Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring

Nomination submission period for Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring is now closed.

Recipients will be announced here in the fall.

Questions: 617-432-1083 or dicp_pace_mentor@hms.harvard.edu

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 allow others in the community to adopt model programs. This award is not intended to recognize individuals.

2019 Recipients

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

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Criteria

• Formal mentoring programs at all levels including students, trainees, faculty, and leadership are eligible.
• Eligible units may include departments, divisions, offices, centers and programs at HMS, HSDM and HMS-affiliated institutions.
• Nominations should:
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • address program evaluation, outcomes assessment and/or continuous improvement.

Nomination Process

• Self-nominations are allowed.
• Provide supporting documentation of the mentoring program (e.g., one-page description with a series of predefined key questions), such as:
  • Identify the population(s) the program is designed to target (i.e., across the developmental spectrum students à senior faculty; does the program target a specific gender or ethnic groups)
  • Provide information programmatic objectives including the skills, competencies, and/or issues that are addressed
  • Identify 3-5 individuals who have participated in the program.
  • Provide assessment of program outcomes and program impact.
  • Identify lessons learned from the model including challenges and opportunities for improvement
  • Provide information on whether the program has been published, adopted or replicated in other places
  • Upon nomination, DICP will solicit documentation from a supervising individual (e.g., department chair, CEO).

For more information, please contact:

Email: dicp_pace_mentor@hms.harvard.edu

Pinar Kilicci-Kret
Program Manager
Career Development
Tel: 617-432-1083

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