Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE
Dr. H. Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE is a Professor of Pediatrics and a pediatric hospitalist at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, where she serves in numerous leadership roles, including Section Chief of Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) and Associate Dean for Faculty Development in Medical Education. Nationally, she serves on the Academic Pediatric Association Education Executive Committee and is immediate Past Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine. She is the co-creator and former Faculty Director of the Advancing Pediatric Educator eXcellence (APEX) Teaching Program, co-sponsored by the APA and AAP SOHM, and currently serves as Workshop Chair for the Pediatric Academic Societies meeting.
She has received numerous awards from students and residents, locally and nationally, for her teaching. She is passionate about mentorship and serves in both formal and informal mentorship roles to countless colleagues. Throughout her career her research has focused on the scholarship of teaching, and more recently on workforce advocacy and gender equity issues in PHM.