Established in 1996, the BWH Minority Faculty Career Development Award is granted annually to two early-career underrepresented minority academicians and aims to assist them in obtaining and developing the skills necessary to attain a faculty appointment at BWH and Harvard Medical School. This is an unrestricted $150,000 award which is paid out over a 7-year period. Each department chair nominates up to 2 individuals that should be considered for the Award.
The applicant must:
- Be a member of an underrepresented minority group (Per AAMC guidelines, at BWH, this means African-American, Alaskan/Hawaiian Native, Hispanic American, Native American)
- Be a US citizen or non-citizen national with a permanent residence visa
- Hold a primary appointment at BWH
- Be a 3rd or 4th year resident, clinical or non-clinical fellow, or new faculty member in his/her 1st faculty position
- Hold an MD, MD/PhD, PhD or equivalent degree
- Commit to a career in academic medicine
For more information please contact Jabbar R. Bennett, PhD, Administrative Director in the OMC at jrbennett@partners.org or by calling (617) 525-9324.
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