Dr. Jehni Robinson

Professor

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Biography

Jehni Robinson, MD, is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He serves as the Associate Dean for Primary Care and is the President of the USC Care Medical Group, a multispecialty group that represents 800 faculty clinicians practicing at Keck Medicine USC. Dr. Robinson previously served as the Chief Medical Officer at the Saban Free Clinic, known as the Los Angeles Free Clinic, and has taught in the Harbor UCLA Transforming Primary Care faculty development fellowship. His expertise includes leadership development, care delivery redesign, and serving the underserved populations. In 2018, he co-founded the USC Street Medicine Program, which aims to provide healthcare for individuals experiencing homelessness in the community. His educational contributions include teaching at the national American Academy of Family Physicians Women’s Health course and precepting medical and physician assistant students during their clinical rotations. Dr. Robinson has received accolades for his teaching, including an outstanding teaching award in 2017. He was the Faculty Advisor for the USC student interest group focused on homelessness. Dr. Robinson obtained his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his medical degree from Morehouse School of Medicine. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Harbor-UCLA and underwent a chief year faculty development fellowship. Additionally, he completed the California Healthcare Foundation Health Care Leadership Fellowship program in 2013 and the Hedwig Van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program in 2022.

Research Interests

Experience

Chair

— Present

Department of Family Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC • Los Angeles, CA

Associate Dean for Primary Care

— Present

Keck School of Medicine of USC • Los Angeles, CA

Chief Medical Officer

— Present

Saban Free Clinic • Los Angeles, CA

Awards

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Outstanding Teaching Award

Requirements for University of Southern California

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
GRE General
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Math, or Hard Science
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Personal Statement
  • Resume/CV
  • Letters of Recommendation (not required for MS CS, but allowed)
Specialization Notes

GRE is NOT required for Master's applicants for 2025-2026.