Faculty Opportunities

The Pathways MD track at Harvard Medical School offers a variety of teaching opportunities for qualified faculty members in the preclerkship curriculum. To meet eligibility requirements for teaching in required HMS courses, individuals must have a Harvard faculty appointment at the level of Lecturer or above, or be a qualified trainee (clinical or research fellow) approved by a faculty course director. Policy information about faculty appointments can be found on the Faculty Affairs website.

Teaching roles and responsibilities vary by course. Opportunities are posted here when available.

Faculty interested in participating in the HST MD curriculum are encouraged to send a copy of their CV and the course(s) in which they are interested to london_society@hms.harvard.edu.

Propose an Advanced Elective Course

Medical Portuguese Language Instructor

The Program in Medical Education Office of Scholarly Engagement is seeking a native Portuguese-speaking physician to serve as the lead instructor of the Intermediate Medical Portuguese course offered to HMS students for the Fall 2026 semester (September-early December). The course focuses on oral speaking skills in patient care. Students are high-beginner to intermediate speakers of Portuguese, typically in their first year of medical school. This course is offered for 90 minutes once a week in the late afternoon or early evening during the Fall semester (approximately 13 classes). Classes are held in person on the HMS campus.

The goals of the course are 1) to enable students to conduct a history and physical examination of a patient in Portuguese, 2) to present those findings to other clinicians, and 3) to familiarize students with cultural humility in caring for Portuguese-speaking patients. Course references and a sample curriculum are available for planning the course sessions. Guest speakers may be invited to cover specific medical topics at various times of the year. The lead instructor will develop the syllabus and course content with the HMS Language Program Faculty Director, with assistance from previous Medical Portuguese instructors. We are looking for that gifted individual who can combine grammar, medical language training, and cultural humility instruction to exceptional students who have a quick capacity to learn Portuguese. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated excellence in teaching medical students and the ability to teach a range of proficiency levels of Portuguese.

Compensation is $60 per hour of instruction plus an additional 30% to cover anticipated institutional fringe. The Program in Medical Education does not compensate for outside preparation time. Compensation will be allocated to the instructor’s academic appointing department at an affiliate hospital. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Applicants should submit a cover letter with a statement describing their teaching philosophy and a CV or resume to Marcie Naumowicz in the Office of Scholarly Engagement.

Additional faculty opportunities include:

• Mentoring student research
• Participate in the Honors Thesis process
• Provide student support (see also Academic Societies, Learning Resources, Office of Scholarly Engagement)

The HMS Program in Medical Education (PME) Committee on Assessment has recommended the creation of Core Faculty for Clinical Skills Assessment (CF-CSA), who will be responsible for directly observing and assessing medical students’ clinical skills during standardized patient (SP)/objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) sessions. Specific skills to be assessed include but are not limited to ability to take a history, perform a physical examination, make diagnostic and treatment decisions, and communicate with a patient.