. He became a certified Emergency Medical Technician during his senior year, and worked as an EMT in Columbus providing medical care to patients throughout the first year of the pandemic. He began a Physician Assistant Master’s program at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During his clinical year of PA school he traveled to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, New Mexico, California, and Wyoming training in various specialties including Pediatrics and Family Medicine. He obtained his Masters in Physician Assistant Studies in 2023. Jacob has always dreamed of returning to Denver where he now lives with his girlfriend. He enjoys hiking, skiing, playing rec sports, and watching the Cleveland Browns.