Heidi Chumley, MD, MBA
Biography
Dr. Chumley has a 25 year history in medical education including both allopathic and international medical schools. Prior to her current role as COO, she served as Dean, RUSM from 2021-2024, Dean at American University of the Caribbean from 2013-2021, and Senior Associate Dean / Associate Vice Chancellor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine from 2008-2012.
She was recently selected for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine’s (STFM) Bishop society, which recognizes senior leaders in Family Medicine. She also received the STFM President’s Award for leading the taskforce that created the first national (US) Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum. She is an editor of the textbooks Color Atlas in Family Medicine, Color Atlas in Internal Medicine, and Color Atlas for Pediatrics.
- Undergraduate Degree: BA, Biochemistry, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX, 1991
- Medical/Doctoral Degree: MD, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 1996
- Residency: Family Medicine, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 1996 - 1999
- Fellowship: Academic Leadership Fellowship, University of Texas, Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
- Other Degrees/Training:
- MBA, with specialization in Latin America and the Caribbean, University of Miami, Miami, FL
- Executive Leadership Academic Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine – Philadelphia
- Medical Education
- Leadership
- Primary investigator (PI) and other lead roles on Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) training grants in medical student education, residency training, and faculty development, spanning 13 years.
- Editor on five textbooks: Color Atlas of Family Medicine 1st, 2nd, and 3rd editions; Color Atlas of Internal Medicine; Color Atlas of Pediatrics
- Over 30 peer reviewed journal articles on medical educational topics, including:
- Chumley H. Mega-evolutions in medical education: Helpful or harmful to higher cognitive skill development? JASP. 2021 Feb; DOI: 10.1111/jasp.12759.
- Chumley H. Cost of failure in the context of social mission. Med Teach. 2018 Dec;40(12);1200.
- Chumley H, Chessman A, Hobbs J, Clements D, Numzing T, Cochella S, Hatch R, Margo K and Shokar G. STFM unveils the National Family Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Website. Ann Fam Med. 2012 May-Jun;10(3);275-6.
- Chumley H, Magrane D. Energising a faculty medical education retreat with liberating structures. Med Educ. 2011 May;45(5):529-30.
- Chumley H, Honeck S, Kennedy M, Meyer M. The Kansas Medical Student Loan program: a successful tuition-service exchange model. Acad Med. 2010 Nov;85(11):1676.
- Delzell JE Jr, Chumley H, Webb R, Chakrabarti S, Relan A. Information-gathering patterns associated with higher rates of diagnostic error. Adv Health Scie Educ Theory Pract. 2009 Dec;14(5)697-711.
- Pangaro L, Bachicha J, Brodkey A, Chumley H, Fincher R, Gelb D, Morgenstern B and Sachdeva A. Expectations of and for Clerkship Directors: A Collaborative Statement from the Alliance for Clinical Education. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 2003; 15(3).
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