Department of Emergency Medicine Academics

Office for Academic Affairs

The Office of Faculty Affairs was developed in 2018 to address and advance the growing number of EM faculty seeking academic promotion. OFA provides sessions on professional development and oversees faculty mentorship, CV preparation, and management of the complex promotional process at Harvard Medical School. The OFA consolidated efforts in the department and now organizes and schedules the bi-weekly faculty development and skills sessions.

DEM Divisions

Harvard University Interfaculty Initiatives

The DEM co-hosts, with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard College, the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, a cross-university interfaculty center that advances the science of humanitarian assistance in war and crisis globally.

DEM Overall Academic Goals

The DEM seeks to be a leading academic and research department in selected areas of emergency medicine research by achieving:

Advancement of Division faculty, priorities and self-sufficiency
Recognition as top five emergency department in total grant volume
Research sustainability from both NIH and industry sponsored awards
Targeted research programs that are national and global leaders
Advancement of Divisions that are ranked in top 10 in nation