August 2025

JOIN THE BIDMC ACADEMY!

Not a member already?!? Join the BIDMC Academy today! 

Those interested can apply to be prospective members, and if they accrue the requisite number of hours by June 2026 will be inducted into the Academy as full members. 

The BIDMC Academy is an interprofessional group of educators interested in learning more about teaching, education theory, and innovative curricula.  Our goal is to help you develop your own knowledge and skills and advance your career as an educator as part of your academic identity. The program offers monthly seminars, 1:1 consultations, peer observation of teaching, CV consultation, and other services for academic career development. 

The Academy is open to all interested faculty, residents and fellows PGY3 and above, and all other healthcare professionals affiliated with BIDMC. Please visit https://www.shapiroinstitute.org/bidmc-academy-membership for more information.

We also welcome ideas for future seminars that foster interprofessional engagement.

To be considered a Prospective Member, please complete the online application by Friday, September 12, 2025 by 5:00 PM.

Reminder - there is no need to re-apply this year if you are a full member in good standing.

Use this link to register

Active Teaching Techniques

November 19, 2025

12-1pm via zoom

Discover quick, evidence-based strategies to make your teaching more engaging, interactive, and impactful.

Use this link to register

Stay tuned for more information – coming soon!

Message from HMS Office for Faculty Affairs

The Office for Faculty Affairs has announced a new calendar of presentations starting in September to all faculty. These presentations cover topics such as Crafting your Faculty of Medicine CV and Getting Promoted at Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor (including Professor of Clinical X) ranks. Attached is a flyer detailing the current offerings. All dates are available on our website and open for registration:

 https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-affairs-presentations

Illuminations

The Shapiro Institute for Education and Research invites applications for our Medical Education Scholarship Program 

Is medical education an important focus of your career? If you are a faculty member, do you aspire to promotion at HMS on the Teaching and Educational Leadership pathway? For all health sciences educators, do you want to produce high-quality scholarship in medical education, but don’t yet have the research skills? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” the Shapiro Institute Education Research group is delighted to invite applications for our two-year Medical Education Scholarship Program to support your professional development as a medical or health sciences educator and education researcher. The program runs from September through mid-May each year (no classes June – August). Program attendees will receive certificates of completion in June.

Applications are due by Friday, August 22nd. Learn more here: 

 https://www.shapiroinstitute.org/scholarshipprogram

Join The Shapiro Institute for "Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills"

Incorporating best practices, newer principles of adult learning, and widely available technologies into your teaching can significantly improve your ability to engage and inspire students, residents, fellows, and colleagues. This special program, ranked among Harvard Medical School’s highest-rated CME courses, is a uniquely comprehensive exploration of best practices for teaching medicine at the bedside, in ambulatory settings, and in the classroom. 

Case-based and hands-on learning are a hallmark of this course, with significant participant interaction and active modeling of instruction techniques. Whether you are newer to teaching or a seasoned educator and mentor, this course will give you modern tools and practices to optimize skills transfer and learner success. 

The 2025 program has been enhanced for distance learning. In addition to being live streamed, all sessions will be recorded and made available to participants for online viewing for 90 days after the end of the course. 

Register at: https://medicaleducators.hmscme.com

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. We can be reached via email by clicking the link below, or leave us a message and we will get back to you.

Huma Farid, MD, Director

(617) 667-0900