




Diversity Awards
Harvard Medical School is committed to advancing a work and educational environment that embraces diversity and promotes and sets the tone for inclusion.
2019 DIVERSITY AWARDS RECIPIENTS
HAROLD AMOS FACULTY DIVERSITY AWARD
Stephen Blacklow, MD, PhD
Gustavus Adolphus Pfeiffer Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, HMS
Mayra Lorenzo, MD, PhD
Instructor in Dermatology, MGH
Monica Mendiola, MD
Instructor in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, BIDMC
David Van Vactor Jr., PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, HMS
Latino Mental Health Program, CHA
Leaders of the Program
Silvia Halperin, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
Soledad Vera, PhD
Instructor in Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry
SHARON P. CLAYBORNE STAFF DIVERSITY AWARD
Karina Gonzalez Herrera, PhD
Assistant Director of Diversity and Minority Affairs, Division of Medical Sciences
Joan Ilacqua
Archivist for Diversity and Inclusion, Countway Library of Medicine Center for the History of Medicine
PAST RECIPIENTS
The Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award
The Harold Amos Faculty Diversity Award has been established to recognize and celebrate faculty (clinical, pre-clinical, research, administrative) of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine who have made exceptional efforts in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
The Sharon P. Clayborne Staff Diversity Award
The Sharon P. Clayborne Staff Diversity Award has been established to recognize and celebrate staff members of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine who have made exceptional efforts in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
In the News:
- Harvard Medical School Honors CHA Psychiatrist with Diversity Award - Cambridge Health Alliance, April 6, 2016
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- Social Justice and Health: Highlights from the Annual Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture & Diversity Awards Ceremony - HMS News, March 30, 2014
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- "Celebrating Diversity: Healthy Communities and Businesses Thrive on Diversity" - HMS News, April 12, 2013
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For more information please contact:
Email: dicp_diversityawards@hms.harvard.edu
Pinar Kilicci-Kret
Program Manager
Career Development
Tel: 617-432-1083
Photos by Jeff Thiebauth unless otherwise noted.