BWH Awards

Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center for Faculty Development & Diversity Pillar Awards

Senior Faculty Mentor Award

  • Awarded to BWH senior faculty mentor for effective mentoring of BWH faculty.
  • Eligibility: Associate or full Professor at HMS.
  • Nomination: At least one (which may include composite comments from multiple mentees) and no more than five, letters from mentees. Letter from junior faculty mentees are particularly encouraged. Also a letter from the Department Chair or Division Chief, not one of the five above.

Junior Faculty Mentor Award

  • Awarded to BWH junior faculty for contributions to mentoring medical students, residents, clinical or research fellows, and/or junior faculty.
  • Eligibility: Instructor or Assistant Professor at HMS.
  • Nomination: At least one (which may include composite comments from multiple mentees) and no more than five, letters from student/resident/fellow/other junior faculty mentees. A letter from the Department Chair or Division Chief.
BWH Departmental Awards

Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Annual Awards for Mentoring Excellence

  • One for junior faculty (fewer than 10 years on staff).
  • One for more “experienced” faculty (10 years or more on staff).

Department of Emergency Medicine

James Adams Leadership Award

  • Voted annually by faculty to recognize the faculty member who has had the greatest impact on their careers and development.

Department of Medicine

Distinguished Resident Mentoring Award

  • Selected by the interns.
  • Given twice a year: January and June.

Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Award

  • Selected by the interns and residents.
  • Given in January.

Kenneth L. Baughman Faculty Mentoring Award

  • Selected by all DOM faculty.
  • Given in January.

Early Career Mentoring Award

  • Selected by DOM junior faculty.
  • Given in January.

Department of Orthopedics

The Golden Apple Award

  • For faculty chosen by the PGY 5s in the Harvard Combined Orthopedics Residency Program (HCORP) as best mentor.

The William Thomas Award

  • Chosen by BWH faculty and codified by the HCORP Executive Committee to the PGY5 who best exemplifies patient care, mentoring, and teamwork.

The Herndon Award

  • Given by HCORP PGY2‐4 to the PGY5 felt to be the best mentor

Department of Pathology

The Pier Paci Award

  • Given each academic year by the residents to the faculty anatomic pathologist who has contributed the most to their pathology education.

The Clinical Pathology Award

  • Given by the Clinical Pathology residents to the faculty member who has provided the best mentoring/teaching in laboratory medicine.

Department of Surgery

The Simonian Award

  • Recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a trainee (Fellow or Resident) in the Department of Surgery at BWH who exemplifies creativity and dedication to the discipline o Surgery as previously exhibited by Dr. Joseph E. Murray (Mentor) and Dr. Simon J. Simonian (Mentee).
  • This award is given to the trainee as well as the faculty member who serves as the mentor.

**The Departments of Dermatology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology, and Radiology do not have departmental mentoring awards.

Partners Healthcare System (PHS) Office of Graduate Medical Education Awards

Outstanding Mentor Award

  • Given to a faculty member who has made an exceptional contribution as a mentor to residents or fellows