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As part of BWH’s BluePrint celebration, BWH Bulletin features this special section to explore the past, present and future of the institution. Throughout 2013, you’ll find a new fun fact, story, photo or tradition in each issue of Bulletin. You can also find information about BluePrint, including a tool kit, milestones and events, at BWHPikeNotes.org/BluePrint. Questions? Email BWHBluePrint@partners.org.
Since its inception 15 years ago, the Office of Women’s Careers (OWC) has striven to support the professional development and advancement of female faculty and trainees across Brigham and Women’s Health Care (BWHC).
With the leadership of women’s mental health pioneer and advocate, Director Carol Nadelson, MD, the OWC has provided women with career development opportunities, leadership skills and career-family balance resources to enhance their success. As a member office of the Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (CFDD), the OWC has been a strong voice for BWHC’s community of women since its founding in 1998.
“The last 15 years have brought about remarkable changes for women here at BWHC,” said Barbara Bierer, MD, senior vice president of Research at BWH and CFDD director, at an OWC anniversary event held earlier this month. “I believe this is in no small part because of Carol. She has been our compass—our true North—and it’s because of her that equality, fairness and opportunities for women have remained such a priority. She has provided a home for women to tell their stories.”
Beginning this year, Kathryn Rexrode, MD, MPH, will continue Nadelson’s legacy as the new faculty director of the OWC. To mark this transition and celebrate the OWC’s many successes, the CFDD and OWC organized and hosted an anniversary luncheon, held in Harvard Medical School’s Gordon Hall. The March 13 event was attended by BWHC women leaders, physicians, researchers and guests. BWH President Betsy Nabel, MD; Bierer; Rexrode; and Harvard Medical School Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs Nancy Tarbell, MD, expressed their gratitude to Nadelson for her efforts and shared the many ways the OWC has supported the lives and careers of women.
The OWC has greatly expanded its offerings over the years to support BWHC’s female workforce. Major initiatives include developing the Women’s Leadership Program, a six-module course designed to cultivate leadership skills in women faculty, and spearheading the establishment of the Family Care Travel Award, which provides monetary support for junior faculty needing dependent care while traveling professionally.
At the event, keynote speaker Nancy Lee, MD, deputy assistant secretary of Women’s Health and director of the Office on Women’s Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, spoke about her career path, as well as the Affordable Care Act, which she called the most important health policy for women she has seen in her lifetime.
The celebration ended with brief remarks by a grateful Nadelson: “Thank you for being a part of this team,” she told attendees. “We have changed a lot, but we still have a long way to go because the change has to affect all of society, and it has to be permanent.”
To learn more about the OWC, visit www.brighamandwomens.org/cfdd/owc.
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