Charles A. Pohl, MD

• Board Certification - Pediatrics – 1990

Dr. Charles Pohl is the Jefferson - Center City Campus Chancellor where he is responsible for developing and executing campus strategy and overseeing the breath of campus life for the Health Science students, with a particular focus on the multi-dimensional student experience, community and external engagement, alumni relations, philanthropy and legislative affairs.

Dr. Pohl, a professor of pediatrics, is also Vice Dean for Student Affairs at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (formerly known as Jefferson Medical College) and Director of the Asano-Gonnella Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care (CRMEHC). He brings a perspective to education from his interest and experience in the healthcare learning environment, collaborative compassionate care, and general pediatrics, which has resulted in numerous national presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and a book on medical professionalism.

He is currently serving as the Chair for the Group of Student Affairs (GSA) for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), Chair of the AAMC GSA Medical Student Performance Evaluation Effective Practices Working Group, and previous Chair of the National Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Advisory Council. His impact on medical education, pediatrics and medicine has been lauded by his induction to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.