Faculty Development

Getting started and growing at HMS

Welcome to the Faculty of Medicine. Whether you’re in your first 90 days or years into your career, this is where to find what matters at your stage, and the offices ready to help.

Gordon Hall

Three parts — a start, a path, then a hub

The first two are a guided sequence. The last one is a resource hub you'll return to over time.

Welcome

Part 1 — START · READ ONCE

Meet the community you've joined — mission, values, key offices, and where HMS is headed. A quick orientation before you dive in.

Your first 90 days

Part 2 — PATH · YOUR CHECKLIST

The essentials, in order: HarvardKey, ID, email, benefits, and payroll. What you do depends on your appointment type — we sort that first.

Developing Your Career

Part 3 — HUB · BROWSE

Academic identity, teaching and mentoring, research and funding, leadership, and the path to promotion. Grab what applies to you.


From the Office for Faculty Affairs

Programs and resources run by our office for faculty at every stage of an academic career. Each page has dates, eligibility, and how to take part.

Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards

Funding for protected time and academic work for Instructors and Assistant Professors.

HMS/HSDM Leadership Development Course

A three-day, in-person course for physicians and scientists who lead teams now or soon.

Upcoming Promotion and CV Webinars

Live sessions on building your Faculty of Medicine CV and navigating promotion.

Promotion and CV Video Library

Recorded sessions on the CV and promotion, available whenever you need them.