United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Academic Affiliations

Chief Officer Biography

Portrait of Doctor Malcolm Cox 

Malcolm Cox, M.D.
Chief Academic Affiliations Officer
Veterans Health Administration

Malcolm Cox, M.D. is the Chief Academic Affiliations Officer for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in Washington DC, where he oversees the largest health professions education program in the United States, including over 100,000 trainees annually in more than 40 different health professions.

Dr. Cox is a nationally and internationally known expert in health professions education, with extensive experience in the government, academic and private sectors. Over the past 7 years, he has led a major expansion of VA’s health professions training programs and an intensive re-evaluation of VA’s educational infrastructure and affiliation relationships. At the same time, he has positioned VA as a major voice in educational innovation, clinical workforce reform, leadership development, and organizational transformation.

CAREER CHRONOLOGY:

2006 - Present Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, Veterans Health Administration
2008 - Present Adjunct Professor of Medicine – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Previous
Carl W. Walter Distinguished Professor of Medicine – Harvard Medical School
Dean for Medical Education – Harvard Medical School
Associate Dean for Clinical Education – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Associate Dean for Network & Primary Care Education – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Vice Chairman -- Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Chief of the Medical Service – Philadelphia VA Medical Center
Associate Chief of Staff for Research – Philadelphia VA Medical Center

EDUCATION:

Postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
M.D. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Master’s degree University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa
Bachelor’s degree University of the Witwatersrand, Republic of South Africa

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Recipient of numerous honors and teaching awards at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Strategic Directions Committee, National Leadership Council – Veterans Health Administration
VA National Academic Affiliations Advisory Council
National Advisory Committee – Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program
National Board of Medical Examiners
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professions Education – Institute of Medicine

MAJOR PUBLICATIONS:

Extensive publication record highlights scholarly interests in fluid and electrolyte homeostasis, diseases of the kidney, medical education, and health policy.