Komal Kochhar, M.D.
Assistant Dean of Data Analytics, Educational Affairs
Director of Research in Medical Education (RIME)
Associate Research Professor of Family Medicine
Associate Research Professor of Anatomy, Cell Biology, Physiology
- kkochhar@iu.edu
- Phone
- 317-274-4689
- Address
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410 W. 10th St
HS 2127
Indianapolis, IN 46202 - PubMed:
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Bio
Dr. Kochhar serves as the Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs Data Analytics and Director of Research in Medical Education at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She holds joint appointments as Associate Research Professor in both the Department of Family Medicine and the Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology and Physiology. Dr. Kochhar earned her MBBS (equivalent to an MD) from Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India, in 1994. Following medical school, she practiced as a House Surgeon in Delhi until 1999. She later completed a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree from Indiana University in 2003.
Dr. Kochhar was selected as a Fellow of the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program. She has held multiple national leadership roles, including International Committee Chair and a 3-year term as President of the Society for Directors of Research in Medical Education (SDRME); as well as Member-at-Large and Chair (3-year term) of The Generalists in Medical Education (TGME). In 2024, she was elected to a 4-year term as Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Educational Affairs.
Key Publications
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, 2024 7(2). DOI: 10.24926/jrmc.v7i2.5663
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | MHA | Indiana University |
| 1994 | MBBS | University of Delhi |
Dr. Kochhar brings over 20 years of experience in successfully managing and directing collaborative projects across clinical and basic science departments at the Indiana University School of Medicine, as well as with the Indiana State Department of Health. Her expertise spans educational research in both undergraduate and graduate medical education (UME/GME), physician workforce studies, health services research, program evaluation, educational outcomes assessment, community-based needs assessments, and strategic leadership in research administration.
Dr. Kochhar has secured continuous funding to support her work in health services research and medical education research, serving as a principal investigator or co-investigator on 68 funded grants and contracts garnering over $3.2 million. She has authored or co-authored 406 technical reports and 22 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals, and she has presented her research at 132 local/regional, 45 national, and 4 international professional conferences.