Heidi Chumley

Chumley is from Seabrook, Texas.[1] She attended Louisiana Tech University before transferring to Abilene Christian University as a freshmen in September 1988 where she played on their basketball team.[1] On December 17 the same year, she was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome.[1] Chumley earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Abilene Christian University.[2] She completed a M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.[2] She completed her residency there in family medicine and a fellowship in academic leadership.[2] Chumley earned an executive M.B.A. with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean from the University of Miami.[2]

Chumley practiced family medicine before entering academia.[3] For eight years, Chumley worked at the University of Kansas School of Medicine including as the vice chancellor for educational resources and interprofessional education.[2] She was its senior associate dean for medical education.[2][4] From 2013 to 2021, Chumley was the provost of the American University of the Caribbean.[2] In 2021, she became dean of the Ross University School of Medicine.[2] Chumley heads Adtalem Global Education's academic council.[2]

Chumley has five children.[3]