Jill M. Prafke, MD

Dr. Jill Prafke is certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology, practicing at The Women’s Group in Pensacola, Florida.

Dr. Prafke was born in Chicago, Illinois. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology in 1983 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in German in 1986 from the University of Illinois, Urbana. In 1990, she received her medical degree from the Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine.  Dr. Prafke completed her residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1994. She practiced for six years in Riverside, Illinois before relocating to Pensacola and joining The Women's Group in September 2000.

She is the OB Gyn Clerkship Director for the Florida State University College of Medicine Regional Campus - Pensacola. She has been a clinical instructor for the FSU medical school, third year rotation in OB/Gyn since the inaugural class in 2003. Her ongoing interest in patient safety led her to the Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Online Master's Program for Health Care Professionals at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and she completed a Master of Jurisprudence in Health Law in 2011. Dr. Prafke is a member of the Florida Medical Association and the Escambia County Medical Society.

As of January 1, 2025, Dr. Prafke will retire from private practice and will continue to teach for Florida State University College of Medicine, Pensacola Regional Campus.

"It is an honor and a privilege to care for patients at The Women's Group, but it is time for me to make this career change, to retire from clinical practice and focus on teaching the next generation of medical professionals.  I have complete confidence that my patients will be well cared for by my physician partners and the entire Women's Group staff." - Jill M. Prafke, MD.