Another six faculty members across Harvard Medical School (HMS), including four BIDMC faculty, have been selected for the 2024-2025 Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education.
The Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education is a nationally recognized faculty development program – one of the first of its kind – in its 27th year that provides intensive training and protected time for HMS faculty to advance careers in academic medicine as educational leaders. The Fellowship is named for Mitchell T. Rabkin, MD, CEO emeritus of Beth Israel Hospital.
The fellowship is co-led by Celeste Royce, MD, and Anita Vanka, MD. Dr. Royce is the Clerkship Director and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Course Director for the BRIDGES course at Harvard Medical School. She is an Assistant Professor for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. In addition to being Co-Director of the Rabkin Fellowship, Dr. Vanka is Director of the Practice of Medicine Course at HMS, Associate Director & Advisor of the Hinton Society at HMS, and Associate Director of the Principal Clinical Experience at BIDMC. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
David Furfaro, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Aditya Mohanty, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Jill O’Hara, MD, MPH
Boston Childrens Hospital
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care
Michelle Silver, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Medicine, Division of General Medicine
Melissa Spiel, DO
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Shenam Ticku, BDS, MPH
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Department of Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology
Co-Directors
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.
Anita Vanka, MD
Celeste Royce, MD
2024-25 Rabkin Fellows
Announced
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
Who Should Apply
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HMS faculty who are able to commit 20% protected time during the academic year.
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Faculty who have previously completed a medical education fellowship or master’s degree of similar nature.
Financial Support
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.
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
Deadline
Applications are accepted in February each academic year. Fellowship awards are announced in March with
classes beginning in July.
Please contact course administrator Kelly Anastasio at kanasta2@bidmc.harvard.edu with any questions.
Directors
The fellowship is co-led by Celeste Royce, MD and Anita Vanka, MD. Dr. Royce is the Clerkship Director and Director of Undergraduate Medical Education for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Course Director for the BRIDGES course at Harvard Medical School. She is an Assistant Professor for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School. In addition to being Co-Director of the Rabkin Fellowship, Dr. Vanka is Director of the Practice of Medicine Course at HMS, Associate Director & Advisor of the Hinton Society at HMS and Associate Director of the Principal Clinical Experience at BIDMC. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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.
Click here for a list of graduates
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