Kimberly D. Lomis, MD, FACS, is the ninth President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the only US foundation dedicated to health professions education. In that capacity, she sets strategy for grant-making, convening, and other programming to support the Macy Foundation's priorities of promoting interprofessional collaborative practice; preparing health professionals to address ethical dilemmas; and advancing equity, diversity, and belonging across the health professions workforce.
An early voice in exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on health professions education, Dr. Lomis promotes the responsible integration of AI nationally and internationally and serves as a subject matter expert for the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and as a member of the T-CAIREM International Advisory Board. She is also active in the National Academy’s Global Forum on Innovations in Health Professional Education. Dr. Lomis is a leader in advancing competency-based education across professions and is a member of the International Competency-based Health Professions Educators Collaborative.
From 2018-2026, Dr. Lomis served as Vice President for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association. She steered the AMA ChangeMedEd® Initiative, partnering with UME, GME, and CPD programs to impact medical learners across the United States in areas such as competency-based medical education, health systems science, master adaptive learners, coaching, physician workforce, learner & faculty wellbeing, and change management. Dr. Lomis designed and launched AMA’s $12 million Precision Education grant portfolio, leveraging data and technology to personalize and enhance medical education across the continuum.
Prior to joining the AMA, Dr. Lomis served as Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she guided the implementation of a competency-based curricular revision. She has held multiple national and international leadership roles in medical education, including roles with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the Coalition for Physician Accountability, the National Collaborative for Improving the Clinical Learning Environment (NCICL), and the Ottawa Conference on Assessment. She is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
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