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Herbert W. Nickens Faculty Fellowship Spring 2023
Award Amount
$25,000
Nominations Available to Institution
1
Brief Description:
This award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. The recipient receives a $25,000 grant to support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Description:
This award recognizes an outstanding junior faculty member who demonstrates leadership potential in addressing inequity in medical education and health care; demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States; and is committed to a career in academic medicine. The recipient receives a $25,000 grant to support a project performed in the United States to support racial and ethnic minorities.
Application Information:
1. Nominating letter signed by your department or division head, discussing the nominees:
Demonstrated efforts in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States.
2. A letter of recommendation from your department or section chair.
3. A letter of recommendation from an individual of your choosing.
4. A personal statement discussing your motivations and objectives for a career in academic medicine (not to exceed two double-spaced pages).
5. A project description which could include project aims, objectives, goals, and potential accomplishments (not to exceed two double-spaced pages).
6. CV, which clearly indicates exact date of appointment.
Eligibility Criteria:
A candidate must:
· Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
· Hold the rank of full-time assistant professor in a LCME-accredited U.S. medical school department.
· Have held the assistant professor position appointment beginning no earlier than July 1, 2020.
· Have received only one appointment as assistant professor.
· Hold a MD, PhD, or have earned another doctoral degree.
Review Criteria:
The HMS Foundation Funds Committee advises department heads, mentors, and candidates to be particularly aware of the committee's selection criteria when making nominations:
A technically feasible research proposal
Applicants with the potential to successfully carry out the research described in the proposal
Relevance of the proposal to the mission of the foundation award
Career trajectory
Letter of support and institutional commitment to the applicant
Publications
Current funding
Additional Information, Related Websites, and Proxy Instructions:
HMS faculty at the affiliated hospitals must apply through the Foundation Funds program.
100% of this award must be utilized for direct costs.
Contact Information:
For questions about this application, please contact Clare Lamont at
clare_lamont@hms.harvard.edu
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Institution
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center li>
Brigham and Women’s Hospital li>
Cambridge Health Alliance li>
Children’s Hospital Boston li>
Dana Farber Cancer Institute li>
Joslin Diabetes Center li>
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary li>
Massachusetts General Hospital li>
McLean Hospital li>
Harvard Medical School (Quad) li>
Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) li>
Mount Auburn Hospital li>
Schepens Eye Research Institute li>
Position
Assistant Professor li>
Begin Accepting Applications Date:
1/13/2023
Deadline Date (EST Time Zone):
3/06/2023 5:00 PM