Jennifer C. Welch is the Associate Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at the fifteenth oldest medical school in the United States, the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University. She oversees all aspects of the admissions process for the Colleges of Graduate Studies, Health Professions, Medicine, and Nursing. She has been a voting member on the College of Medicine Admissions Committee since 2001 and has served as Chair since 2006.