








Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring
Nominations are Now Closed for
2022 Program Awards for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring
The recipients will be announced Fall 2022.
PROGRAM AWARD FOR CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING
2021 RECIPIENTS
FIRST Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterProgram Leaders:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Surgery
Aaron Fleishman, MPH, Associate in SurgeryMGH Neurology Program in Faculty Development and Promotions
Massachusetts General HospitalProgram Leader:
Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, John J. Conway Endowed Chair, Department of Neurology, Vice-Chair, Faculty Development and PromotionsThe GSAS Harvard Biotechnology Club's Incubator Program
Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and SciencesProgram Leaders:
Carl Novina, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Fred Mermelstein, PhD, Lecturer on Neurobiology
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.
Award Guidelines and Criteria
PACEM was established to recognize departments, divisions, offices or programs for efforts to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of excellence in mentoring. This award is not intended to recognize individuals.
Criteria and Eligibility
• Formal mentoring programs for students, trainees, faculty, and leadership at all levels.
• Units include departments, divisions, offices, centers and programs at HMS, HSDM and HMS-affiliated institutions.
Nominations should:
o demonstrate the mentoring program has been effective and successful at creating a sustainable culture of mentoring within a particular HMS/HSDM or HMS-affiliated unit.
o emphasize well-established or highly innovative models of programs, initiatives, or policies that address areas, such as:
▪ changing the culture of mentoring;
▪ engaging more people in mentoring;
▪ establishing best practices;
▪ advancing diversity inclusion;
▪ providing training in mentoring;
▪ providing mentoring for population(s) (e.g. student, trainees, faculty).
o address program evaluation, outcomes assessment and/or continuous improvement.
o Include the names and contact information of 3-5 individuals who have participated in the program and can provide a testimonial about their mentoring program experiences, if contacted.
For more information, please contact:
Email: dicp_pace_mentor@hms.harvard.edu
Terésa J. Carter
Program Manager
Career Development
Tel: 617-432-4697
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