Jennie Lou, MD, MSc, FACE, is a professor of medical education and the senior associate dean for undergraduate medical education at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

Dr. Lou earned her doctor of medicine degree at Fudan University Shanghai Medical College and completed graduate training at McMaster University, where she also earned a master of science in biomedical sciences and a bachelor of science in rehabilitation science.

With over 30 years of experience in medical education, curriculum leadership, public health, and medical informatics, Dr. Lou has spent much of her career building medical education programs from the ground up. She served as the founding curriculum dean at Nova Southeastern University's Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine. She later joined Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi as the founding assistant dean for medical education, eventually serving as associate dean for academic affairs and chief academic officer. During her tenure, she helped establish the first four-year, post-baccalaureate, LCME-comparable MD program in the United Arab Emirates. Most recently, she served as senior associate dean for curriculum at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

In addition to her academic leadership, Dr. Lou has contributed to the advancement of medical education nationally through grant review services for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), as well as participation in numerous national medical education initiatives and projects.

Dr. Lou is a fellow of the American College of Epidemiology and has received multiple Golden Apple Awards in recognition of her teaching and mentoring.