Komal Kochhar, M.D.

Dr. Kochhar is the Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs Data Analytics and the Director for Research in Medical Education.  She is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology at the Indiana University School of Medicine.  She received her MBBS (MD) degree from Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India in 1994.  Upon completion of medical school, Dr. Kochhar served as a House Surgeon in Delhi until 1999.  She obtained her master’s degree in health administration (MHA) from Indiana University in 2003.

Dr. Kochhar was selected as a Fellow in the Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program by the Association of American Medical Colleges. She has served in several leadership roles in national societies including, Program Planning Committee Member, International Committee Chair, and a 3-yr term as President of the Society for Directors of Research in Medical Education; as well as the Program Co-Chair, Member-at-Large, and a 3-yr term as Chair of The Generalists in Medical Education. In 2024, Dr. Kochhar was elected to serve a 4-year term as Chair of The Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs.

Fillmore EP, Brokaw JJ, Kochhar K, Nalin PM.  “Understanding the Current Anatomical Competence Landscape: Comparing Perceptions of Program Directors, Residents and Fourth Year Medical Students.” Anat. Sci. Educ., 2016; 9(4):307-318. DOI: 10.1002/ase.1578

Norwood CW, Maxey HL, Randolph C, Gano L, Kochhar K.  “Administrative Challenges to the Integration of Oral Health with Primary Care: A SWOT Analysis of Health Care Executives at Federally Qualified Health Centers.” J Ambul Care Manage, 2017; 40(3):204-213. DOI: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000151

Wahle B, Meyer K, Faller M, Kochhar K, Sevilla-Martir J. “Assessment of Hypertension Management and Outcomes at an Indianapolis Student-Run Free Clinic.” J Health Care Poor Underserved, 2017; 28(2):694-706. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0068

Kochhar K, Fancher LM, Brokaw JJ, Wilson JS, Nalin PM. “Tracking Medical Students and Graduates from Hometown to Practice using Geographic Information Systems, 2011-2017.” J Reg Med Campuses, 2018; 1(3). DOI: 10.24926/jrmc.v1i3.1136

Kochhar K, Fancher LM, Brokaw JJ, Nalin, PM. “Does Attending a Regional Medical Campus Influence the Training Outcomes of Family Medicine Residents?” J Reg Med Campuses, 2019; 2(2).  DOI: 10.24926/jrmc.v2i2.1997

Hammoud MM, Appelbaum N, Wallach PM, Burrows HL, Kochhar K, Hemphill RR, Daniel M, Clery MJ, Santen SA. “Incidence of Resident Mistreatment in the Learning Environment Across Three Institutions.” Medical Teacher, 2021; 43(3):334-340. DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2020.1845306

Kochhar K, Longtin KJ, Wilson S, Ho M, Brokaw JJ, Wallach PM. “Implementation of Faculty Learning Communities to Support Medical Education Scholarship in a Regional Campus System.” J Reg Med Campuses, 2023 6(2). DOI: 10.24926/jrmc.v6i2.4886

Kochhar K, Cico SJ, Whitaker NP, Pettit KP, Brokaw JJ, Nabhan ZM. “An Online Resident-as-Teacher Curriculum Improves First-Year Residents’ Self-Confidence Teaching in the Clinical Learning Environment.” Med Sci Educ, 2023; 33:847-851. DOI:  10.1007/s40670-023-01832-w

Kochhar K, Soleimani LA, Byrne BJ, Stefanidis D, Pettit KE, Zakeri BH, Denny K, Brokaw JJ, Wallach PM. “Implementation of an Annual “Education Day” to Foster Medical Education Scholarship in a Regional Campus System.” J Reg Med Campuses (in press)