Announcing the Appointment of Jennifer R. Kogan, MD, as Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
May 9, 2025
It is with great enthusiasm and pride that we announce the appointment of Jennifer R. Kogan, MD, as Vice Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania, effective July 1, 2025. With more than two decades of leadership experience in academic medicine, Dr. Kogan brings outstanding expertise, innovative ideas, and a deep commitment to the training and success of future physicians and educators.
A graduate of PSOM who completed her residency training and fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Kogan has served in numerous key leadership roles over the course of her career, most recently as Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education. Through her career, she has provided strategic leadership of the MD curriculum, spearheaded initiatives to improve assessment and feedback, and strengthened support for student success and well-being. Her leadership is instrumental in building an educational framework that reflects the evolving needs of learners and the profession.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Kogan has founded and directed several impactful programs, including the Measey Medical Education Fellowship and the PSOM Medical Education Area of Concentration—both of which have helped cultivate the next generation of clinician educators. She also founded and directed the PSOM Measey Primary Care Pathway Program designed to equip primary care interested medical students with the skills they need to become highly qualified, patient-centered physicians who will transform primary care. She is a tireless advocate for advancing faculty development within the clinical learning environment.
A Professor of Medicine and general internist, Dr. Kogan continues to care for patients as well as mentor students, bringing first-hand experience into her educational leadership. She has been a recipient of the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching and was a faculty inductee in the Gold Humanism Honor Society. Nationally, Dr. Kogan is recognized as a leader in medical education, with influential scholarship in the areas of assessment, feedback, and competency-based training. She has held leadership positions with the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine and the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, and she actively collaborates with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and National Board of Medical Education (NBME) to shape medical education, improve the teaching and assessment of competence, and foster research focused on assessment in medical education.
Dr. Kogan’s experience, vision, and deep understanding of the student and faculty experience make her uniquely suited for this role. She is collaborative and dedicated -- a steady and impactful presence in both clinical and academic spaces. Her appointment further strengthens Penn Medicine’s commitment to excellence in medical education and supports our strategic focus on preparing learners and leaders to meet the demands of a changing healthcare landscape.
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kogan on this well-earned appointment.
