OFA Faculty Development

The significance of faculty development to the missions of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine was highlighted in the 'Framework for Action' presented by the HMS Task Force on Faculty Development and Diversity in November 2010.

In response, the Office for Faculty Affairs aims to support the academic advancement and career satisfaction of our 12,000+ faculty, offering an array of annual faculty development programs, seminars, presentations, including one-on-one CV review meetings conducted upon request.

To help, we encourage you to explore the many available resources and opportunities in the list below offered by a variety of programs and offices associated with the Faculty of Medicine (HMS-Quad and Affiliates.)

Resources and Offerings managed by the Office for Faculty Affairs include:

• Faculty Promotions and CV Process
  • Annual Career Conference (Faculty Handbook, section 4.2.3)
  • Faculty of Medicine CV Guidelines
  • Faculty of Medicine Handbook
  • Faculty Promotion Consultation
  • Promotion Profile Library
  • Upcoming Faculty Development Webinars (Event Calendar)
• Funding
  • Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards Program, Office for Faculty Affairs
• Leadership & Career Advancement Opportunities
  • HMS/HSDM Leadership Development Course for Physicians and Scientists, Office for Faculty Affairs
• Other Resources
  • Faculty Council
  • Faculty Orientation Series
  • Fae Golden Kass Lectureship
  • HMS Policies, Principles and Procedures for All Faculty (Faculty Handbook, section 3)
  • Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW)
  • Memorial Minutes

Additional resources have been curated and linked for your convenience below.  Kindly direct specific questions to the appropriate offices. 

• Important Faculty Highlights
  • HMS Email Terms of Use
  • HMS Missions and Community Values
  • HMS PeopleSoft
  • Updating HMS Personal and Demographic Information in PeopleSoft (Instructions)
  • Use of the Harvard Name
• Teaching
  • Graduate Education (Student Teaching)
  • Health Sciences & Technology (HST)
  • Office for External Education
  • Office of Scholarly Engagement (OSE)
  • Program in Medical Education (PME)
  • Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education (Shapiro Institute for Education and Research, BIDMC)
  • The Academy
  • The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program (Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center)
• Mentoring
  • BWH Mentoring Curriculum & Toolkit
  • Career Catalyst Program, Harvard Catalyst
  • DF/HHC - The Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) program
  • HMS Core for Mentorship Excellence (CIMER) - Workshops & Events
  • Mentoring Student Research, Office for Scholarly Engagement
• Funding
  • Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Awards Program, Office for Faculty Affairs
  • Harvard Catalyst
  • Harvard University, Office of the Vice Provost for Research - Internal Funding
  • HMS Foundation Funds, Office for Academic and Clinical Affairs
• Leadership & Career Advancement Opportunities
  • Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, AAMC
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (ELAM)
  • HMS/HSDM Leadership Development Course for Physicians and Scientists, Office for Faculty Affairs
  • Leadership Strategies for the Researcher, Harvard Catalyst
  • Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, AAMC
• Writing & Communication Resources
  • Health Sciences Writing and Communication Resources - Countway Library
  • 14-Day Writing Challenge - NCFDD - Institutional Membership
• Other Resources
  • Consortium of Harvard Affiliated Offices for Faculty Development (CHAD)
  • Faculty Orientation Series
  • Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW)
• Other Harvard Resources – Harvard Medical School
  • Archives for Diversity and Inclusion
  • Archives for Women in Medicine
  • Arts and Humanities Initiative
  • Center for the History of Medicine
  • CommuteWorks (A Service Provided by MASCO)
  • Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Harvard Longwood Campus Work-Life-Wellbeing Program
  • HMS | HMS | HSPH Ombuds Office
  • Office for Academic and Research Integrity
  • Office for Clinical and Academic Affairs
  • Office of Communications and External Relations (OCER)
  • Office for Culture and Community Engagement
  • Vanderbilt Hall Athletic Facility
• Other Harvard Resources – Harvard University
  • Burnout Toolkit (Harvard HR - Center for Workplace Development)
  • Harvard Faculty Club
  • Harvard Faculty Real Estate Services
  • Harvard International Scholar Office (HIO)
  • HarvardKey
  • Harvard University Outings & Innings
  • ID Offices
  • NCFDD Individual Membership (HU Discounted Rate)
  • Nature Masterclasses On-Demand - Institutional Membership (expires 2/27/2028)
  • Office of Community and Campus Life