Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is designed to help answer questions you have, and direct you to existing information and resourceson the topic.If your question is not fully answered, please followthe links in the relevant section. If you are still unable to find an answer, please contact the Center for Faculty Development and Diversitydirectly. Click on one of the topics for more information.
If there is anything else you think should be included in the FAQ, please e-mail BWHCFDD@partners.org.
Career Advancement
The New HMS CV and Assistance with Academic Promotions
How to Make an Appointment with Dr. Mary Clark
Brigham Leadership Program
Resources for Faculty and Trainees
Contact the CFDD, OMC, OPRC or OWC
BWH Faculty Resource Guide
Fellowships and Awards
Harvard University and Medical School
The Association of American Medical Colleges
Library Resources
International Faculty Resources
GLBT Faculty
Contact Information
Employee Contact Information
Professional Organizations and Societies
BWH Resources
BWH Available Discounts
BWH Employee Benefits
BWH Floor Maps
Brigham and Women’s Physicians Organization
Human Resources
CFDD Events and Programs Resources
CFDD Calendar of Events
Brigham Leadership Program
Slides and Materials from Past Events
Register for Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events from the CFDD, OMC, OPRC and OWC
Funding Opportunities/Research Resources
Research Resources
Where to Find Funding
Harvard Medical School Resources
The Harvard Catalyst
Harvard ID Cards
Harvard Medical School Appointment
The Harvard Neighbors Program
Harvard Medical School Ombuds Office
The Harvard "Red Book"
Postdoc Resources
OPRC FAQ Page
Postdoc Organizations
Resources for International Postdocs
Summer Research
Summer Research Program Information
Four Directions Summer Research Program
STARS Summer Research Program
Life in Boston
Center for Community Health and Health Equity
Housing and Relocation - Boston
Boston Resources
Career Advancement
The New HMS CV and help with Promotion
In 2008, Harvard Medical School (HMS) updated the criteria for academic promotion. The CFDD hasorganized a series of seminars in conjunction with HMS on this topic. Slides, materials and recordings of the seminars are available online. In addition, HMS hasits own website specifically about the criteria for promotion and CV format.
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How to Make an Appointment with Dr. Mary Clark
Dr. Mary Clark is a consultant for the CFDD on Faculty Development and former Associate Dean at HMS. Dr. Clark is available the 3rd Wednesday and 1st Thursday of each month to meet with faculty in the process of preparing materials for promotion.
Click here to schedule an Appointment with Dr. Mary Clark.
If you are unable to access the BWH Intranet, email BWHCFDD@partners.orgto schedule an appointment.
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Brigham Leadership Program (BLP)
The Brigham Leadership Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is geared for mid-career physicians and scientists and nursing and clinical directors in a management role, and currently leading teams, projects, divisions, centers, clinics or laboratories. Organized to accommodate professional schedules, participants meet for four 2.5 days modules on site at HBS. The program is tailored toenhance the participants’ leadership capacity and ability to lead complex projects and teams.
For additional information please visit the Brigham Leadership Program website.
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Resources for Faculty and Trainees
Contact the CFDD, OMC, OPRC, or OWC
Please refer to these links for contact information from each office.
CFDD / OMC / OPRC / OWC
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BWH Faculty Resource Guide
The Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, in conjunction with the Brigham and Women'sPhysicians Organization has created a guide of the benefits and resources available at Brigham and Women's. Inside you will find a wide range of topics, ranging from research resources to childcare options. The Faculty Resource Guide is distributed annually at the New Faculty Welcome Lunch, and is available year round online to view or download as a pdf.
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GLBT Resources
There are a variety of groups and organizations centered around Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender faculty. They include The American Medical Association GLBT Advisory Committee, and The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association. There are also more patient oriented resources like The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Access Project, and The National Coalition for GLBT Health. More information about these resources can be found by visiting their websites, or at the CFDD's GLBT Faculty page.
Brigham and Women's Hospital has created a GLBT Affinity Group that is open to all employees. The group continues to gain members and support, to become a member, fill out this anonymous survey.
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Fellowships and Awards
Click here for a full listing and description of each Fellowship and Awards.
Brigham and Women's Hospital Minority Faculty Career Development Award
Established in 1996, the award is granted annually to two BWH-affiliated early-career underrepresented minority academicians (generally junior faculty or trainees). It is an unrestricted $150,000 award aimed to assist in career development and enhance faculty retention.
Harvard Medical School Faculty are eligible for a range of Fellowships based on academic rank, career track and departmental affiliation.
The Eleanor and Miles Shore Fiftieth Anniversary Program for Scholars in Medicine
Established to help junior faculty at the point in their careers when they must teach, do research, compete for grants, publish, or practice (if a clinical faculty member) at the same time they may be assuming increased family or other responsibilities.
For more information about application deadlines, proposal and sponsorship requirements, contact the HMS Office for Faculty Affairs at HMSOFA_Programs@hms.harvard.edu or 617.432.1198.
Harvard Medical School Invitational Faculty Fellowship and Grant Opportunities
The HMS Red Book Fellowship Program is offered each Fall and Spring, and iscomprised of faculty fellowship opportunities by invitation only. The internal nomination process for these invitational awards is open to all eligible HMS faculty, including those at all HMS-affiliated institutions.
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Contact Information
Find Employee Contact Information
There are a few different ways to access address lists within the Brigham and Women's Community.
1. Microsoft Outlook Address Book(the links below open screen shots to assist you).
- Open Microsoft Outlook and click on the "Tools" tab at the top of the screen. Then click on "Address Book". After the address book opens, type the last name of the person you are looking for, and scroll the list to find them. You can also open the address book while writing an email, just click the "To", "Cc", or "Bcc" buttons on the left.
2. Partners Telephone Directory
- To use the Partners Telephone Directory, Search by name (Last, First), phone number, or Partners Page ID.
3. Harvard Medical School White Pages
-A website for looking up employees with academic appointment, The HMS White Pages.
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Brigham and Women's Physician's Association
The BWPO embodies the interests and expertise of BWH physicians in providing the highest quality health care in the most efficient and effective way, within a competitive and rapidly changing healthcare environment. The BWPO was incorporated in 1999 as a charitable corporation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and began its operations in 2001. Since January 1, 2003, the BWPO has been comprised of sixteen business units: the Departments of Medicine, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Radiology, Pathology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Dermatology, Neurology, Radiation Oncology, Psychiatry, and Emergency Medicine along with Newborn Medicine, Primary Care, and Rheumatology. Today, the BWPO employs approximately 1,100 physicians.
Intranet: Brigham and Women's Physician's Association (Partners Access Required)
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Human Resources
The BWH HR team is committed to understanding the business and professional needs of those we serve and to implementing "best practices" within the HR profession that support the organization.
For more information, please visit the BWH Human Resources website.
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Professional Organizations and Societies
The Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers has compiled an exhaustive list of Professional Organizations and Societies, listed alphabetically.
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BWH Resources
BWH Employee Benefits
Brigham and Women's Human Resources department FAQ section can answer most of your questions concerning benefits. A more comprehensive list of the benefits available to BWH employees can be found here. BWH Human Resources also operates a more exhaustive internallist of benefits that can be found here. (BWH Intranet)
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Employee Discounts
There are a variety of discounts and perks for Brigham and Women's employees to take advantage of. The Perks Office sends out weekly emails detailing perks that have been most recently added. Please note that the Cashier’s Office located on the Pike through the 75 Francis Street entrance does not accept credit or debit cars, personal checks and cash only.
Click here to access the BWH Perks Program website (Partners access required).
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Events and Programs
CFDD Calendar of Programs
The Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (CFDD) posts upcoming events and programs on the Brigham and Women's Health Events calendar.The calendar is organized chronologically.
Click here to view the BWH Health Events Calendar.
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Slides and Materials from Past Events
The Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (CFDD) posts slides and handouts from past events online when available. The Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers also posts photos from its events online.
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How to Correctly Register for Upcoming Events
There are several options for registering for CFDD, OMC, ORC or OWC events. The best way to determine how to register for an individual event is to look at either an event flier, or webpage for the event. Electronic promotion typically includes a link to register online, although some smaller events require registration through e-mail.
Each month, the CFDD distributes a calendar of events, an online version of its monthly flyer that details upcoming events and programs.
Another option is the BWH Health Events Calendar, which has a more comprehensive listing of upcoming programs. If you have any questions abouta specific event, contact the CFDD at BWHCFDD@partners.org.
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Upcoming Events from the CFDD, OMC, OPRC, and OWC
To browse and register for all upcoming Brigham and Women's Events, please visit the BWH Calendar of Events and Programs. All programs are listed chronologically. You can also filter the list to only include certain offices within the hospital.
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Funding Opportunities / Research Resources
Research Resources
The BWH Biomedical Research Institute’s intranet site has a complete listing of all scientific core facilities, training and educational programs, tools, links and services of interest and available to BWH investigators
Subscribe to the Research Connection Email Series and personalize your profile to receive only those emails of interest to you including; Events and Announcements, OPRC Spotlight, Center for Clinical Investigation Updates, Friday Funding Opportunities, and BRI Center specific messages.
Follow the links below, or to access the full listing of Research Resources, go to OPRC's Resources webpage:
Bench Research
Clinical Research
Scientific Cores
Library Resources
Information Technology
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Where to Find Funding Opportunities
The Biomedical Research Institute has created a funding opportunities webpage which contains a partial listing of funding opportunities and a webpage with funding search tools and websites.
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Harvard University Resources
Harvard Catalyst
A pan-University collaborative effort committed to harnessing the human, technological and fiscal resources of Harvard and its academic healthcare centers.Please visit the Harvard Catalyst Website.
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Do I have Appointment at Harvard?
BWH is a Harvard Academic Medical Center, so all BWH faculty and fellows should be given an "appointment" at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Sponsored Staff members may also be eligible for HMS Appointments, though they are not eligible for BWH benefits.
- A Harvard ID and appointment provides you access to the M2 Shuttle, libraries, etc.
The Harvard appointment generates your Harvard University ID number (HUID) which gives you access to eCommons, the Harvard Medical Intranet, as well as your Harvard ID badge and HMS Countway Library and digital library access. To find out the status of your Harvard appointment:
Check the HMS White Pages which lists all those with active HMS appointments.
Check with your departmental administrator to see if your paperwork as been submitted to HMS. This can take several weeks to be processed.
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How to get a Harvard ID
Once your HMS appointment has been processed and verified, you must visit one of the photo capture sites to have your picture taken and then return a week later to pick up the ID. An official picture identification card (hospital ID, driver’s license, passport) is necessary to obtain the ID.
In the Longwood Medical Area, you can get your photo taken at:
Harvard School of Public Health, Kresge Building,
677 Huntington Avenue, Room 103A,
Telephone: (617) 432-0389
Please visit the Harvard University ID Services website for details and FAQs
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Harvard Neighbors
Harvard Neighbors is a volunteer and membership organization that for over 100 years has worked to create a sense of community for the members of this large University. They plan and host a variety of special activities and social opportunities for people who share similar interests. Joining Harvard Neighbors will involve you with a group of friendly people from different areas of the University.
Membership is open to active and retired Harvard faculty and staff (including visiting scholar and researchers, post-doc fellows and program fellows) and their spouses or partners.
Telephone: (617) 495-4313
E-mail: neighbors@harvard.edu
Website: http://www.neighbors.harvard.edu/
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Harvard Ombuds Office
The Harvard Ombuds Office exists to assist people resolve issues of interpersonal misunderstanding and conflict. Please contact them with any issues surrounding Sexual Harassment, Racism, Discrimination, Professional/ Scientific Misconduct, Research- Related Issues, Authorship Issues, Feeling of Stress or Anxiety, Ethical Issues, Personality Conflicts, Working Conditions, Fear of Retaliation or Favoritism. They can be reached confidentially at 617-432-4040. Additional resources areavailable on their website.
Contact: Linda Wilcox
Harvard Medical Area
164 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
E-mail: linda_wilcox@hms.harvard.edu
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Postdoc Resources
Postdocs’ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The OPRC has created an FAQ webpage answering common questions and concerns of BWH postdocs.
Postdoc Organizations
The HMS/HSDM Postdoctoral Association is a volunteer member run organization dedicated to improving the postdoctoral experience for all fellows at Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine and their affiliate institutions. The PDA aims to be an agency of advocacy; promotes academic and career goals, including training and counseling efforts to assist in career and professional development; and disseminates information of particular interest or relevance. Please visit the website for more information and to join.
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Resources for International Postdocs
The Office for Postdoctoral and Research Careers has created a webpage listing some resources for International Postdocs working at BWH. Included is information on filing your taxes, finding housing, and getting adjusted to life in Boston. Please visit the OPRC's International Center webpage for more specific information.
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Summer Research
Summer Research Program Information
The Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (CFDD), in conjunction with the Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers, offers two research programs for college students each summer. For 8 weeks, students who take part in the programs work in research lab and present their findings at the culmination of the program.
Four Directions Summer Research Program
Founded in 1994, the Four Directions Summer Research Program (FDSRP) looks for students with a demonstrated interest in Native American health, although it is not limited exclusively to Native American students. The FDSRP offers students experience with cutting edge research at a leading medical school, exposure to Native American health care issues, and a chance to network with students and faculty at HMS. For additional information on the program and how to apply, visit the FDSRP website.
BWH Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship
The BWH Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) program is open to all underrepresented minorities who are first year medical students or current college juniors and seniors. It strives to provide students an opportunity to engage in exciting basic, clinical, or translational research projects during the summer at BWH and HMS. For additional information on the program and how to apply, visit the BWH STARS Program website.
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Life in Boston
Boston Resources
New to the city? Don't know where to go for a haircut, let alone how to navigate through the 21 neighborhoods that make up Boston? The Office of Multicultural Faculty Careers can help! Their Boston Resources webpage is full of general information on Boston, including maps, social hotspots, public schools, and anything else a newcomer to the Bay State needs.
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Center for Community Health and Health Equity Resources
The Center for Community Health and Health Equity (CCHHE) is an important expression of Brigham and Women's Hospital's commitment to community service. Established in 1991 in response to poor birth outcomes in underserved sections of Boston, the CCHHE identifies approaches to health care for low income and other underserved women and their families.
They have organized a resources webpage that can connect you to information pertaining to Women's Health, Domestic Violence, Government Public Health Agencies, and Local Community Health Sites.
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Housing & Relocation -Boston
Partners has a housing webpage with both internal and external sourcesdedicated to help employees find housing in the Boston Area.
More information about relocation to New England can be found on the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium's website. There you will find access to information on Airports, Arts & Culture, Childcare, Healthcare, Housing, Maps, Moving Resources, History, Schools, and Transportation.
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