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Office For Postdoctoral and Research Careers (OPRC)

Benefits & Policies

Key Contacts:
Employee Relations/Policy Questions: Employee Benefits Questions:

Donelle Warner, HR Representative

 Angela Carter, Benefits Specialist
Phone: 617 582-0158

Phone: 
MGH: 617 724-9357 (Tues, Weds & Thurs)
BWH: 617 525-7637 (Mondays & Fridays)

Email: dwarner2@partners.org Email: acarter1@partners.org 

 

Policies

The OPRC is leading the Postdoctoral Advisory Committee (PAC) in the effort to create a set of policies which will specifically address training and employment for postdoctoral fellows. This is underway and it will be communicated widely once it has been fully developed and approved. Please contact the OPRC with any questions.

Tuition Reimbursement Policy

Read the policy, eligibility guidelines, course requirements, other details, and see the online application tutorial. Questions about a specific course are best directed to your supervisor and the BWH Tuition Reimbursement Coordinator at 617.582.0100 or BWHTuition@partners.org.

Benefits

See the BWH Research Fellows Benefits page for additional information on your benefits package.

Medical Insurance through Harvard University Health Services

BWH postdoctoral fellows are considered "Affiliates" and are eligible for enrollment in the Harvard Student Health Plan, when they have a current appointment with the university, and when they are not eligible for employee benefits either through the university or BWH. For Postdoctoral Fellows, there is no limitation to the number of years that they may be enrolled in the Harvard Student Health Plan as long as they maintain a Harvard Appointment as a Postdoctoral Fellow through BWH. Enrollment is for a full semester (2/1/08-7/31/08 or 8/1/08-1/31/09) or full year (2/1/08-1/31/09) only, and plans are not pro-rated. In light of this, others have enrolled prospectively for the following semester, and have purchased some type of travel insurance or catastrophic insurance for the dates before their HUHS coverage goes into effect - which tends to be lower cost.