In recognition of the many strengths of Harvard Medical School and its primary affiliated hospitals (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital), the U.S. Public Health Service's Office of Women's Health of the Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract to the Harvard Medical School to create a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health in the Fall of 1998. The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard School of Public Health, Joslin Diabetes Center, Children's Hospital Boston, and the Women's Eye Health Task Force through the Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology later joined Harvard Medical School's Center of Excellence.
The National Centers of Excellence in Women's Health were established by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health in 1996. The Centers are based in academic medical institutions to establish and evaluate a new model health care system that unites women's health research, medical training, clinical care, public health education, community outreach, and the promotion of women in health professions around a common mission to improve the heath status of diverse women across the life span.
The HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health consists of five key programmatic areas of focus:
- Clinical Services
- Research
- Health Care Provider Education
- Outreach and Consumer Education
- Academic Leadership
Participating Institutions
Beth-Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Children's Hospital Boston
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
Harvard School of Public Health
Joslin Diabetes Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Women's Eye Health Task Force through the HMS Department of Ophthalmology
Please see the HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health institution diagram and HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health organizational chart for further information.
To learn more about the HMS Center of Excellence in Women's Health, please email hmscoe@hms.harvard.edu
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