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- June 5, 2013
2012-2013 Excellence in Mentoring Award
Award Ceremony
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Carl Walter Amphitheater, Daniel C. Tosteson Medical Education Center
- June 3, 2013
Reflection in Action - The Day of Celebration
Reflection in Action: building healthy communities™ (RIA) is a two-phase program for Boston and Cambridge 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. Phase one is a city-wide student competition in the written, visual and performing arts; and phase two is a day-long event celebrating healthy living. The program links improvements in individual and community health to engagement in civic action. Reflection in Action involves expanding middle school students’ knowledge about health and public health issues, while at the same time recognizing students’ roles as leaders in the community and providing an opportunity for students to use the arts to express their messages about health.
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Leadership and Faculty Development Conference (LFDP)
The LFDP conference provides HMS junior faculty, clinical and research fellows, and other health professionals with information and skills needed for professional and career advancement in academic medicine, and specifically advancement within the Harvard Medical School community. >>
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"Mixed Methods: A Synergistic Approach to Your Research"
Speaker: Sharlene Hesse-Biber, PhD
Professor of Sociology; Director, Women's & Gender Studies,
Boston College
May 8, 2013 | Minot Room, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School |
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Panel: Health Policy and Health Services Research
Speakers:
Amal Trivedi, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Services Policy and Practice,
Brown University
Ryan David Kennedy, PhD
Research and Evaluation Specialist
Harvard Catalyst|The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
Joel Weissman, PhD
Associate Professor of Health Policy, Harvard Medical School
Deputy Director/Chief Scientific Officer, Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Moderator: Emorcia Hill, PhD
Director of Research and Evaluation, Converge, Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School
May 8, 2013 | Minot Room, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
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Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting and Junior Investigators’ Health Disparities and Research Poster Session
The Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting is designed to expose participants to health care issues impacting underserved populations. The meeting will include practicum presentations, keynote address, and a poster session focusing on minority health research, clinical and translational research, and health disparities.
Harvard Medical School Reception
in conjunction with the National Hispanic Medical Association Annual Conference
Hosted by
Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MBA
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership
Friday, April 26, 2013 | 5:30 - 6:30pm
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Hoover Room
2660 Woodley Road NW,
Washington, D.C., 20008
Visiting Lecture
"Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity: A Comprehensive Cancer Center Perspective"
Speaker:
Carol L. Brown, MD
Director, Office of Diversity Programs; Associate Cancer Center Director, Diversity and Outreach at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
3:00 - 4:00pm | Reception to follow
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Co-sponsored by Vincent Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture
“The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Life Sciences”
Speaker: Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s,
and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the nation’s health.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; MCFF
Diversity Awards Ceremony
Diversity Award Recipients: TBD
The Diversity Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made significant achievements in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS
12:00 - 1:30 p.m., reception to follow; Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Click here for more information about Diversity Awards >>
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES:
Presentation/Communication Skills
Speaker: Greg Stone,
President, Stone Communications
This half-day program aims to prepare health professionals for the inevitable interactions they will have with the media during their careers. Mr. Stone will offer practical tips on “managing a crisis” before it happens, avoiding stereotypes, framing messages, explaining research to lay audiences, utilizing body language, and conquering stage fright.
Co-sponsored by COE; DCP/HMS; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; MCFF
12:30 - 4:30 p.m., Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
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- March 13, 2013
Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Visiting Lecture
“Important Factors Negatively Impacting Asthma Outcomes”
Speaker: Michael B. Foggs, MD, FAAAAI, DFACAAI, FCCP, Chief of Advocate Medical Group, Advocate Health Care; President, American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
The Alvin F. Poussaint, MD Visiting Lecture Fund at Harvard Medical School was established with an inaugural gift from Harvard Medical School alumni/ae in honor of Dr. Poussaint. This year’s presenter, Dr. Michael B. Foggs, is the Chief of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of Advocate Medical Group, Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Illinois. His presentation, “Important Factors Negatively Impacting Asthma Outcomes”, will examine the impact of race, airborne agents, obesity, vitamin D deficiency, and airway remodeling of the lungs on asthma outcomes.
3:00 - 4:00 PM Presentation | Reception to Follow
Minot Room, 5th Floor, Countway Library of Medicine | 10 Shattuck Street, Boston | Harvard Medical School
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- March 2, 2013
NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
The New England Science Symposium, established in 2002, provides a forum for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic / Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to share their biomedical and health-related research activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions related to career development in the sciences, to exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks.
For more information please visit NESS web site: www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org >>
- February 21, 2013
LEADERSHIP FORUM
“The Geisinger Experience: Value Re-Engineering to Reshape the Future of Healthcare ”
Speaker: Glenn Steele, Jr., J.D., Ph.D.,
President and CEO, Geisinger Health System
Dr. Steele is President and Chief Executive Officer of Geisinger Health System. Formerly, he was the William V. McDermott Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, President and Chief Executive Officer of Deaconess Professional Practice Group and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at New England Deaconess Hospital. He is widely recognized for his investigations into the treatment of primary and metastatic liver cancer and colorectal cancer surgery, and is past Chairman of the American Board of Surgery.
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Presentation | Reception to Follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Sponsored by The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy;
Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care;
Harvard School of Public Health Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- February 13, 2013
2013 BLACK HISTORY MONTH ANNUAL GRAND ROUNDS PROGRAM -
The Jackson Heart Study
Speaker: Herman Taylor, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A., Shirley Professor for the Study of Health Disparities, University of Mississippi Medical Center
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Folkman Auditorium, Boston Children’s Hospital Enders Research Building, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Co-sponsored by the Boston Children’s Hospital Diversity and Cultural Competency Council (DCCC), Human Resources, and the Office of Faculty Development
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- February 7, 2013
Medicine and the Civil War Series
“Dr. Zabdiel Boylston Adams: Surgeon and Soldier for the Union”
Speaker: Mitchell Adams, M.B.A.,
Former Vice Chair of the Executive Committee, Harvard University Board of Overseers
In this second lecture in our Medicine and the Civil War Series commemorating the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, Mitchell Adams will speak about his great grandfather, his legacy, and the generations of healers from which he is a descendant. Adams’ papers have been generously donated by the family to the Center for the History of Medicine at the Countway Medical Library.
Co-sponsored by the CHoM and DCP/HMS
4:00 – 5:30 p.m., Lahey Room, 5th Floor, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston
IN THE NEWS: "Saga of a Civil War Surgeon: Lecture recalls Harvard physician who also served in the infantry" - Harvard Gazette, February 14, 2013 >>
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- January 10, 2013
2013 MARTIN LUTHER KING, Jr. ANNUAL OBSERVANCE PROGRAM -
Legacy: Focus on Children and Adolescents
Speaker: Joan Y. Reede, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School
Co-sponsored by the Boston Children’s Hospital Diversity and Cultural Competency Council (DCCC), Human Resources, and the Office of Faculty Development
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Folkman Auditorium, Boston Children’s Hospital, Enders Research Building, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
2012
- December 13, 2012
MEDICINE AND THE CIVIL WAR SERIES - Battle-Scarred: War, Death, and Disability since the
Civil War
Speakers: Drew Gilpin Faust, Ph.D.,
President, Harvard University; Lincoln Professor of History, Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey S. Reznik, Ph.D.,
Chief, History of Medicine Division, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
This event will be the first in a series commemorating the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War. The purpose of the lecture series is to open a dialogue about the relationship between medicine and the Civil War (both before and after the fighting), and to explore the impact of the War on our understanding of death, disability, and disparities.
Co-sponsored by the CHoM; DCP/HMS
4:15 - 6:15 p.m., TMEC Walter Amphitheater, 260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- December 6, 2012
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES -
Presentation/Communication Skills
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder,
Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
Claudyne Wilder is a recognized authority on the art of presentations.
She coaches executives and professionals to help them develop, design,
and deliver presentations that get results.
Co-sponsored by COE; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; MCFF
5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Minot Room, Countway Library, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- November 17, 2012
Skills Workshops for College and High School Students
This program, co-sponsored by Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity and Community Partnership and the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP), is designed for college students and high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors. It provides them with information and guidance in areas such as application process for college and medical / graduate / professional schools, interviewing skills, and financial planning. A session for parents / caregivers is also offered.
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.,
The Daniel C. Tosteson Medical Education Center at Harvard Medical School
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- November 14, 2012
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Visiting Lecture
Speaker: Selwyn Vickers, M.D.,
Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery; Associate Director, Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School
Dr. Vickers is a nationally renowned leader in pancreatic cancer research.
His research interests include gene therapy for treating pancreatobiliary tumors and the role of growth factors and receptors in pancreatic cancer.
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; MGH Department of Surgery; MGH Multicultural Affairs Office
12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Details 
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- November 13, 2012, 2:00 p.m. (EST)
Webinar: Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
If you've missed this webinar, the presentations and transcript are available on-line.
Please click here >> |
Speakers:
Pamela Riley, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Program Officer, Vulnerable Populations, The Commonwealth Fund
Joan Reede, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., M.B.A., Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School
J. Nwando Olayiwola, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P., Chief Medical Officer, Community Health Center Inc.
The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy prepares physicians for leadership roles in transforming health care delivery systems to improve access to high-quality care for minority, disadvantaged, and vulnerable populations. The fellowship is based at Harvard Medical School under the direction of Joan Reede, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.B.A., the Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership. Up to five one-year, degree-granting fellowships are awarded annually, with the potential for an optional second-year of practicum experience.
Fellows complete academic work leading to a master of public health (M.P.H.) degree at the Harvard School of Public Health and are provided with core fellowship components such as seminars on leadership and health policy, a practicum, leadership forums, conferences, site visits, mentoring, journal clubs, and shadowing. The fellowship offers a master of public administration (M.P.A.) degree at the Harvard Kennedy School to physicians who already have an M.P.H. The application deadline for the 2013–2014 fellowship is December 15, 2012.
This webinar will provide information about the fellowship, and a former fellow will discuss her experience in the program. It will end with a question-and-answer session.
Click here for more information about the fellowship >>
- October 23, 2012
EXPLORATIONS
Explorations is a one-day program for selected Boston and Cambridge public middle schools that takes place in the fall. Approximately 250 6th, 7th and 8th grade students are hosted by Harvard faculty and research associates for a day of presentations, panel discussions about educational paths, and the pairing of individual students with researchers for laboratory activities. Reflection in Action: Building Healthy Communities™ is the spring component of this program and is open to all Boston and Cambridge residents.
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- October 22, 2012
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
Challenges and Opportunities in the Biomedical Research Ecosystem: The View from NIH
Speaker: Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.,
Senior Investigator, NIDCR;
Principal Deputy Director, NIH
Dr. Tabak has served in various capacities at NIH, most recently as Principal Deputy Director. While maintaining an active research lab
within the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Dr. Tabak’s major research focus has been on the biosynthesis and function of mucin-glycoproteins.
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; HSDM
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Cannon Room, Building C, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Details
- October 18, 2012
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Federal Funding Opportunities:
National Institutes of Health Intramural and Extramural Programs
Speakers:
Charles R. Dearolf, Ph.D., Assistant Director for Intramural Research,
Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Nancy L. Desmond, Ph.D. (invited),
Associate Director for Research Training & Career Development; Program Chief, Neuroendocrinology and Neuroimmunology Program, National Institutes of Health
Regina Smith James, M.D.,
Director, Division of Special Populations;
Director, Extramural Associates Program,
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of
Child Health & Human Development,
National Institutes of Health
This program, designed for physicians in postdoctoral training, junior faculty, and fellows (research and clinical) offers networking opportunities, skills enhancement for career guidance, tools for career advancement, and tips to balance clinical care and academic responsibilities.
3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits available. Pre-registration required. Register online at www.massmed.org/FED2011.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; MCFF; PFDD; Tufts University School of Medicine Office of Minority and Student Affairs; UMass Medical School Office of the Associate Vice Provost for School Services; Boston University School of Medicine Office of Minority Affairs; Massachusetts Medical Society; BSCP
3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.,
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
Harvard Medical School
Click here for more information on Career and Leadership Development Series >>
- September 19, 2012
LEADERSHIP FORUM
“HRSA and the Affordable Care Act:Leadership in the Fight Against Health Disparities”
Speaker:
Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N.
Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
1:00 – 2:00 pm Presentation.
Reception to follow
TMEC Walter Amphitheater,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA
Sponsored by:The Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy; California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University;Harvard Medical School Center of Excellence
in Health Disparities; Harvard School of Public Health Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development; Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship
PROJECT SUCCESS: OPENING DOORS TO BIOMEDICAL CAREERS
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
This year’s 20 Project Success Students researched in labs throughout HMS for about two months. This outstanding group of high school and college students presented their research findings to family, friends and their lab hosts.
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tosteson Medical Education Center (TMEC),
250 Longwood Avenue,
Boston
Details>>
Harvard Catalyst Program for
Faculty Development and Diversity
PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS:
VISITING RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (VRIP)
Closing Ceremony
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
Harvard Medical School
Details>>
2011-2012 EXCELLENCE IN
MENTORING
AWARDS CEREMONY
4:00-5:30pm
Reception to Follow
Carl Walter Amphitheater,
Daniel C. Tosteson Medical Education Center
Harvard Medical School,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Details
Reflection in Action: building healthy communities™ is a forum for Boston
and Cambridge 6th, 7th and 8th graders
that links improvement in individual and community health to engagement in civic action. The program enables students to realize that their good health, and the
health of their families and communities,
is important and realizable; and that their voice, creative expression and activism
can have a positive impact on our
collective health.
Details>>
2011 - 2012 Career and Leadership Development Events
Hosted by the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School, the series offers an opportunity to enhance skills beneficial to career development and to meet and interact with nationally recognized leaders in medicine and public health.
Click here for more information about the Career and Leadership Development Series
Click here to download 2011-2012 program details
- May 3, 2012
MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
AND JUNIOR INVESTIGATORS' HEALTH DISPARITIES AND RESEARCH POSTER SESSION
Speakers: Robert K. Ross, M.D.
President & CEO,
The California Endowment
The Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting is designed to expose participants to health care issues impacting underserved populations. The conference will include practicum presentations, keynote address, and a poster session, focusing on minority health research, clinical and translational research, and health disparities.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF; CES; COE; Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; HSPH Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development; Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship.
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MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING DINNER
"Evidence-Based System Transformation: Achieving High-Quality Care in a Patient-Centered Environment"
Speaker: Carolyn M. Clancy, MD
Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (LFDP)
The LFDP conference will provide HMS junior faculty, clinical and research fellows, and other health professionals with information and skills needed for professional and career advancement in academic medicine, and specifically advancement within the Harvard Medical School community.
Click here for more information about the Conference
Click here to download 2012 Program
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; BIDMC; BWH; CES; CHA; Children’s Hospital Boston; CFHUF; DFCI; DFHCC; Harvard Catalyst/PFDD; HMS Office of External Relations; HSPH Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development; Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship; MGH
SPECIAL SESSION:
“Health and Aging Policy”
Harold Alan Pincus, M.D.,
Professor and Vice Chair,
Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons;
Co-Director, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research,
Columbia University;
Director of Quality and Outcomes Research,
New York-Presbyterian Hospital;
Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation;
National Program Director, Health and Aging
Policy Fellowship
Co-sponsored by:
Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy (CFHUF);
California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University (CES)
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Alumni, Students and Trainees
Harvard Medical School Reception
in conjunction with the
National Hispanic
Medical Association Annual Conference
Hosted by
Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MBA,
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership
Debbie Metcalfe,
Director of Alumni Relations
Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC 20008
- Wednesday, April 25, 2012
HOWARD, DORSEY, STILL LECTURE
"Addressing Health Care Disparities within the Context
of the Evolving Value-Based Delivery System"
Speaker: Reed Tuckson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans, Edwin Howard (HMS 1869), Thomas Dorsey (HMS 1869), and James Still (HMS 1871), who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s, and recognizes individuals
who have made significant contributions to advancing the nation’s health.
DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
Recipients:
Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award
Sherri‐Ann M. Burnett‐Bowie, MD,
Assistant Professor of Medicine, MGH
George L. King, MD, Professor of Medicine, JDC
Sylvie Le Gall, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, MGH
Mary Frances Lopez, PhD,
Assistant Professor of
Pediatrics, CHB
DeWayne M. Pursley, MD, MPH,
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, BIDMC
Andrew L. Warshaw, MD, W. Gerald Austen
Distinguished Professor of Surgery, MGH
Sharon P. Clayborne Staff Diversity Award
Joint Committee on the Status of Women
The Diversity Awards were established to recognize HMS/HSDM faculty and staff who have made significant achievements
in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. reception to follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF; CHADD;
Harvard Catalyst PFDD.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
VISITING LECTURE SERIES
Speaker: Rexford Ahima, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology,
Diabetes, and Metabolism
The Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences, University of Pennsylvania
12:30 – 1:30 p.m., reception to follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS;
BWH Center for Faculty Development and Diversity,
Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers.
Details
Sunday, April 1, 2012
NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
at Harvard Medical School
The New England Science Symposium, established in 2002, provides a forum for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to share their biomedical and health-related research activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions related to career development in the sciences, to exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks.
http://www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE CAREERS STUDENT CONFERENCE
The Westin Hotel Copley Place
This conference is designed for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; college and community college students; post-baccalaureates; and high school seniors and juniors. There are two objectives of the Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference. The primary objective is to provide over 800 African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native students with an opportunity to network with advisors/role models from the basic and clinical sciences, medicine, public health, academic administration and the private sector. These advisors/role models will encourage students to complete advanced studies, and provide concrete advice and information on available resources, professional opportunities and career paths in biomedical science fields. The second objective is to enable student participants to meet, inspire and network with one another. Student participants should be seriously interested in or currently studying in biomedical, biotechnology and science-related fields, such as medicine, chemistry, physics, biology, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, physical therapy, public health, allied health or environmental science.
The Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP)
http://www.bscp.org
- Wednesday, February 8, 2012
2012 VISITING LECTURE SERIES
HARVARD CATALYST
PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
“Reducing Health Disparities:
An Interdisciplinary Approach”
Speaker: William G. Coleman, Jr., PhD
Scientific Director of the Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm, Reception to follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
Harvard Medical School
2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
ALVIN F. POUSSAINT, M.D.
VISITING LECTURE
Speaker: JudyAnn Bigby, M.D.
Secretary of Health and Human Services
for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Reception to follow
Pechet Room, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center,
Harvard Medical School
The Alvin F. Poussaint, MD Visiting Lecture Fund at Harvard Medical School was established with an inaugural gift from Harvard Medical School alumni/ae in honor of Dr. Poussaint. The purpose of the Fund is to provide an annual lecture at HMS and a forum for connecting Harvard Medical School alumni/ae leaders in medicine and science with youth (e.g. pre-college students from the Boston area, college students, HMS medical students and HSDM students), residents, fellows and faculty of HMS and HMS-affiliated institutions. Invited lecturers will be underrepresented minority alumni/ae of HMS and/or of the programs of its teaching hospitals and research institutions.
Sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF.
- Monday, November 21, 2011
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Presentation/Communication Skills
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder
Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Minot Room, Countway Library
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
This workshop provides participants with the tools and job aids they need to more effectively make their point to an audience. Specific words, voice tones and body gestures are discussed to show the participants how one behavior can interfere with and/or facilitate positive communication.
CME Available
Co-sponsored by CFHUF; COE; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS.
- Friday, November 18, 2011
SHIPLEY SYMPOSIUM AND HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Clifford Houston, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and
Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach, University of Texas Medical Branch
Armenise Amphitheater,
210 Longwood Ave., Boston
Co-sponsored by Charles R. Shipley, Jr., Foundation, Inc; COE; DCP/HMS; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; HMS Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology.
October 28, 2011
LEADERSHIP FORUM
“Health Care Reform - Leadership in a
Time of Chaos”
Speaker: John Lumpkin, M.D., M.P.H.
Senior Vice President and Director,
Health Care Group
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Co-sponsored by CFHUF; CES; DCP/HMS; CHADD.
October 27, 2011
LEADERSHIP FORUM
“Health Policy, Public Service, and
Leadership in the
Era of Health Reform"
Speaker: Howard K. Koh, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Secretary for Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tosteson Medical Education Center,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Co-sponsored by
Harvard School of Public Health Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development,
The Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority Health Policy
EXPLORATIONS is a one-day program providing students from select Boston and Cambridge middle schools, with an opportunity to explore science, math, and health careers. Approximately 300 six, seventh and eight grade students visit Harvard Medical School for morning presentations and discussions and then visit a research laboratory exposure to health careers and the biomedical sciences.
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Harvard Medical School
DETAILS
Sponsored by
Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity Inclusion and
Community Partnership and its Minority Faculty
Development Program, Educational Outreach Programs,
and Biomedical Science Careers Program
October 20, 2011
Career Development Series
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH INTRAMURAL AND EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
This program, designed for physicians in postdoctoral training, junior faculty, and fellows (research and clinical) offers networking opportunities, skills enhancement for career guidance, tools for career advancement, and tips to balance clinical care and academic responsibilities.
Co-sponsored by CFHUF; COE; DCP/HMS;
Harvard Catalyst PFDD; Tufts University School of Medicine Office of Minority and Student Affairs; UMass Medical School Office of the Associate Vice Provost for School Services; Boston University School of Medicine Office of Minority Affairs; Massachusetts Medical Society; BSCP.
October 13, 2011
2011 Visiting Lecture
OVARIAN CANCER AND THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF RACIAL DISPARITY
Speaker: Robert Bristow, M.D., M.B.A.
Professor and Philip J. DiSaia Chair in Gynecologic Oncology,
Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
University of California, Irvine Medical Center
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA
MGH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; MGH Multicultural Affairs Office;
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Initiative to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
October 13, 2011
Amos Society Lecture
UNDERSTANDING THE UNCONSCIOUS BRAIN UNDER GENERAL ANESTHESIA
Speaker: Emery N. Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Computational Neuroscience and
Health Sciences and Technology, Department of
Brain and Cognitive Sciences, MIT-Harvard
Division of Health Science and Technology,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
Warren M. Zapol Professor of Anaesthesia,
Harvard Medical School and Department of
Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Tosteson Medical Education Center,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Sponsored by HMS Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs
October 7, 2011
- Webinar -
DIVERSITY INCLUSION: A NEW SYSTEMS-BASED INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK
Hear about a new transformative, multi-level approach to diversity, inclusion and access that holds great potential for institutional transformation and enhancing mission attainment.
September 30, 2011
OMC/OWC Roundtable
NEGOTIATING SUCCESS FOR WOMEN
Speaker: Kimberlyn Leary, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Chief Psychologist, Director of Psychology and
Psychology Training,Cambridge Health Alliance;
Associate Professor of Psychology,
Harvard Medical School
Carrie Hall Conference Room,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
Co-sponsored by the BWH Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers (OMC) and Office for Women's Careers (OWC)
September 30, 2011
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Division of General medicine and Primary Care Grand Rounds
FACULTY DIVERSITY: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
Speaker: Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MBA
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership,
Director of the Minority Faculty Development Program,
Harvard Medical School
Associate Director for Leadership Development,
Harvard School of Public Health
Rabkin Board Room,
Shapiro Building, 10th Floor,
BIDMC East Campus
September 27, 2011
SPECIAL SESSION ON WOMEN AND LEADERSHIP
Speaker: Alice Coombs, M.D.
Critical Care Specialist/Anesthesiologist,
South Shore Hospital;
Immediate Past President, Massachusetts Medical Society
Lahey Room, Countway Library,
10 Shattuck Street, Boston
DETAILS
August 18, 2011
PROJECT SUCCESS STUDENTS FINAL PRESENTATIONS
Click here to read more about the Project Success programs for high school and college students
Tosteson Medical Education Center,
Room 209
May 10-13, 2011
LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE (LFDP) AND
MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
The LFDP Conference provides HMS junior faculty, clinical and research fellows, and other health professionals with information and skills needed for professional and career advancement in academic medicine, and specifically advancement within the HMS community. The Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting is designed to expose participants to health care issues impacting underserved populations. The conference includes practicum presentations, keynote address, and a poster session, focusing on minority health research, clinical and translational research, and health disparities.
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WATCH VIDEOS please click on titles to view the video of the lectures by:
Michael V. Drake, MD,
Chancellor, Professor of
Ophthalmology, University of California, Irvine
Keynote Speaker, May 11, 2011
"How to Have a Successful Career and Make a Difference among Vulnerable Populations"
Julio Frenk, MD, PhD, Dean of the Faculty, Harvard School of Public Health; T&G Angelopoulos Professor of Public Health and International Development, Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School
Keynote Speaker, May 12, 2011
"Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Populations: Lessons from Latin America"
May 10, 2011
2011 MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING SPECIAL SESSION
“Leadership – Making a Difference” featuring
Vice Admiral Regina M. Benjamin, MD, MBA
United States Surgeon General
TMEC Amphitheater,
260 Longwood Avenue, Boston MA
DETAILS
April 22, 2011
RECEPTION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STUDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE
JW Marriott Indianapolis,
10 South West Street,
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
April 12, 2011
HOWARD, DORSEY, STILL LECTURE
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s, and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing
the nation's health.
Speaker: Price Cobbs, MD
President and CEO, Pacific Management Systems
DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
The Diversity Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made significant achievements in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community.
April 5, 2011
HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM
FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Kevin Johnson, MD, MS
Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Pediatrics
Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
DETAILS
April 1, 2011
NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center
at Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston
http://www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org
March 28, 2011
VISITING LECTURE SERIES
Speaker: Glenn Flores, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health,
Director of the Division of General Pediatrics,
Judith and Charles Ginsburg Chair in Pediatrics,
UT Southwestern Medical School
Speaker: BARBARA ALVING, MD
Director, National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
National Institutes of Health
February 8, 2011
2011 ALVIN F. POUSSAINT, MD VISITING LECTURE
“Achieving Health in the US:
Lessons from the Civil Rights Movement”
Speaker: PAULA A. JOHNSON, MD, MPH (HMS, HSPH ’85)
Chief, Division of Women's Health
Executive Director, Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
2010
December 9, 2010
"AMERICAN MEDICINE: THE GREAT CHALLENGES AND DILEMMAS"
Speaker: L.D. BRITT, MD, MPH (HMS '77)
Brickhouse Professor of Surgery,
Eastern Virginia Medical School
President, American College of Surgeons
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS;
HMS Center for the History
of Medicine; MGH Multicultural Affairs Office
DETAILS
November 20, 2010
SKILLS WORKSHOP FOR COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, JUNIORS AND SOPHOMORES
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS and BSCP
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November 19, 2010
SHIPLEY SYMPOSIUM AND HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Clifford Houston, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach
University of Texas Medical Branch
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; Charles R. Shipley, Jr.
Foundation, Inc.; Harvard Catalyst PFDD;
HMS Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
DETAILS
November 17, 2010
LEADERSHIP FORUM
Speaker: David Gifford, MD, MPH
Director, Rhode Island Department of Health
Sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF; CES; HSPH Division of
Policy Translation and Leadership Development
DETAILS
November 3, 2010
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES: "Presentation and Communication Skills"
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder
Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
Co-sponsored by CFHUF; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS
DETAILS
November 2, 2010
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
"Neuroscience at Morehouse School of Medicine: A Model for Neuroscience Workforce Expansion and Diversity"
Speaker: Peter R. MacLeish, PhD, George H.W. and Barbara P. Bush Professor of Neuroscience
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurobiology
Director, Neuroscience Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine
DETAILS
October 27, 2010
EXPLORATIONS
EXPLORATIONS is a one-day program providing students from select Boston and Cambridge middle schools, with an opportunity to explore science, math, and health careers. Approximately 300 six, seventh and eight grade students visit Harvard Medical School for morning presentations and discussions and then visit a research laboratory exposure to health careers and the biomedical sciences.
Sponsored by
Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity
and Community Partnership and its Minority Faculty
Development
Program, Educational Outreach Programs,
and
Biomedical Science Careers Program
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about Explorations
October 21, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
VISITING LECTURE SERIES: "Fulfilling the Social Contract
between Medicine
and the Public:
Are We Doing Our Part?"
Speaker:
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD
Executive Director of the Center
for
Women's Health Research
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
and Reproductive Endocrinology
and Infertility
Meharry Medical College
October 7, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
LATINO HEALTH FORUM: "Rethinking Latino Immigration in the Era of Global Vertigo"
Speaker:
Marcelo Suarez-Orozco, PhD
The Courtney Sale Ross Professor of
Globalization and Education
Co-director Immigration Studies,
New York University
DETAILS
September 28, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
LEADERSHIP TIPS FOR WOMEN IN MEDICINE:
THINGS YOU WON'T LEARN IN A BOOK
Speaker:
Ellen Zane
President and CEO,
Tufts Medical Center and the Floating Hospital for Children
September 23, 2010
LEADERSHIP FORUM:
PATH TO A HIGH PERFORMANCE HEALTH SYSTEM:
REALIZING THE POTENTIAL OF HEALTH REFORM
Speaker: Karen Davis, PhD
President, The Commonwealth Fund
August 2, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
RECEPTION in conjunction with NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONVENTION & SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY
Co-sponsored by
HMS Office of Alumni Relations,
HSPH Office of Alumni Relations
DETAILS
June 1, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
2009-2010 EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING AWARD CEREMONY
Click here for the Honorees and details
May 17, 2010
Harvard Medical School
Office for Diversity and Community Partnership
VISITING CLERKSHIP PROGRAM 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION RECEPTION
 Introduction:
Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MBA
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership,
Harvard Medical School
Remarks:
Jeffrey S. Flier, MD
Dean of the Faculty of Medicine,
Harvard Medical School
Peter L. Slavin, MD
President, Massachusetts General Hospital
Speaker:
Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health
Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Former VCP Student
May 6, 2010
MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
The Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting is designed to expose participants to health care issues impacting underserved populations. The conference will include practicum presentations, keynote address, and a poster session, focusing on minority health research, clinical and translational research, and health disparities. ... more
May 4-5 & 7, 2010
LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
A three-day LEADERSHIP AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (May 4-5 & 7, 2010) and one-day MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING (May 6, 2010) will be held in Boston. The conference will provide HMS junior faculty, clinical and research fellows, and other health professionals with information and skills needed for professional and career advancement in academic medicine, and specifically advancement within the Harvard Medical School Community. ... more
April 26, 2010
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty
Development and Diversity Lecture
PERSPECTIVES ON BIOMEDICAL IMAGING
AND ITS ROLE IN ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH
Speaker: Roderic I. Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D.
Director, National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering at the NIH
DETAILS
April 13, 2010
Visiting Lecture Series
INSULIN SIGNALING IN THE HEART - AN ENDOCRINOLOGIST'S JOURNEY INTO THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Speaker: Evan Dale Abel, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Utah School of Medicine
April 7, 2010
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty
Development and Diversity Lecture
THE COLOR LINE IN HEALTH:
EMERGING INSIGHTS
Speaker: Herman A. Taylor, Jr.,
M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.C., F.A.H.A.
Shirley Professor for the Study of Health Disparities,
Principal Investigator Jackson Heart Study
University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)
DETAILS
March 25, 2010
Career Development Series
GETTING IT RIGHT IN PRIMETIME:
IMPROVING
YOUR MEDIA INTERACTION SKILLS
Speaker: Robert J. Howard
President and CEO, Howard and Associates
March 4, 2010
ALVIN F. POUSSAINT, M.D. VISITING LECTURE
Speaker: Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, MBA
President and CEO,
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
DETAILS
February 28, 2010
Ninth Annual
NEW ENGLAND SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
DETAILS
February 26-27, 2010
The Tenth Biennial
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE CAREERS STUDENT CONFERENCE
Keynote Speakers:
Robert L. Satcher, Jr, PhD, MD
NASA Astronaut, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, MD, Associate Professor,
Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins University
Francis S. Collins, MD, PhD
Director, National Institutes of HealthSponsored by the Biomedical Science Careers Program
DETAILS
2009
December 2, 2009
Career Development Series:
PRESENTATION/COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder
Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
November 12, 2009
2009 HOWARD, DORSEY, STILL LECTURE
AND DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
Speaker: Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD
Julius R. Krevans Distinguished
Professorship in Internal Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
November 2, 2009
Native American Health Forum
DIABETES AND HEALTH POLICY IN
AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITIES
Speaker: Donald Warne, MD, MPH
Executive Director, Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairmen's Health Board,
Rapid City, South Dakota
President and CEO, Amerian Indian
Health Management & Policy, LLC
Adjunct Clinical Professor,
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Tempe, Arizona
Oglala Lakota (Sioux)
October 29, 2009
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
ADDRESSING THE LACK OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE WORKFORCE AT RESEARCH INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Speaker: Joel D. Oppenheim, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences
Director, the Sackler Institute for Graduate Biomedical Sciences
New York University School of Medicine
"Harvard talk addresses diversity in science faculty", The Bay State Banner,
November 12, 2009 — vol. 45, no. 12.
October 14, 2009
Latino Health Forum
LATINO CHILDREN: THEIR HEALTH AND THE FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES
Speaker: Fernando Mendoza, MD, MPH
Professor and Chief, Division of General Pediatrics,
Stanford School of Medicine
October 7, 2009
Career Development Series:
FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
August 13, 2009
2009 SUMMER CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
July 23, 2009
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity
2009 VISITING RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
June 11, 2009
2008-2009
EXCELLENCE IN
MENTORING AWARDS CEREMONY
May 5-6 & 8, 2009
LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
May 7, 2009
MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
April 14, 2009
REFLECTION IN ACTION: BUILDING HEALTHY COMMUNITIESTM
In the News: Focus - May 15, 2009
April 6, 2009
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
HEALTH DISPARITIES FOCUSING ON ETHNICITY-RELATED VARIATION IN BREAST CANCER RISK AND OUTCOME
Speaker: Lisa Newman
Professor of Surgery and Director of the Breast Care Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
March 23, 2009
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
HEALTH DISPARITIES FOCUSING ON ETHNICITY-RELATED VARIATION IN BREAST CANCER RISK AND OUTCOME
Speaker: Griffin Rodgers, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK)
National Institutes of Health
March 11, 2009
Inaugural Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture
HEALTH DISPARITIES AS A FOCAL POINT IN MEDICINE: THE BLEEDING EDGE OF THE LEADING EDGE
Speaker: Neil R. Powe, MD, MPH, MBA (HMS ‘81)
Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology; James F. Fries Distinguished Service Professor
Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology & Clinical Research
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans, Edwin Howard (HMS 1869), Thomas Dorsey (HMS 1869) and James Still (HMS 1871), who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800’s, and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the nation’s health.
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March 11, 2009
2008 DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
Recipients
Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award:
Barbara Bierer, MD, Professor of Medicine, BWH
Karen Emmons, PhD, Deputy Director of the Center for Community-Based Research, DFCI
Alexander Green, MD, Instructor in Medicine, MGH
Harvey Makadon, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, BIDMC
Jennifer Potter, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, BIDMC
Sharon P. Clayborne Staff Diversity Award:
Ricardo Espada, IT-Support Associate I, HMS
Co-Sponsored by the
Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs;
Black Health Organization;
Student National Medical Association
WATCH VIDEO
February 25, 2009
Dean's Lectureship
CRACKING THE GLASS CEILING IN ACADEMIC MEDICINE
Speaker: Eve J. Higginbotham, MD (HMS '79)
Dean and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Morehouse School of Medicine
Co-sponsored by the Office for Diversity and Community Partnership;
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity;
Office for Faculty Affairs Joint Committee on the Status of Women
WATCH VIDEO
2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Career Development Series
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT: DEALING ACROSS DIFFERENCES
Speaker: William Martin, PsyD, MPH, CHES
Faculty, American College of Physician Executives
September 24, 2008
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture - INAUGURAL EVENT
THE RESEARCH CENTERS IN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO MINORITY INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH RESEARCH
Speaker: Keith Norris, MD
Vice President for Research and Professor of Medicine
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
June 23-24, 2008
GLOBAL TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH COLLABORATION ON THE HEALTH OF THE CARIBBEAN DIASPORA
Supported by the National Cancer Institute
Meeting Proceedings
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