Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring
Harvard Medical School has established the the Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring (PACEM) to recognize the efforts of a department, division, office or program to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of mentoring. This award provides an opportunity to learn from successful formal mentoring programs and allows others in the community to adopt model programs. This award is not intended to recognize individuals.
2026 PACEM Recipients
Mentoring Circles Program – Mass General Brigham
Rohit Patel, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Neurology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Carlos Wagner de Souza Wanderley, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Department of Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
MGB Radiology Faculty Affairs Mentorship and Sponsorship Program – Mass General Brigham
Fiona Fennessy, MD, PhD,
HMS Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology
Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs, MGB Radiology
Director, MGB Center for Academic Development and Enrichment (CADE)
Pamela Schaefer, MD, FACR, FAAR
HMS Professor of Radiology
Department of Radiology, MGB
Academic Director of Mentorship and Sponsorship, MGB Radiology
Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) – Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Aaron S. Kesselheim MD, JD, MPH
HMS Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, BWH
Benjamin N. Rome MD, MPH
HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine, BWH
Surgical Fellows Leadership Program – Boston Children’s Hospital
Benjamin Shore, MD, MPH
HMS Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Peter Waters, MD, MMSc
HMS John E. Hall Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Emeritus
Past Award Recipients
ARIES (Aging Researchers in Early Stages) – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program leaders representing the program:
Ariela Orkaby, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Aging, Department of Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Kei Ouchi, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Curriculum Fellows Program – Harvard Medical School
Program leaders representing the program:
Aimee M. Hollander, PhD
Director of the Curriculum Fellows Program
Department of Graduate Education
Harvard Medical School
Johanna Gutlerner
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Department of Graduate Education
Harvard Medical School
Center for Health Outcomes and Interdisciplinary Research (CHOIR): K Club – Massachusetts General Hospital
Program leaders representing the program:
Ana-Maria Vranceanu, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Clinical Psychologist
Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham
Jonathan Greenberg, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Research Staff Psychologist,
Department of Psychiatry
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham
MGH Department of Surgery Mentoring Program – Massachusetts General Hospital
Program leaders representing the program:
Richard Hodin, MD
Warshaw Family Professor of Surgery
Vice Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Surgery
Director, MGH Department of Surgery Mentoring Program
Massachusetts General Hospital/Mass General Brigham
Linda Weinstein
Administrative Director, Faculty Affairs, Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital / Mass General Brigham
Faculty Programs
The Call to Mentoring at MGH
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD, HMS Professor, Emergency Medicine; Department of Emergency Medicine; Director, MGH Center for Faculty Development, MGH
Anne Levy, PhD, Senior Program Manager; Center for Faculty Development, MGH
Grant Review and Support Program (GRASP)
Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Steven D. Freedman, MD, PhD, HMS Professor of Medicine, Rosenzweig-Feingold Family Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Disease;
Director, Grant Review and Support Program (GRASP), Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical & Translational Science Center; Chief, Division of Translational Research, BIDMC
Bethany Bramhavar, Senior Associate Director, Career Development Programs; Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
McLean Mental Health Research Summer Program (MMHRSP)
McLean Hospital
Program Leader:
Oluwarotimi (Timi) Folorunso, PhD, HMS Instructor, Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry; Assistant Neuroscientist, McLean Hospital
Research & Academic Mentorship Program in Surgery (RAMPS)
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leader:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, HMS Professor, Surgery and Psychology; Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Special Staff Program Designation
HLC Mentorship Program –
Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Program Leaders:
Luanne V. Westerling, MBA, Talent & Development Program Manager, Office of Employee Development & Wellness, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Bethann G. Occhipinti, MPH, Program Coordinator, Office of Employee Development & Wellness, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Bridge to Dental School Program
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Program Leader:
Fadie T. Coleman, PhD, Member of the Faculty of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity; Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, HSDM
Career Advancement Through Community at Harvard (CATCH) Program
Joint Biology Consortium/Boston Children’s Hospital/ Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Elsa Treffeisen, MD, HMS Instructor in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, BCH
Mia Chandler, MD, MPH, HMS Instructor in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, BCH
Epstein Society
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leader:
Steven D. Freedman MD, PhD, HMS Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Division of Translational Research, Department of Medicine, BIDMC
Fostering Diversity in HIV Research Program
Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Global Health
Program Leaders:
Jessica Haberer, MD, MS, HMS Professor of Medicine; Director of Research, MGH Center for Global Health; MGH Department of Medicine; Chair, Women in Medicine Working Group, MGH
Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH, HMS Associate Professor of Medicine; Means Firm Chief, Internal Medicine Residency Program; Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Board, Department of Medicine; Associate Director, MGH Center for Diversity and Inclusion, MGH
Career Catalyst
Harvard Catalyst/Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center
Program Leaders:
Francine (Fran) Grodstein, ScD, Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Internal Medicine, Rush Medical College
Christine Sieberg, PhD, HMS Associate Professor of Psychology; Co-Director, Biobehavioral Pediatric Pain Lab, Boston Children’s Hospital
Richard and Susan Smith Center for Outcomes Research Mentoring
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
Robert W. Yeh, MD MSc, HMS Katz-Silver Family Associate Professor of Medicine in the Field of Outcomes Research in Cardiology
Rishi Wadhera, MD MPP, HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine; General Cardiologist; Section Head of the Health Policy and Equity Research at the Smith Center
Special Innovation Award: Recognizing a New Student-Emphasis Program
Pediatric Dermatology Student-Faculty Collaborative
Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Jennifer Huang, MD, HMS Associate Professor of Dermatology; Section Chief, Dermatology
Sadaf Hussain, MD, HMS Instructor of Dermatology; Attending Physician, Dermatology Program
FIRST Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, Professor and Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Surgery
Aaron Fleishman, MPH, Associate in Surgery
MGH Neurology Program in Faculty Development and Promotions
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leader:
Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD, John J. Conway Endowed Chair, Department of Neurology, Vice-Chair, Faculty Development and Promotions
The GSAS Harvard Biotechnology Club's Incubator Program
Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Program Leaders:
Carl Novina, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Fred Mermelstein, PhD, Lecturer on Neurobiology
Centers of Expertise for Residents and Fellows
Brigham and Women's Hospita/Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Debra F. Weinstein, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine
Gregg S. Meyer, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine
Clinical Scholarship Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leader:
James R. Rodrigue, PhD, Vice Chair of Clinical Research, Professor of Psychology in the Departments of Surgery and Psychiatry
Helen Gurley Brown Presidential Initiative
Dana-Farber Cancer Institution
Program Leader:
Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, President and CEO
Orthopaedic Clinical Effectiveness Research Center (CERC)
Boston Children’s Hospital
Program Leader:
Peter Waters, MD, John E. Hall Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Radiology Faculty Mentoring Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Miriam Bredella, MD, Professor of Radiology
James Brink, MD, Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology
Hospital Medicine Unit (HMU) Mentoring Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leader:
Stephanie K. Mueller, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, BWH
Rheumatology Mentoring Suite
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leaders:
Peter A. Nigrovic, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, BWH
Jeffrey A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Assistant Professor of Medicine, BWH
Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, BWH
Weave
Harvard Medical School
Program Leaders:
Jie Jane Chen, BA, MD Candidate, Class of 2020
Jonathan Kusner, BS, MD Candidate, Class of 2021
Department of Ophthalmology Mentoring Program
Mass. Eye and Ear, Boston Children's Hospital,
Joslin Diabetes Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
David G. Hunter, MD, PhD, Professor of Ophthalmology, BCH
Patrica A. D'Amore, PhD, MBA, Charles L. Schepens Professor of Ophthalmology, MEE
Dermatology Medical Student Mentoring Program
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Program Leaders:
Ruth Ann Vleugels, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Dermatology, BWH
Harley Haynes, MD, Professor of Dermatology, BWH
IMPACT Program
Health Sciences & Technology, Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Program Leaders:
Deborah Burstein, PhD, Associate Professor of Radiology
Martha Gray, PhD, JW Kieckhefer Professor of Health Sciences and Technology, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT (member of Harvard-MIT HST faculty)
MGH Department of Surgery Junior Faculty Mentorship Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Richard Hodin, MD, Professor of Surgery
Keith Lillemoe, MD, W. Gerald Austen Professor of Surgery
Department of Population Medicine Faculty Mentoring and Performance Review Program
Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
Program Leaders:
Richard Platt, MD, MSc, Professor of Population Medicine
Emily Oken, MD, MPH, Professor of Population Medicine
Office of Faculty Development
Boston Children's Hospital
Program Leaders:
S. Jean Emans, MD, Mary Ellen Avery Professor of Pediatrics
Maxine Milstein, MBA, Administrative Director, Office of Faculty Development
Summer Research Trainee Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Winfred Williams, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Elena Olson, JD, Executive Director, Center for Diversity and Inclusion
Institutional Award
Mentoring Program of the BWH Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Leader:
Audrey Haas, MBA, Executive Director
Program Award
BIDMC General Medicine and Primary Care Research Section
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Program Leaders:
Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM, Professor of Medicine
Christina Wee, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine
Mentoring Circles Program
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Program Leaders:
Zafira Castano Corsino, PhD, Instructor in Medicine
Chantal Kuhn, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Weiner Lab
MGH Professional Development Coaching Program, Internal Medicine Residency Program
Massachusetts General Hospital
Program Leaders:
Kerri Palamara McGrath, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Carol Kauffman, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry, Part-time, McLean