Program Sponsors

The Office for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School was created to promote increased recruitment, retention and advancement of underrepresented minority faculty at Harvard Medical School and to oversee all diversity activities involving Harvard Medical School faculty, trainees, students and staff. The Office seeks to preserve the Harvard tradition of excellence in medicine and science by amplifying the search for, and support of, well-trained faculty, while creating a cadre of medical professionals reflecting the larger community that we serve. In addition, the Office coordinates the School's many and varied interactions with community groups and organizations.

The Center for Faculty Development and Diversity at Brigham and Women's Hospital provides a comprehensive and coordinated approach to career advancement and professional development of all faculty across the academic continuum. Within the Center is the Office for Multicultural Faculty Careers, the Office for Postdoctoral and Research Careers and the Office for Women’s Careers, which focus on the respective constituencies. The Office for Multicultural Careers assists departments and programs in outreach and recruiting efforts aimed at under represented minority candidates; facilitates the academic promotions of under represented minorities; and provides support for professional development, career planning, and mentoring of minority faculty.

Four Directions Summer Research Program
Gratefully Acknowledges
Government and Foundation Support:

The Aetna Foundation is the independent charitable and philanthropic arm of Aetna Inc. Founded in 1972, the Foundation helps build healthy communities by promoting volunteerism, forming partnerships and funding initiatives that improve the quality of life where our employees and customers live and work. Aetna, Inc. is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving members with information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their health care.

Jennifer Malloy Combs and the Sun Hill Foundation

Mohegan Sun

US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health