2024 Call for Applications for PSDA and CTDA

Deadline - Wednesday, February 7, 2024

The Center for Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of the President, and ECOR are pleased to announce the two awards under the 2024 CDI Faculty Development Award Program – Application Deadline is Wednesday, February 7, 2024.

1. The MGH Physician/Scientist Development Award (PSDA): To submit a PSDA application, please click here.

2. The MGH Clinician-Teacher Development Award (CTDA): To view and download the CTDA Application, please click here.

CDI encourages you to take advantage of the pre-award Consultation Service for potential applicants. Please complete this online survey form to help us provide you with the best consultation possible.

Finally, a panel presentation with an overview of the PSDA and CTDA, including tips

for a successful application, will be offered on December 6, 2023 at 12-1 pm. An email

will be sent under separate cover.

2024 Summer Research Trainee Program application cycle is now OPEN

Application Deadline - Sunday, February 4, 2024, EST

Please forward this announcement and information to eligible students you may know and work with!

The MGH Center for Diversity and Inclusion is now accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP), which will be held from June 3 to July 26.

Each summer, medical, college and graduate students aspiring to obtain an MD and/or PhD in biomedical sciences are selected from a nationwide competition to join SRTP. Students are assigned to specific MGH laboratories or clinical, health policy, and health services research areas, where they undertake an original research project under the mentorship and guidance of an MGH investigator.

Attend the virtual CDI applicant receptions and make a difference during the residency recruitment season!

CDI sponsors receptions during the interview season for all MGH and combined fellowship and residency program applicants who are underrepresented in medicine (UiM). Our receptions are virtual and take place in the evening.

The CDI receptions are an excellent way for applicants to meet our community and learn about what we do. We are also holding four joint receptions with our colleagues at BWH CDI for joint program applicants.

A detailed schedule with reception dates for MGH and combined programs is below.

Details on how to RSVP will be sent in a separate email.

Cesar Castro, MD, MMSc

CDI Faculty Co-Director for Research

Program Director, Gynecologic Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

In this special edition of our interview series, we revisit and expand upon the insightful conversation with Dr. Cesar Castro, MD, MMSc, an esteemed alum of the Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP).

Dr. Cesar Castro, MD, MMSc is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Gynecologic Oncology Program at the MGH Cancer Center, and the MGH Center for Diversity and Inclusion Faculty Co-Director for Research.

Click here to learn more about Dr. Castro's perspectives on bold scientific inquiry, the pivotal role of SRTP in fostering diversity and inclusion, and the crucial contribution of centers like CDI in dismantling barriers in academic medicine and research, as well as to discover his unique story and fondness for the timeless allure of "Grease."

A Message from Drs. Cesar Castro and Julie Price

As CDI Faculty co-Directors for Research, we have been working closely with the CDI team to create a plan to promote our UiM MGH researcher workforce.  We continue to work to expand investigative networks and catalyze the cross-pollination of ideas. Through enhanced, meaningful, and fruitful collaborations, we are poised to enact sustained change to address longstanding structural challenges facing UiM investigators.  It has been a pleasure to meet members of our UiM community.

Below are opportunities to connect with us.

• Individual 1:1 consultations: We invite you to meet with either of us to discuss your research ambitions, lessons learned, and how we can leverage MGH’s collective resources to favorably shape your professional narratives. Please sign up through our individual Calendly sites (links below).

• PIVOT Session: On November 8, Amy Robb, collaborated with CDI and presented on Identifying External Funding Opportunities with PIVOT. This session was largely in response to the feedback we’ve received from our Clinician Teacher Development Award and Physician Scientist Development Award recipients.

If you were not able to attend and are looking for research funding opportunities to support your research and/or programs, we encourage you to watch the recording. Please see the “In Case You Missed It” section below for the link.

• DEI Summit Watch Party: Thank you for stopping by CDI’s Watch Party in Simches 3.120 for the 7^th Annual Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit! If you were not able to attend the Summit in person or virtually, please see the “In Case You Missed It” section below to watch the recording. We look forward to hosting again next year!

We very much look forward to meeting and engaging with you very soon!

We encourage you to explore resources from our colleagues in MGRI Division of Clinical Research. Browse DCR's Suggested Courses to sign up for role-specific and skills-based courses to advance your career.

Funding Opportunities

• American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) – December 1, 2023

• Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) – January 18, 2024

• Deliberative Interim Support (ISF) – December 1, 2023

• Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) – December 5, 2023

• Hanna H. Gray Gilliam Fellows Program – December 7, 2023

• MGH Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award – January 30, 2024

Claflin Consultation Initiative – December 1, 2023

• Simmons Foundation Bridge to Independence Award Program – January 10, 2024

• Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) Transition to Independence Award – January 10, 2024

• Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) Transition to Independence (TTI) – January 10, 2024

• The Tommy Fuss Scholars Program in Precision Psychiatry - January 15, 2024

• American Society of Hematology (ASH) Minority Hematology Fellow Award – January 16, 2024

Click here for a list of selected external limited submissions and internal funding opportunities.

CDI Chat and Chill

Residents and Fellows: We encourage you to get involved with CDI and the RFC committee! Furthermore, if you're looking to gain or regain access into the CDI conference room, contact Bebina via email at bshrestha1@mgb.org.

Removing the Mask: One Surgeon’s Lived Experience of Health, Stigma and Support

Tuesday, November 30, 8-9 am, Bigelow Amphitheater (WHT-418) & Zoom

The Maurizio Fava Lecture Series on Well-Being was created to honor Dr. Fava’s vision and advocacy for well-being of the MGH community. In this session, Carrie Cunningham, MD, MPH will discuss the current world-wide mental health crisis among health care professionals. Through her owned lived experience, she will discuss the current state, barriers to care, and a multifaceted approach to enacting change in mental health awareness, reducing stigma and increasing resources for those who are struggling in our community. 

7th Annual MGB Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Summit:

All Voices, All Stories

CDI was honored to help plan and participate in this year's MGB Diversity, Equity & Inclusion summit. For those who were unable to tune in live or would like to watch again, you can access the summit on-demand and view the All Voices, All Stories video. Please share your feedback on this year’s summit so we can incorporate your thoughts into next year’s event.

"Identifying External Funding Opportunities with PIVOT" session

with Amy Robb on November 8, 2023

2024 Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award at HMS/HSDM

Deadline: Monday, December 4, 2023

The Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award recognizes HMS/HSDM faculty (clinical, pre-clinical, research, administrative) who have made significant achievements in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community. Contributions might include: developing models to advance diversity, achieving outcomes, increasing employment, supporting promotion, providing career development, identifying funding, assisting in producing scholarly work, addressing issues of recruitment and retention related to diversity, etc.

Eligibility: Faculty (Instructor through Professor), who are based at HMS/HSDM or an HMS-affiliated hospital or institution. 

All nominations must be submitted online

Deadline - Monday, December 4, 2023

Self-nominations are accepted

Nomination Submission Link

Questions: Diversity Awards | dicp_diversityaward@hms.harvard.edu | 617-432-4697

Equity and Social Justice Webinar on Physician Advocacy

Tuesday, December 12 @ noon

For details and updates please visit the website at https://dicp.hms.harvard.edu.

Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH and Jessica Haberer, MD, MS are recipients of the 2023 Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring given by the Harvard Medical School for Fostering Diversity in HIV Research Program. The Program Award for a Culture of Excellence in Mentoring was established to recognize departments, divisions, offices or programs for efforts to foster innovation and sustainability in mentoring while building a culture of excellence in mentoring. PACEM Award will provide an opportunity to learn from successful innovative mentoring programs and allow for others in the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine community to learn from successful models.

To view, click here.

How Hospitals Are Addressing the Effects of Racism: A Mixed-Methods Study of Hospital Equity Officers published by Aswita Tan-McGrory, MBA, MSPH, Director of the Disparities Solutions Center, and DSC Founder Joseph Betancourt, MD, MPH, in the the October 2023 issue of Health Affairs.

Affirmative Action, Population Health, and the Importance of Opportunity and Hope published by Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD in the New England Journal of Medicine, September 2023. Click here to read the full article.

Announcements, events or awards to share? Email cdi@mgh.harvard.edu

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