Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Medicine
Faculty and Trainee Enrichment
The Department of Medicine is committed to faculty and trainee enrichment. We are focused on promoting culture change and community building, enhancing recruitment and retention, and advancing the careers of residents, fellows, and faculty.
Mission
The BWH Department of Medicine is committed to being a national leader advancing enrichment for faculty, residents, fellows, medical students, and staff in the context of compassionate cutting-edge patient care, groundbreaking research, and outstanding medical education, while effectively partnering with our surrounding communities. We recognize and seek to mitigate health inequities that pervade our society as a result of longstanding racism, sexism, and other systems of oppression. We do this work through innovative research, health equity-focused clinical innovations, and equity-informed medical education.
Goals
- Promote a culture of inclusion, belonging, and wellbeing for all by developing a supportive, welcoming, and affirming community within the DOM and across BWH, with visible programming that fosters inclusive engagement and integrates diverse perspectives across academic and clinical missions.
Enhance the number and proportion of under-resourced faculty, residents, and fellows through intentional recruitment efforts, collaboration with MGB institutional partners.
Successfully retain our trainees and faculty by providing tailored mentorship and sponsorship opportunities that foster meaningful participation, a strong sense of belonging, and professional growth across training and career stages.
Advance the careers of faculty by strengthening pathways to leadership, supporting promotion to mid-level and senior ranks, and embedding principles of enrichment and engagement in processes such as faculty advancement and grant review.
Strategies and Tactics
- Promoting culture change through education, trainings, and intentional conversations
- Community building for residents, fellows and faculty
- Developing & implementing best practices for resident, fellow, & faculty recruitment
- Mentorship programs for residents and fellows
- Working with division chiefs on recruitment & retention of fellows and faculty
- New and Early Career Faculty Development Workshop Series
- Faculty and women faculty career advising and mentorship
- Created DOM Council of senior representatives to update, advise, and share best practices
Events and Activities
Annual Resident Retreat – On Thursday, April 24, 2025, we hosted our 5th annual Department of Medicine Resident Retreat. Dr. Valerie Stone from our FTE Office Leadership Team delivered an insightful workshop on negotiation, followed by a panel moderated by Dr. Ramón Rodriguez on “Forging Ahead Despite Headwinds”. Amidst the elegant setting, participants engaged in vibrant discussions, fostering connections and exchanging ideas to propel personal and professional growth, while reaffirming our commitment to community in medicine.
Career Pathways in Medicine – On Thursday, May 1, 2025, the DOM FTE Office and Faculty Development team co-hosted a panel discussion on career pathways in medicine, with a focus on the experiences and trajectories of women faculty. The panel featured Dr. Nora Osman, Dr. Ishani Ganguli, and Dr. Christine Seldman, and was moderated by Dr. Valerie Stone.
Faculty Announcements
Valerie Stone, MD, MPH received the Herbert W. Nickens Award for demonstrating outstanding commitment to cultural diversity in medicine or improving minority health at the 2025 Society for General Internal Medicine Conference in Florida.
Ayobami Akenroye, MBChB, MPH, PhD was awarded an R01 grant from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to leverage causal inference techniques to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of respiratory biologic treatments.