Dayle Davenport, MD

2025 Senior Faculty Scholars

Dr. Dayle Davenport serves as the Associate Dean for Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. A graduate of Harvard Medical School with residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago, Dr. Davenport brings extensive experience advancing equity and inclusion in medical education. Before returning to Pritzker, she held an academic appointment at Rush University Medical Center, where she served as Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at Rush Medical College and earned the 2022 Rush Excellence in Mentoring Award.

Nationally, Dr. Davenport contributes to multiple professional organizations focused on diversity in medicine and has published widely on gender and racial bias in medical education, as well as on recruitment strategies to enhance diversity in Emergency Medicine. At Pritzker, she directs the Health Equity, Advocacy, and Antiracism course and the Bowman Society Lecture Series, helping shape a curriculum that develops compassionate, culturally responsive physicians.

As a Bucksbaum-Siegler Scholar, Dr. Davenport’s work exemplifies the Institute’s mission to promote clinical excellence through compassionate, equitable, and patient-centered care.