New leadership roles were recently announced at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, including the appointment of a new chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Ashley Robbins, M.D., clinical associate professor, has been appointed the new OB-GYN chair, filling the role vacated by David Grainger, who retired from his academic faculty role. Dr. Robbins is both a student and resident alumna of KU School of Medicine-Wichita. Most recently, she served as the OB-GYN medical student clerkship director and fourth-year course director, while continuing an active practice at College Hill OB-GYN in Wichita.

Laura Tatpati, M.D., dean of KU School of Medicine-Wichita, has also announced the appointments of Colleen Loo-Gross, M.D., MPH, FAAFP, as the new associate dean for student affairs, and Mark Harrison, M.D., as the new associate dean for undergraduate medical education in the Office of Academic & Student Affairs at KU School of Medicine-Wichita.

Dr. Loo-Gross, associate professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine, earned both her medical and public health degrees from KU School of Medicine-Wichita. A faculty member since 2018, she has served in numerous educational roles and will now also lead as director of the Jager Academic Society. Her experiences as a clinician, faculty educator, assistant director coaching students across all four years, campus ombudsman, and chair of the Academic & Professionalism Committee make her exceptionally well-suited for this position. In her new role, Dr. Loo-Gross will help advance a precision medical education model that supports student success and well-being.

Dr. Harrison, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, received his medical degree from KU School of Medicine-Kansas City and completed his pediatrics residency at KU School of Medicine-Wichita, joining the faculty in 2003. He has served as clerkship director for Pediatrics since 2007 and has been an assistant director of the Jager Academic Society since the inception of the ACE curriculum. These experiences have prepared him well to lead curriculum development and faculty advancement, ensuring the continued excellence of our medical education program. He will maintain his clinical practice in family-centered outpatient pediatrics alongside his new administrative responsibilities.