Program Leadership

Harvard Medical School attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in the Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education program, you will have access to outstanding teachers and mentors from our network of 12,000 thought leaders and innovators—inspiring individuals who have made HMS the top-ranked health research university in the world.

Krisztina Fischer

Krisztina Fischer, MD, PhD, MMSc

Faculty Director of Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School

Ayres Heller

Ayres Heller, EdM

Associate Director of Master of Medical Sciences in Medical Education, Harvard Medical School

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  • Course Directors

    David Duong, MD, MPH
    Director of the Program in Global Primary Care and Social Change
    Director of Equity, Access, and Advocacy
    Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care

    Johanna Gutlerner, PhD
    Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education
    Harvard Medical School

    Jennifer Kesselheim, MD
    Associate, Fellowship Program; Director, Education
    Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
    Boston Children's Hospital

    Donna Luff, PhD
    Director, Training & Performance
    Associate Program Director, Harvard Pediatric Health Service/Research Fellowship
    Boston Children's Hospital

    Janice C. Palaganas, PhD, RN, NP, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN, FSSH
    Founding Director, Center of Excellence in Healthcare Simulation Research
    Principal Investigator, REBEL Lab
    Professor, Health Professions Education
    MGH Institute of Health Professions

    Jane Roberts, PhD
    Instructor, Health Policy and Management
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

    Jamie M. Robertson, PhD, MPH
    Director of Innovation in Surgical Education, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School

    Ajay Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA
    Senior Associate Dean for Postgraduate Medical Education
    Harvard Medical School

    Taralyn Tan, PhD
    Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Scholarship
    Lecturer on Neurobiology
    Harvard Medical School

    Patrice Torcivia, MBA, PhD
    Director, Learning Design, Technology, and Media
    Learning Initiatives and Teaching Support, Teaching and Learning Lab
    Harvard Graduate School of Education

    David N. Williams, PhD
    Senior Biostatistician, Institutional Centers for Clinical and Translational Research
    Instructor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
    Boston Children's Hospital