June 16, 2006

Women faculty at the MGH honored

The MGH hosted the ninth annual Office for Women's Careers (OWC) reception May 25 to honor women physicians and scientists who have made significant career achievements. At the event, attendees received special tribute books, a compilation of some of the accomplishments made by women faculty at the hospital. These accomplishments include academic and administrative promotions, publications, new grants, and other honors and awards.

MGH leaders and staff gathered in the Thier Conference Room to congratulate and recognize these women. Guest speaker Evelynn Hammonds, PhD, senior vice provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University, was the keynote speaker. At Harvard, Hammonds has been charged with assessing barriers to women faculty members' advancements at the university and with creating strategies to address these issues.

Two of Hammond's key initiatives include increasing childcare options for faculty and instituting the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to help address issues related to academic recruitment, particularly the dual career challenge. Rebecca Starr, administrative director of the OWC at the MGH, indicated that the MGH would be a part of these efforts.

From left, Nancy Tarbell, MD, director of the OWC, Hammond and Starr