Established in 1998, the Rabkin Fellowship was the first program to provide Harvard Medical School faculty the opportunity to develop necessary skills to launch or advance academic careers in medical education and/or academic leadership. The program is well suited for physicians whose careers include, or will include, a substantial amount of teaching.
Co-Directors
Anita Vanka, MD
Celeste Royce, MD
Individuals participating in the Rabkin Fellowship will:
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Develop and enhance their skills as medical educators
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Conduct education research or undertake an educational project in an area of importance of medical education, including UME, GME, and CME/faculty development
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Learn the principles of effective academic leadership and develop the skills needed to create educational change
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Become members of a community of educators dedicated to excellence in teaching environments across the continuum of medical education
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Who Should Apply​
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HMS faculty who are able to commit 20% protected time during AY2022-2023
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Faculty who have previously completed a medical education fellowship or master’s degree of similar nature.
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Financial Support​
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Department chairs must commit to protecting 20% of selected faculty’s total work effort toward the Fellow
ship Program, including securing protected time for fellows from their clinical schedules to attend all weekly
seminars and complete assignments and project work.
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A stipend of $25,000 without fringe is provided by the Shapiro Institute to Rabkin Fellows whose primary
hospital appointments are at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The Shapiro Institute disburses the
stipend to the fellow’s departmental budget in partial remuneration for the protected time, with further
financial arrangements left to the department and the individual fellow.
Non-BIDMC HMS faculty who are accepted will not receive a stipend from BIDMC but must have a
commitment for and resources to support the protected time for the fellowship from the sponsoring Harvard affiliated
institution
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Deadline
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Applications are accepted in February each academic year. Fellowship awards are announced in March with
classes beginning in July.
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Please contact course administrator Kelly Anastasio at kanasta2@bidmc.harvard.edu with any questions.
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2022-23 Rabkin Fellows
Marta Herschkopf, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Psychiatry
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Ruslan Korets, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Urology
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Shimontini Mitra, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fenway Health
Ryan Nelson, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Hospital Medicine
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Alison Trainor, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
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Rabkin Fellowship Program Graduates
Over one hundred fellows have graduated the Rabkin Fellowship Program
to date including mid-career and junior faculty, representing thirteen
departments and divisions from seven Harvard-affiliated hospitals.
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2016-17 Rabkin Fellows
Selected Seminar Topics
Historical Issues in Medical Education
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To discuss the history and major movements within American medical education over the past century
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To consider current challenges facing us today
Adult Learning Theory and its Application to Clinical Teaching
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To discuss the major assumptions underlying adult learning theories
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To reflect on how each of us learns best
Fundamentals of Medical Education Research I & II
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To provide an overview of education research principles and concepts
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To explore quantitative and qualitative research methods that may be used to evaluate outcomes in medical education
Best Clinical Teaching Practices
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To delineate best practices of clinical teaching
Curriculum Development in Medical Education
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To use a case-based discussion to review the six steps of curriculum development
Effective Questionnaire/Survey Design
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Introduction to the IRB process for Medical Education Research
Frameworks for Trainee Assessment
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To become familiar with and apply common frameworks used to assess trainees’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes
Providing Effective Feedback
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To distinguish between formative and summative assessment
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To identify sources of evaluative information
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To recognize elements of effective feedback