Volume 19 - Fall 2004

FEATURED STORY

Welcome from Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MS
Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at HMS

MINORITY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
Established in 1990, the DCP Minority Faculty Development Program seeks to: increase the number of minority faculty at Harvard Medical School; increase the number of minority physicians and scientists who undertake their post-graduate medical education at one of the 17 Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions; establish model programs for the development of minority faculty with an emphasis on mentoring and leadership; and create programs designed to reach out to the pre-college and college populations with the goal of bringing outstanding, underrepresented
minority students into the pipeline.

Diversity Town Forum

2003-2004 Excellence in Mentoring Awards Ceremony

2003-2004 Excellence in Mentoring Award Nominees

HMS Holds First Reception at National Medical Association Convention

Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship
in Minority Health Policy 2004-2005 Fellows

The California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy
at Harvard University: 2004-2005 Scholars

Career Development Series

Two Alums of the Health Policy Summer Program Enroll at HSPH

Local Student Garners International Acclaim for his Research

Hitting the Ground Running

Project Success: Opening the Door to
Biomedical Careers—A Vision of Success

Outreach Opportunities: Mentors & Volunteers Needed

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The DCP Office of Community Outreach Programs, established in 1999, builds and supports partnerships among Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and the community. These partnerships seek to improve the health of the community and, in particular, address issues of health and healthcare disparity based on racial or societal inequalities. The Office of Community Outreach Programs also focuses on the underrepresentation of minorities within the workforce, with an emphasis on careers in healthcare and the biomedical sciences. OCOP also works closely with the following entities within Harvard Medical School: Minority Faculty Development Program, Office of Enrichment Programs, Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs.

The Environmental Justice Conference

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Awarded to Harvard Medical School in September 2002, and under the direction of the Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, the Center of Excellence in Minority Health and Health Disparities (COE) seeks to enhance the academic performance of underrepresented minority (URM) students, strengthen efforts to support the cultural competency preparedness of faculty, residents, and students, and to expand current models for underrepresented faculty development and student/faculty research that focuses on issues of minority health and health disparities. The COE's six programmatic areas of focus are: Student Performance, Faculty Development, Information Resources and Cultural Competence, Faculty and Student Research, Student Training in Providing Health Care Services, and Pipeline Programs.

COE Announces Its 2004-2006 Faculty Fellowship Recipients

NEWS FROM OUR COLLEAGUES
Harvard Medical School has nearly 6,489 full-time faculty working in eight academic departments based at the School’s Boston quadrangle or in one of 47 academic departments at 18 affiliated teaching hospitals and research institutes.

We welcome, and actively seek, articles from our colleagues at any of our affiliated institutions. We are delighted to showcase here a number of very interesting initiatives that have taken place at some of our affiliated institutions and across several Harvard schools in recent months.

Science and Math Draw Native High School Students to HMS

Announcement from the Office of the Dean for Medical Education

Dr. David Hirsh and Dr. Ernesto Gonzalez Recognized by
HMS Student Body as Champions of Humanism in Medicine

HMS Student Wins AAMC Nickens Medical Student Scholarship

Announcement of Three Leadership Appointments in the
HMS Program for Medical Education

Tosteson Health Policy Lecturer, Michael Dukakis

The End of a Busy Year

BWH Launches Hiatt Residency

News from Children’s Hospital Boston’s Office of Faculty Development

Missing Persons: Minorities in the Health Professions
to be Released September 20th, 2004

The Institute of Medicine Releases Study

Yvette Roubideaux, MD, MPH (Rosebud Sioux) is
Named “Indian Physician of the Year”

NIH Loan Repayment Programs—Now Accepting Applications

EVENTS
The Minority Faculty Development Program's Diversity and Community Outreach Calendar posts events that cater to the minority faculty, staff, students, and community. It also serves as a tool to demonstrate the ways in which programs are seeking to facilitate change and growth.

If you would like to post events on the on-line Diversity and Community Outreach Calendar, please visit www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/calendar

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