{"id":17044,"date":"2020-09-22T11:49:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T15:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/?page_id=17044"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:16:47","slug":"research-mentoring-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medicine\/dom-awards\/dom-faculty-awards\/research-mentoring-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Mentoring Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department of Medicine Mentoring Award was established in 2007 and is intended to recognize \u201cExcellence in Research Mentoring\u201d by a faculty member in our Department over time. It is intended to acknowledge the value of mentoring trainees, junior faculty and peers in technical, scholarly, and other intangible aspects required for a successful career in laboratory, clinical, or population-based investigation.<\/p>\n

This award is given by the Department of Medicine. Any member of the Department; resident, fellow or faculty can nominate faculty for this award. The only requirement is that the nominee must have been on staff for at least five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2026 Nominations Are CLOSED<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Awards Committee will contact nominees and ask them to comment on their mentoring approach and identify 3 additional persons who know their contribution to mentorship. At least two of these should be former or current mentees. The committee will solicit letters of support from 3 colleagues identified by the nominee as well as the nominee’s section chief.<\/p>\n

Past awardees (not eligible for nomination)<\/h3>
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\n2025 – Karen R. Jacobson, MD, MPH & <\/span>Mari-Lynn Drainoni, PhD, MEd<\/span>
\n2024 – Alan Fine, MD
\n2023 – Alexander Walley, MD
\n2022 – Renda Wiener, MD, MPH
\n2021 – Lindsay Farrer, PhD
\n2020 – Katya Ravid, DSc
\n2019 – Vipul C. Chitalia, MD, PhD
\n2018 – Barbara A. Corkey PhD
\n2017 – Joseph P. Mizger, ScD
\n2016 – Tuhina Neogi
\n2015 – Richard A Cohen
\n2014 – Darrell Kotton
\n2013 – Jeffrey Samet
\n2012 – Yuquing Zhang, Dsc
\n2011 – Emelia J Benjamin
\n2010 – Neil Ruderman
\n2009 – Rebecca Silliman and Vasan Ramachandran
\n2008 – Karen Freund and Lew Braverman
\n2007 – David T. Felson and Joseph A. Vita
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