Profiles

Ronald W. Flenner, MD

Ronald Flenner, MD, FACP serves as the Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) in Norfolk, Virginia.

From 1995 to 2012, Dr. Flenner served as the Clerkship Director for EVMS Internal Medicine. In 2011, Dr. Flenner was appointed the Associate Dean for Medical Education and in 2013, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, roles which provided him a leadership role in the management of the undergraduate medical curriculum and fostered the acquisition and execution of skills necessary to advance the educational mission of the institution. In 2012, he was honored with the James E. Etheridge Jr. Distinguished Professorship for his contributions to the educational mission of the school.

Dr. Flenner has elected to maintain his role as a health care provider in the Division of Infection Diseases. In this role he teaches student learners, a particularly gratifying experience for him, and provides perspective on the challenges and rewards of educating the physicians of tomorrow in the complex health care environment of today. 

Dr. Flenner is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and has been the recipient of several teaching awards including the American College of Physicians Academic Teaching Award and Sir William Osler Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2019, Dr. Flenner received EVMS’ highest honor award of Outstanding Achievement from the President of EVMS. He has also been recognized for his clinical excellence, earning the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award and has been named a Hampton Roads Top Doc annually since 2007.