Dr. Kristen Goodell

Biography

Kristen Goodell is the Associate Dean of Admissions and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University. With a medical degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree from Colby College, she has extensive experience in medical education and student mentoring. Goodell completed her family medicine residency at Tufts University, where she also participated in the Master Teacher Fellowship program. Her professional focus includes leadership development in diverse and effective physician workforces. She has held several national leadership positions within the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and has contributed to efforts aimed at enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in medical education. Her clinical experience spans practice in low socioeconomic status settings, working with patients from various backgrounds. Goodell has published research on bias in medical school admissions, striving to improve diversity in the physician workforce. She actively advocates for underrepresented minorities in medicine and has implemented significant changes in admissions practices at her institution to better recruit diverse applicants. Goodell continues her scholarship and remains committed to supporting and mentoring students from historically marginalized backgrounds in the field of medicine.

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