Our Leadership
The leadership team at Alice L. Walton School of Medicine draws upon years of experience in medicine, health care, and education, along with a passion for innovating medical education. We are thankful for the perspective each of them brings to the school.

Alice L. Walton
Founder

Sharmila Makhija
MD, MBA
Founding Dean & CEO

Walter Harris
MBA
Interim Vice Dean of Finance & Administration

Will Jemison
DHA, MBA
Chief of Staff

Colleen O’Connor
PhD
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

Ken Hopper
MD, MBA
Interim Chair of Medical Education, Assistant Dean for Health Systems Science Education

Yerko Berrocal
MD, MHPE
Assistant Dean of Foundational Sciences

Dan Kallenberger
MS
Assistant Dean for Recruitment, Admissions, & Whole Health Initiation

Kevin Kunkler
MD
Assistant Dean of Simulation, Innovation, and Clinical Skills

Angela N. Pierce
DC, PhD
Assistant Dean of Whole Health Integration

Quoc-Anh Thai
MD
Assistant Dean for Art of Healing
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