Robert S. Steele, MD, FAAFP
Robert S. Steele, MD, FAAFP
Director of KSTAR Physician Programs
Contact
A&M Rural and Community Health Institute
steele@tamu.edu
Phone: 979.436.0390
Biography
Dr. Robert S. Steele, MD, FAAFP, is a board-certified family physician with extensive expertise in physician assessment, remedial education, and medical quality reviews. He currently serves as the Director of KSTAR Physician Programs at the Rural and Community Health Institute (RCHI), where he oversees physician assessments and a growing number of inter-professional remedial education programs utilized nationally. With over 18 years of clinical practice experience, Dr. Steele has been involved in physician clinical performance evaluations and remedial programs since 1999. He played a pivotal role in creating a partnership with the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, to support residency-based education for physicians returning to practice after prolonged absences. Previously, he served as medical director of physician assessment services at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health for nine years. Dr. Steele earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1992, completed his residency training at MidMichigan Regional Medical Center in 1995 (serving as chief resident), and attended a one-year fellowship at the Faculty Development Institute at the University of Michigan Medical School. Now semi-retired, he remains active in the RCHI Physician Peer Review Program, playing a leadership role in its development and national expansion, and continues to foster strong connections with the physician assessment community both nationally and internationally.