Xiao Chi (Tony) Zhang, MD, MS

Dr. Zhang is the assistant professor and clerkship director of emergency medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Zhang is a triple graduate of Tufts University, where he received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering, masters in biomedical engineering, as well as a medical doctorate degree within nine years of rigorous and interdisciplinary training. He completed his residency at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, where he was an active leader and contributing member to both undergraduate and graduate medical education. During residency, Dr. Zhang was elected as the chair of the EMRA Simulation Committee and created lasting grant opportunities.

Dr. Zhang received his master of health professions education (MHPE) in 2023 and he has been consistently and substantively involved with education and teaching and distinguished himself among his peers with his curricular developments, teaching opportunities, community service, innovative medical inventions, publications, scholarships, awards, and national presence. He was elected as the co-chair of the Council of Program Directors in Emergency Medicine Advising Student Committee (CORD ASCEM) based on his leadership, experience, and research in student advising. His academic interests include gamification, implicit bias, simulation, medical student advising, and interprofessional education.