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 is the Assistant Dean for Educational Affairs Data Analytics and the Director for Research in Medical Education. She is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and an Associate 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.
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 has 20+ years of experience successfully managing and directing projects in collaboration with clinical and basic science departments within the Indiana University School of Medicine, as well as the Indiana State Department of Health. Her areas of expertise include educational research related to both UME and GME, physician workforce studies, health services research, program evaluations, assessment of educational outcomes data, community-based needs assessments, and faculty development in educational research.
Dr. Kochhar has received continuous funding to support health services research and medical educational research, garnering over $3.1M as a principal investigator or co-investigator on 65 funded grants and contracts. She has authored or co-authored 422 technical reports and 22 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and has made presentations at 127 local / regional, 44 national and 3 international professional conferences.