Dr. Keme Carter is a Professor at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
where she serves as Associate Dean for Admissions at the University of Chicago Pritzker
School of Medicine, Associate Vice-Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Education
for the Department of Medicine, and the Director of the Emergency Medicine Clerkship.
Dr. Carter obtained her bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University, her medical degree
from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and completed her residency
training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine.
Dr. Carter has been recognized for her excellence as a medical educator by her peers,
residents, and students. At the Pritzker School of Medicine, she has been inducted as a
Master in the Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators. She has been honored for
her contributions to medical education with the Doroghazi Outstanding Clinical Teaching
Award, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, and the Biological Sciences
Division Distinguished Educator/Mentor Award for Excellence in Clinical Education.
Through Dr. Carter’s research, writing, public speaking engagements, and medical school
admissions work, she continues to advocate for and work towards optimizing and
ensuring an equitable pathway for students along the continuum of medical education.
Additionally, Dr. Carter’s research interests are focused on exploring the nuance of
communication within the emergency department and developing and studying curricular
innovations to improve patient-centered physician communication.