BWH Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
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Office For Postdoctoral and Research Careers (OPRC)

Diversity

The BWH Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (CFDD) was established in June 2006, to provide a comprehensive and coordinated approach to professional development and career advancement of all BWH Faculty across the academic continuum.   CFDD Events are posted on the BWH Event Calendar.
 
CFDD Organizational Structure:
Within the CFDD, there are three offices which focus on the needs of their respective constituencies;  The Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers (OMC), the Office for Postdoctoral and Research Careers (OPRC), and the long standing Office for Women's Careers (OWC).

Opportunities for Synergy:
This organizational structure fosters the leveraging of educational opportunities, seminars, and administrative support; data collection; cooperation and synergy.  See our poster presentation from the 2007 National Postdoctoral Association Annual Meeting: The Synergistic Model: An Office for Postdoctoral Careers within a Center for Faculty Development & Diversity
 
National Postdoctoral Association Diversity Committee:
The NPA Diversity Committee is dedicated to increasing diversity at the postdoctoral level.  The goals of this committee include:
  • To encourage, foster, and increase diversity in the postdoctoral ranks across universities and research institutions nationwide;
  • To increase awareness of the importance of diversity within the academic and research communities;
  • To organize symposia and events at national conferences to address these goals; and
  • To target colleges, universities and research institutions to both learn about issues relevant to potentially underrepresented postdoc groups, and to encourage networking, mentoring, and promotion of postdoctoral work among these groups.
Suggestions for additional content are always welcome and can be sent to: BWHOPRC@partners.org

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