Awards and Recognitions
Equity Social Justice
and Advocacy Award
Nominations are closed.
2024 Equity Social Justice and Advocacy Award Recipients
Faculty
Kiran J. Agarwal-Harding, MD
Director, Harvard Global Orthopaedics Collaborative
HMS Instructor, Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, MD
HMS Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Staff
Melissa S. Kenny
Internet Information Server Administrator
Department of Information Technology
Harvard Medical School
Josephina S. Lin, MS
Research, Communications, and Health Equity Associate
The Family Van
Harvard Medical School
Students
Kelsey D. Biddle, BA
MD Candidate 2025
Harvard Medical School
Lilly Montesano Scheibe
MD Candidate 2026
Harvard Medical School
Andrew R. Chang, MD, MMSc
Harvard Medical School
Class of 2024
Trainees
Mayank Chugh, PhD
Research Fellow, Systems Biology
Department of Systems Biology
Harvard Medical School
Krystal W. Savice, DO
Clinical Fellow in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Mount Auburn Hospital (completed June 2024)
Attending Primary Care Physician
Department of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Past Award Recipients
Award Description
The Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award recognizes individuals at Harvard Medical School (HMS)/Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and within the HMS/HSDM-affiliate community who advance equity, social justice, and advocacy - contributions that affirm the HMS mission, HMS community values, and medical professionalism. Health equity and social justice advocacy – whether directed at our patients, practices, institutions, systems, or society – are inherent in medicine’s professional ethos.
The National Academy of Medicine identified “equitable” as one of the six domains of health care quality, and defined the aim of “equity” at the population level to include improving “health status… in a manner that reduces health disparities… .” Further, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) acknowledges expertise and means within the academic medicine community to advance anti-racism efforts and advocacy to address health inequities affecting marginalized communities. Such contributions are consistent with the HMS mission:
To nurture a diverse, inclusive community dedicated to alleviating suffering and improving health and well-being for all through excellence in teaching and learning, discovery and scholarship, and service and leadership.
Eligibility
The following individuals are eligible for this award:
- Faculty – must be based at HMS/HSDM or an HMS-affiliated hospital or institution.
- Trainee – must be a house officer, clinical or research fellow, post-doctoral fellow based at HMS/HSDM or an HMS-affiliated hospital or institution.
- Student – must be enrolled at HMS/HSDM or HMS Division of Medical Sciences.
- Staff – must work directly for HMS or HSDM (receiving a Harvard paycheck).
Award
Nomination
Guidelines
More Information
Email: dicp_esja_award@hms.harvard.edu
Terésa J. Carter
Program Manager
Career Development
Tel: 617-432-4697