Craig Jacobs, BFA, DC, FCCS(C), MSc

IDRR Scientist
Director, Clinical Education & Patient Care
Assistant Professor, Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
cjacobs@cmcc.ca 

Dr. Craig Jacobs is the Director of Clinical Education and Patient Care at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) and oversees nine clinics throughout the GTA. Dr. Jacobs holds a Master’s of Science from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto where he studied musculoskeletal injuries in professional dancers in international elite dance companies as well as conducted a systematic review of injuries in dancers. This is a special interest of his as he was previously a professional contemporary dancer with the Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was previously a primary clinician at CMCC’s Clinic at Sherbourne Health where he worked with underserved populations in downtown east Toronto. He was a Clinical Research Coordinator for the CMCC/UOIT Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation and a Core Scientific Team Member for the Minor Injury Guideline Development Project conducted for the Government of Ontario. Dr. Jacobs maintains a clinical practice in Toronto. He is currently on the national leadership team and clinical quality committee for GLA:D Canada which is an evidence-based education and exercise program for the rehabilitation of people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee. Dr. Jacobs was a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor and from 2014 through 2019 and trained hundreds of students and staff in Mental Health First Aid at CMCC. Lastly, he works to promote Evidence-Based Practice skill development and is on the planning committee for the Process of Integrating Evidence Conference for Complementary and Integrative Health Educators.