2023

Awards listed on this page reflect School-wide honors received in the 2023 calendar year by current members of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine, including faculty, staff, and students.

Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award

Awards were presented by the HMS Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership at the Equity Social Justice and Advocacy Award lecture and ceremony on September 21, 2023.

Faculty

Yarden S. Fraiman, instructor in pediatrics, Beth Israel Deaconess

Roseanna Means, associate professor of medicine, Brigham and Women’s

Martha Pavlakis, associate professor of medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess


Students

Laura S. Pesquera Colom, HSDM Class of 2023; periodontics resident, University of Illinois, Chicago

Jordan Middleton, HSDM Class of 2023; oral and maxillofacial surgery resident, Boston Medical Center

Hillary Brenda Nguyễn, MD Candidate 2024, Harvard Medical School

Kevin E. Salinas, HMS Class of 2023; intern, John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth


Staff

Meredith I. Solomon, manager of outreach and public services, Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School


Trainees

Hamaiyal Sana, research fellow in global health and social medicine, Harvard Medical School

Demetrice ‘Dee’ Jordan, instructor, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Learn more about the Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award, including nomination guidelines and previous recipients.

Joint Committee on the Status of Women Dean’s Leadership Awards

Awards were presented by the Joint Committee on the Status of Women on June 6, 2023.

Joseph B. Martin Dean’s Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women’s Careers

Faculty

Sareh Parangi, professor of surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Staff
Kristin Bittinger, dean for faculty and research integrity, Harvard Medical School
Mollie Williams, executive director, The Family Van, Harvard Medical School

Shirley Driscoll Dean’s Leadership Award for the Enhancement of Women’s Careers
Stephanie Mueller, assistant professor of medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Nancy J. Tarbell Dean’s Leadership Award for an Emerging Leader in Women’s Careers
Laura Dichtel, assistant professor of medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Margaret Samuels-Kalow, associate professor of emergency medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Learn more about the CSW Dean's Leadership Awards, including nomination guidelines and previous recipients.


Excellence in Mentoring Awards

Awards were presented at the Excellence in Mentoring Awards ceremony on June 7, 2023.

A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award
Nils Gehlenborg, associate professor of biomedical informatics, Harvard Medical School

Young Mentor Award
Jonathan Abraham, associate professor of microbiology, Harvard Medical School

Learn more about the Excellence in Mentoring Awards, including nomination guidelines and previous recipients.


Dean's Community Service Awards

Awards were presented at the Dean's Community Service Awards ceremony on May 12, 2023.

Faculty

Fiona S. Danaher, instructor in pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital
Center for Immigrant Health

Wesley M. Sanders, assistant professor of psychology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Frost Call

Katherine Arrigg Koh, assistant professor of psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Health Care for the Homeless

Trainee

Leonie A. Oostrom-Shah, clinical fellow in emergency medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Adams House / Medical Justice Alliance

Staff

Emma T. Akuffo, teacher, MEDscience, Harvard Medical School
Combating Child Sexual Abuse, Inc. and SmartKids Ghana

Evan J. Walsh, career advisor, Graduate Education, Harvard Medical School
Multiplying Good

Students

Amanda Moreno Garcia, MD candidate
Body Empowerment Project

Ellen Zhang, MD candidate
Health Career Collaborative Boston

Jake Cantrell, DMD candidate
Jen Candiano, DMD candidate
Kaitlyn Cardenas, DMD candidate
Anita Nasseri, DMD candidate
Adam Haochun Yang, DMD candidate
American Student Dental Association at Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Learn more about the Diversity Awards, including nomination guidelines and previous recipients.