Dr. Heidi Chumley was named provost of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC School of Medicine) in 2020, where she is responsible for the strategic vision for academic quality and student outcomes. She also acts as the head of Adtalem Global Education’s Academic Council.

Dr. Chumley most recently served as executive dean of AUC School of Medicine since 2013 following an eight-year career at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, where she served as associate vice chancellor for educational resources and interprofessional education. Her responsibilities included fostering a vibrant learning environment supported by technology and other academic resources, as well as developing a center for interprofessional education and simulation. She also served for nearly four years as senior associate dean for medical education, responsible for admissions, curriculum and student affairs. Dr. Chumley also led initiatives in rural health, and cultural enhancement and diversity.

She has been recognized with national awards for teaching, leadership and scholarship, including the President’s Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine for leading the taskforce that created the national 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. She currently serves on the editorial board of Medical Teacher, the corporate board of Annals of Family Medicine and the Supervisory Council of the Sint Maarten Medical Center.

Dr. Chumley earned her doctorate degree in medicine from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, where she also completed her residency in family medicine and a fellowship in academic leadership. She completed an executive MBA at the University of Miami, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean. She received her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Abilene Christian University.