Integrating assessment and evaluation; curriculum; and faculty development in one unified collaborative, the Office of Medical Education (OME) facilitates and supports the education, training and growth of future doctors to provide optimal patient care for the global community.

Intersecting and cross-functional areas:

  • Curriculum development, innovation and management
  • Student assessment, including PROGRESS
  • Course and clerkship evaluation
  • MD program evaluation
  • Primary care education
  • Community-centered medical education
  • Faculty development, including the Academy
  • Educational scholarship
  • Continuous quality improvement

The OME is responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring the Program in Medical Education’s quality improvement process, linking information gleaned from curriculum, student, course and program evaluation and assessment data with educational quality improvement and faculty development initiatives.

Contact Us

Harvard Medical School
Office of Medical Education
Tosteson Medical Education Center, Suite 384
260 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

ome@hms.harvard.edu

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

Office Leadership

Katharyn Meredith Atkins, MD
Associate Dean for Curriculum
katkins@bidmc.harvard.edu

Susan E. Farrell, MD
Associate Dean for Assessment and Evaluation
Chair, Assessment Subcommittee
sefarrell@bwh.harvard.edu

Michele Cohn
Senior Director of the Office of Medical Education
Pronouns: she, her, hers
michele_cohn@hms.harvard.edu

Sally Bartlett
Associate Director of Curriculum Administration (Clinical Curriculum)
Pronouns: she, her, hers
sally@hms.harvard.edu

Erin Farren
Senior Associate Director for Primary Care and Community-centered Medical Education
erin_farren@hms.harvard.edu

Thomas Fleenor
Associate Director of Assessment and Evaluation Systems
thomas_fleenorjr@hms.harvard.edu

Gilianne Jawahir
Associate Director of Faculty Development
gilianne_jawahir@hms.harvard.edu

Caitlin Jones
Associate Director of Curriculum Administration (Basic/Social Science Curriculum)
Pronouns: she, her, hers
caitlin@hms.harvard.edu

Dana Callahan, MD
Morgan-Zinsser Associate Director, Postgraduate Readiness
dgcallahan@bwh.harvard.edu

Faculty & Staff

Cara Bosco
Data Coordinator
Pronouns: she, her, hers
cara_bosco@hms.harvard.edu

Natalia Conway
Faculty Development Coordinator
natalia_conway@hms.harvard.edu

Mark Coyle
Instructional Lab Technician
mark_coyle@hms.harvard.edu

Dennis Cullinane, PhD
Co-Director of Anatomy Curriculum Theme
dennis_cullinane@hms.harvard.edu

Sara Fazio, MD
Director of Primary Care Education
sara_fazio@hms.harvard.edu

Tim Gailius
Pathways Course Manager
timothy_gailius@hms.harvard.edu

David A. Hirsh, MD
Director of the HMS Academy Fellowship in Medical Education
PCE Director (CHA)
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education (CHA)
dhirsh@challiance.org

Agnieszka Jackson
Senior Program Manager
agnieszka_jackson@hms.harvard.edu

Katheryne Jackson
Faculty Development Media Coordinator
katheryne_jackson@hms.harvard.edu

Molly Kackloudis
Project Manager
Pronouns: she, her, hers
molly_kackloudis@hms.harvard.edu

Margaret (Meg) Lacey
Curriculum Coordinator
Pronouns: she, her, hers
meg_lacey@hms.harvard.edu

Kathe Miller, MD
Director of Family Medicine Education
katherine_miller@hms.harvard.edu

Rob McCabe
Pathways Course Manager
Pronouns: he, him, his
rob@hms.harvard.edu

Julia Nadeau
Curriculum Coordinator
julia_nadeau@hms.harvard.edu

Dan Palazuelos, MD
Director of Community-centered Medical Education
daniel_palazuelos@hms.harvard.edu

Liz Peet
Assistant Director of Academic Reviews and Special Projects
elisabeth_peet@hms.harvard.edu

Stephen Pelletier, PhD
Assistant Director of Educational Scholarship and Faculty Development
stephen_pelletier@hms.harvard.edu

Leonard (Lenny) Ratzlaff
Pathways Course Manager
leonard_ratzlaff@hms.harvard.edu

Shannon Reilly
Pathways Course Manager
Pronouns: she, her, hers
shannon_reilly@hms.harvard.edu

Eric Shames
Pathways Course Manager
eric_shames@hms.harvard.edu

Amy Sullivan, EdD
Associate Director for Education Research
asulliv5@bidmc.harvard.edu

Michael Tramonte
Senior Course Coordinator
michael_tramonte@hms.harvard.edu