Dean's Community Service Award Recognition Breakfast

The Dean's Community Service Award recipients and organization reps sit in the Minot Room in Countway Library.

On May 6, 2025, the recipients of the Dean’s Community Service Award were honored for their outstanding dedication to serving communities across Greater Boston and around the globe. The annual award, now in its 26th year, celebrates the enduring commitment of faculty, trainees, staff, and students from Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine to meaningful public service. This year, six individuals were recognized for their exceptional outreach efforts and the impactful work they do with organizations to which they generously contribute their time and talents. During a special Awards Recognition Breakfast held at Countway Library, representatives from the award recipients’ partner organizations were also celebrated and presented with certificates of recognition.

Staff


Organization: Everybody Gotta Eat

London Hardy

Senior Research Portfolio Administrator 

Global Health and Social Medicine 

Harvard Medical School

 

Organization: African Bridge Network (ABN)

Ahmed S. Mohammed, MBA

Director of Talent Acquisition 

Human Resources 

Harvard Medical School

 

Trainee


Organization: The Bloom and Rise Foundation

Maryam Shayan, MD-MBA 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow 

Department of Ophthalmology 

Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear

 

Faculty


Organization: Vayu Global Health Foundation

Thomas F. Burke, MD 

Associate Professor 

Chief, Division of Global Health and Human Rights

Department of Emergency Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital 

 

Students


Organization: Ed Furshpan and David Potter Native American High School Program

Corena M. Loeb 

PhD Candidate 2026 

Program in Speech and Hearing, Bioscience and Technology 

Department of Neurobiology

Harvard Medical School

 

Organization: Healing Our Community Collaborative

Ellie J. Enichen, BA

MD Candidate 2027 

Pathways Program, Department of Medicine 

Harvard Medical School