The Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (CFDD), with the support of the BWH President’s Office and the Biomedical Research Institute (BRI), announces the 2012 Brigham and Women’s Hospital Faculty Career Development Award recipients:
2012 Award Recipients
Anne-Marie Chang, PhD, Associate Neuroscientist, Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine
Polina Goihberg, PhD, Instructor, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Anesthesia
Florencia Halperin, MD, Associate Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine
Tamarra James-Todd, PhD, Associate Epidemiologist, Division of Women's Health, Department of Medicine
Please click here to read the formal announcement of our winners.
2011 Award Recipients
Zara Cooper, MD, MSc, Associate Surgeon, Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care
Robert Riviello, MD, MPH, Associate Surgeon, Division of Trauma, Burns, and Surgical Critical Care
Please click here to read the formal announcement of our winners.
Please check back here in January 2013 to apply for the next cycle of awards. Thank you very much for your interest.
Purpose
The purpose of the Award is to provide transitional funding to enhance productivity and growth during the early critical years of an academic career when young physicians and scientists must teach, do research, compete for grants, publish, and practice (if clinicians) at the same time they may be assuming increased family or other responsibilities. BWH seeks to use these awards to increase the diversity of the faculty. Awards are open to junior faculty and designed particularly to assist women faculty, faculty who belong to a racial/ethnic population underrepresented in medicine and science (URM*), OR faculty who have family responsibilities such as being the primary caregiver for children and/or parents.
Award Support
The Award provides $30,000, plus 15% overhead (total of $34,500) to support activities that contribute to the individual’s academic career development such as buying protected time from clinical or laboratory responsibilities to pursue academic work, including writing a grant application, preparing a manuscript, completing a research project, or developing a new curriculum. Funds awarded could also be used for additional laboratory assistance at a time when the junior faculty member does not yet have independent funding. The award start date is July 1, 2012 with funds available until spent.
Eligibility
- M.D., Ph.D., or equivalent advanced degree;
- Appointment at level of Instructor or Assistant Professor at HMS at time of application, with current primary academic appointment at BWH;
- Established interest in an academic career;
- May not have been a past recipient of a Scholars in Medicine Shore Fellowship; and
- May not have received significant prior internal funding. A compelling case must be made for applicants who have received BWH, Harvard Medical School (HMS) or Partners HealthCare System (PHS) funding greater than $50,000 within 12 months of the date of application.
Progress Reports
Progress reports are required from recipients of awards prior to the end of the award year.
Award Recognition
Award recipients will be recognized at the annual CFDD/BWPO New Faculty Welcome Lunch in July 2012.
The BWH Faculty Development Awards are included among the Eleanor and Miles 50th Anniversary Shore Fellowship Program for Scholars in Medicine and will be recognized at the Shore Fellowship Ceremony in November 2012.
*Per AAMC guidelines, at BWH, underrepresented minorities (URM) are defined as African American, Alaskan/Hawaiian Native, Hispanic, and Native American.
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