Biographical summary
J. Colt Cowdell, M.D., M.B.A., is a hospital internal medicine practitioner. His clinical focus includes:
- Providing high-value care to patients in the hospital setting
- Inpatient management of sepsis
- Optimizing patient experience
- Understanding quality improvement tools to enhance patient care
- Resident education and curriculum design
- Utilizing simulation to provide learner training
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2018
Chief ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2017
ResidentInternal Medicine, Programs in Florida, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2014
MBAArizona State University School of Business
- 2014
MDUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
- 2009
BSE - Biomedical Engineering, Honors CollegeArizona State University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2017
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2025
Top Rated PosterMayo Clinic 2025 Forward: Building Trust to Shape the Future of Quality and Human Experience
- 2024
Individual Service Excellence Award Mayo Clinic
- 2023
2022 Award of DistinctionMayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development
- 2021
Top Trainee Project
Mayo Clinic Value Symposium
- 2020
MCSGME Patient Safety AwardMayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education
- 2018
Wildcard Winner for Innovative PosterSociety of Hospital Medicine
- 2017
Chief Resident AwardAmerican College of Physicians
- 2017
Chief Resident AwardFlorida Chapter American College of Physicians
- 2017
Top Quality PosterInternal Medicine Research Week, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2017
Top Quality Resident AwardResidency Program, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2016
Invited Resident AdvocateAmerican College of Physicians
- 2016
Resident AdvocateLeadership Experience, State Legislation and Advocacy, American College of Physicians
- 2013
Gold Humanism Honor Society MemberUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine
Professional memberships
- 2026
MemberDirector Selection Committee, Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2024 - present
Co-FounderHospital Medicine Interest Group, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2023 - present
MemberEducation Committee, Department of Nursing
- 2023 - present
Physician LeadExecutive Subcommittee, Quality Review Board, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2023 - present
ChairQuality Review Board, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2023 - present
MemberFacility Planning Committee, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2022
MemberABIM Board Passage Task Force, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2022
Abstract ReviewerFlorida Value Symposium, Mayo Clinic Quality Academy
- 2022 - 2023
Physician LeadReadmission and Escalation Workgroup, Advanced Care at Home, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2021
Physician MemberAPP Recruitment Committee, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2021 - 2024
Physician LeadMedication Error Workgroup, Advanced Care at Home, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2021 - 2023
ChairQuality Workgroup, Advanced Care at Home, Mayo Clinic Enterprise
- 2020 - 2021
MemberPhysician Recruitment Committee, Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2020 - 2021
MemberAmerican Academy of Physician Leadership
- 2020 - 2023
MemberQuality Review Board, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Department of Education Administration
- 2019 - present
Florida RepresentativeOffice of Quality Improvement Scholarship, Mayo Clinic Quality Academy
- 2019
Abstract ReviewerMayo Clinic Quality Conference, Mayo Clinic Quality Academy
- 2018 - 2023
MemberSepsis/Shock Quality Improvement Team, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2018 - present
MemberCommittee on Primary Campus, Educational Assignment and Absence Appeals Review, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2017 - present
MemberClinical Competency Committee, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2017 - 2021
MemberPatient Experience Committee, Mayo Clinic in Florida
- 2017
Poster JudgeFlorida Chapter Semi-Annual Meeting, American College of Physicians
- 2017 - 2019
MemberQuality Committee, Department of Medicine
- 2016 - present
MemberSociety of Hospital Medicine
- 2014 - 2016
Resident RepresintiveInternal Medicine Residency Program, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2013 - present
MemberGold Humanism Honor Society
Publications