Which character became House M.D.'s first fellow to serve as Dean of Medicine?

Eric Foreman became the first of House M.D.'s original fellows to serve as Dean of Medicine.

Foreman, played by Omar Epps, was one of House's three original diagnostic fellows alongside Allison Cameron and Robert Chase. He is a neurologist whose careful reasoning often clashes with House's riskier methods. Over the series, Foreman grows from a talented subordinate into a senior physician and administrator.

At the end of the series, Foreman becomes Dean of Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro. His appointment reflects both his medical ability and his increasing leadership responsibilities. He also helps House after House fakes his death, making Foreman one of the few people who knows the truth before the finale ends.

Robert Chase later takes over House's diagnostic department, while Chris Taub and Lawrence Kutner remain associated with later diagnostic teams. Those developments can make the administrative succession easy to confuse, but Foreman is the original fellow who ultimately becomes Dean of Medicine.