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| 4 Nov 2025 | |
| Board Bios |
Kathleen Rowland MD FAAFP
Board Chair
Associate professor, vice chair for education: Rush University Medical Center
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency Program: Advocate Health Care/Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Graduated 2007
Additional organizations
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
American Board of Family Medicine National Journal Club
IAFP Activities: More than 20 years ago, I was IAFP delegate to the AAFP student and resident congress. Since then, I have served on a number of committees and task forces, including the CME committee, education committee, and several iterations of the strategic planning task force. Now I am a member of the board and executive committee.
About your practice or area of expertise
I work at Rush University, and my clinical practice is at the main campus on the near west side of Chicago. My areas of expertise are in medical education and evidence-based medicine. I teach clinically and study how best to train future family physicians at the undergraduate and graduate medical education levels. I am very interested in making CME more relevant and effective for family physicians and their patients. I co-host a podcast about evidence-based primary care (Primary Care Update).
Something you would like members to know
I spend my free time reading- I especially like nonfiction- and parenting teenagers.