Awards and Recognitions
Program Award
for Culture
of Excellence
in Mentoring
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
2023 Program Awards for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring
All nominations must be submitted through the Online Registration Form
Deadline: Monday, April 24, 2023
About the Award
Harvard Medical School has established this mentoring award to recognize the efforts of a department, division, office or program to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of mentoring. This award provides an opportunity to learn from successful formal mentoring programs and allows others in the community to adopt model programs. This award is not intended to recognize individuals.
PROGRAM AWARD FOR CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING
2022 RECIPIENTS
Career Catalyst
Harvard Catalyst/Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
Program Leaders:
Francine (Fran) Grodstein, ScD, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Internal Medicine, Rush Medical College
Christine Sieberg, PhD, HMS Associate Professor of Psychology; Co-Director, Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital
Richard and Susan Smith Center for Outcomes Research Mentoring
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
Robert W. Yeh, MD MSc, HMS Katz-Silver Family Associate Professor of Medicine in the Field of Outcomes Research in Cardiology
Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP, HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine; General Cardiologist; Section Head of the Health Policy and Equity Research at the Smith Center
Special Innovation Award: Recognizing a New Student-Emphasis Program
Pediatric Dermatology Student-Faculty Collaborative
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Jennifer Huang, MD, HMS Associate Professor of Dermatology; Section Chief, Dermatology
Sadaf Hussain, MD, HMS Instructor of Dermatology; Attending Physician, Dermatology Program
PAST RECIPIENTS
FIRST Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Surgery
Aaron Fleishman, MPH, Associate in Surgery
MGH Neurology Program in Faculty Development and Promotions
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leader:
Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, John J. Conway Endowed Chair, Department of Neurology, Vice-Chair, Faculty Development and Promotions
The GSAS Harvard Biotechnology Club's Incubator Program
Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Program Leaders:
Carl Novina, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Fred Mermelstein, PhD, Lecturer on Neurobiology
Centers of Expertise for Residents and Fellows
Brigham and Women's Hospita/Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Debra F. Weinstein, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine
Clinical Scholarship Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leader:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Professor of Psychology in the Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry
Helen Gurley Brown Presidential Initiative
Dana-Farber Cancer Institution
Program Leader:
Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, President and CEO
Orthopaedic Clinical Effectiveness Research Center (CERC)
Boston Children’s Hospital
Program Leader:
Peter Waters, MD, John E. Hall Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Radiology Faculty Mentoring Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Miriam Bredella, MD, Professor of Radiology
James Brink, MD, Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology
Hospital Medicine Unit (HMU) Mentoring Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leader:
Stephanie K. Mueller, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, BWH
Rheumatology Mentoring Suite
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leaders:
Peter A. Nigrovic, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, BWH
Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, BWH
Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, BWH
Weave
Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Jie Jane Chen, BA, MD Candidate, Class of 2020
Jonathan Kusner, BS, MD Candidate, Class of 2021
Department of Ophthalmology Mentoring Program
Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston Children's Hospital,
Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, BCH
Patrica A. D'Amore, PhD, MBA, Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology, MEE
Dermatology Medical Student Mentoring Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leaders:
Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Dermatology, BWH
Harley Haynes, MD, Professor of Dermatology, BWH
IMPACT Program
Health Sciences & Technology, Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program Leaders:
Deborah Burstein, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology
Martha Gray, PhD, JW Kieckhefer Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (member of Harvard-MIT HST faculty)
MGH Department of Surgery Junior Faculty Mentorship Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Richard Hodin, MD, Professor of Surgery
Keith Lillemoe, MD, W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery
Department of Population Medicine Faculty Mentoring and Performance Review Program
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Program Leaders:
Richard Platt, MD, MSc, Professor of Population Medicine
Emily Oken, MD, MPH, Professor of Population Medicine
Office of Faculty Development
Boston Children's Hospital
Program Leaders:
S. Jean Emans, MD, Mary Ellen Avery Professor of Pediatrics
Maxine Milstein, MBA, Administrative Director, Office of Faculty Development
Summer Research Trainee Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Winfred Williams, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Elena Olson, JD, Executive Director, Center for Diversity and Inclusion
Institutional Award
Mentoring Program of the BWH Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Leader:
Audrey Haas, MBA, Executive Director
Program Award
BIDMC General Medicine and Primary Care Research Section
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM, Professor of Medicine
Christina Wee, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine
Mentoring Circles Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Leaders:
Zafira Castano Corsino, PhD, Instructor in Medicine
Chantal Kuhn, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Weiner Lab
MGH Professional Development Coaching Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Carol Kauffman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Part-time, McLean
Award Nomination Guidelines
More Information
Email: dicp_pace_mentor@hms.harvard.edu
Terésa J. Carter
Program Manager
Career Development
Tel: 617-432-4697
Photos by Jeff Thiebauth unless otherwise noted.