Dr. Whelan is the Chief Academic Officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) leads a staff that addresses critical medical school data, administrative, and operational issues; explores new models of successful mission alignment; focuses on key student and faculty issues; transforms current models of education and workforce preparation across the full continuum of medical education. Her team created the Foundational Competencies for UME, and she is a national leader in CBME. Prior to joining the association in 2016 as Chief Medical Education Officer, Dr. Whelan served as Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She held multiple education roles: Genetics course director, clerkship director, curriculum dean and ultimately was appointed the inaugural Senior Associate Dean for Education. Dr. Whelan is an internist and clinical geneticist.