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Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award

Applications are now being accepted by the Center for Faculty Development for the Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award 2022-2023.

About the Award

Despite extensive work to improve gender equity in academic medicine, women continue to lag behind men in promotions and leadership positions. This inequity was intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic which disproportionately affected women who were tasked with taking on increased childcare and household responsibilities and/or the care of ailing relatives.

Because of COVID-19-related restrictions, many Grand Rounds and Visiting Professorships are being conducted virtually. This change provided an opportunity to promote the participation of more women in Visiting Professorships by removing the barriers that often prevent women from traveling.

The Center for Faculty Development’s Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award was created in this context and, given its success, has continued. This award will be presented to women faculty clinicians, educators, researchers, and postdocs at MGH who have shown exceptional promise as leaders in their field and whose careers would specifically benefit from speaking, mentoring and networking opportunities at the national or international level. This award will provide an opportunity to serve as “virtual” Visiting Professor and give Grand Rounds at a national or international institution, organized by the Center for Faculty Development. Moreover, a mentor at the host institution will be identified for the Scholar. The Scholar will also receive professional coaching on presentation and interview skills, as well as a virtual career development seminar series, a time commitment of approximately 1 hour/month over the year. Furthermore, the scholar will be given the opportunity to give a talk at MGH with a scholar from the host institution as part of the Anne Klibanski Visiting Lecture Series. Please note that this award does not fund research or protected time.

When is the deadline?

Application deadline: Monday, May 16, 2022 – 11:59 PM

How do I learn more?

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Anne Klibanski, MD, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham, and former Director of the Center for Faculty Development, has been a strong supporter and advocate for female physicians and scientists at MGH. Among many other initiatives, she was instrumental in establishing the MGH Backup Childcare Center and the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Awards, which supports the careers of female scientists at MGH at a critical period in their careers, when primary responsibility for childrearing might otherwise reduce their productivity.

For more information, visit our website at

https://www.massgeneral.org/faculty-development/