There has been an important transition in leadership of the Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care. Since 1998, Dr. Russ Phillips has been an outstanding leader, mentor, and colleague in his role as Director of our Fellowship Program. Dr. Phillips was recently appointed as the inaugural Director of the HMS Center for Primary Care, after serving very effectively as interim co-director of the Center since the fall of 2010. We congratulate Dr. Phillips on this honor and important responsibility to strengthen and improve primary care at HMS and nationally. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Christina Wee will now assume Dr. Phillips' leadership role, joining Dr. John Ayanian in serving as one of the two Directors of our HMS Fellowship Program.

As a graduate of our fellowship program, Dr. Wee is very well prepared for her new leadership role. She has been the PI of several funded R01s, and she recently received a K24 mentoring grant. She has also received major awards at HMS and SGIM for her research mentoring, and she was elected this year to the American Society for Clinical Investigation for her superb research accomplishments.

The Harvard Medical School Fellowship in General Medicine and Primary Care offers 2-year academic fellowships to prepare talented physicians for careers in academic medicine. Since the program began in 1979, we have trained over 200 fellows, who now work in prestigious institutions nationally and internationally.

	To provide Fellows with a solid background in clinical research methods and statistical analysis through the completion of a Masters in Public Health degree at the Harvard School of Public Health.
	To teach Fellows the essentials of performing research in general internal medicine through collaboration with faculty members. With the help of a mentor, Fellows will take one or more research ideas from conception to publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
	To prepare Fellows to become confident teachers and public speakers. During our Program, each Fellow participates in conferences and retreats to enhance their teaching strategies and presentation skills. Fellows are expected to present their research at regional and national academic meetings.
	To ensure that our graduates are prepared for successful careers as clinician-investigators. More than 90% of our graduates have received an academic appointment following their fellowships.

Why choose Harvard?

1. Fellows have the opportunity to collaborate between the six different Harvard-affiliated medical institutions listed below. For more information about the programs at each site, please click on the name of the individual site.
   • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
   • Boston V.A. Health Care Systems
   • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of General Medicine and Primary Care
   • Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics
   • The Cambridge Hospital
   • Department of Population Medicine - Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
   • Massachusetts General Hospital
2. The Program faculty includes outstanding mentors who are experienced in a variety of research areas.
3. Boston, Cambridge and the surrounding neighborhoods provide a plethora of diverse study populations including primary care clinics, community health centers and health maintenance organizations. Also, each site has access to numerous research databases. For more information, please visit our Research Program page.
4. The Harvard Catalyst Health Disparities Research Program increases the prominence and impact of research on health disparities at Harvard. The program supports Harvard-wide research on health disparities through research and methods seminars, personalized consultations, networking events, and transdisciplinary symposia. The program also provides training and mentorship opportunities for junior faculty, fellows, and students interested in health disparities research. The Health Disparities Research Program facilitates collaborations with local and national clinical and translational science centers and community partners. For more information visit http://catalyst.harvard.edu/programs/disparities/

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