CENTER FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

John T. Potts, Jr., MD, Faculty Mentoring Award

Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development, this is one of the seven CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards to recognize and honor the mentoring contributions and to further build a "culture of mentoring" here at MGH.

2023 Award Recipient 1 of 2: Peter D. Caravan, PhD

Co-Director, Institute for Innovation in Imaging, MGH Radiology; and Professor of Radiology, HMS

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2023 Award Recipient 2 of 2: Marcia B. Goldberg, MD

Professor of Medicine and of of Microbiology, HMS; Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Physician, MGH; and Associate Member, Broad Institute

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2022 Award Recipient: Joshua N. Goldstein, MD, PhD

Founder and Co-Director, Center for Neurologic Emergencies; Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine; and Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

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2021 Award Recipient: Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD

Professor of Neurology, HMS; Scientific Director, Mass General Research Institute (MGRI); and Investigator, Center for Genomic Medicine, MGH

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2020 Award Recipient: Karen K. Miller, MD

Laurie and Mason Tenaglia MGH Research Scholar; Professor of Medicine, HMS; Chief of Neuroendocrine Unit, MGH; Co-Director of MGH Clinical Research Education Ctr for the Division of Clinical Research; and Director of Neuroendocrine and Pituitary Tumor Clinical Ctr

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2019 Award Recipient: Carlos A. Camargo Jr., MD, DrPH

Alasdair K.T. Conn, MD, Chair in Emergency Medicine, MGH; Professor of Emergency Medicine & Medicine, HMS; Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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2018 Award Recipient: Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH

Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Co-Director of the Medical Practice Evaluation Center, MGH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

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2017 Award Recipient: Jennifer Temel, MD

Director of the MGH Cancer Outcomes Research Program (CORe) and Clinical Director of Thoracic Oncology, MGH; Professor of Medicine, HMS

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2016 Award Recipient: David F.M. Brown, MD

Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, MGH; MGH Trustees Professor of Emergency Medicine, HMS

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Do you have or know an outstanding mentor?

As part of the "CFD Excellence in Mentoring Awards," the MGH Center for Faculty Development invites nominations for the John T. Potts, Jr., MD, Faculty Mentoring Award. This $5,000 award will be given to a faculty member from any MGH department who has contributed to the success of junior faculty members and trainees and demonstrated excellence in several ways including:

  • Having a positive impact on careers of junior faculty
  • Implementing ideas/programs that promote faculty success
  • Demonstrating sustained interest and success in mentoring of junior faculty and/or trainees
  • Fostering and encouraging professional development of junior faculty and trainees
  • Facilitating and/or developing approaches to work-life balance
2020 marked the tenth year of honoring a consummate Mass General mentor with the Potts Award. The CFD took this occasion to acknowledge all the recipients of this special award by creating this booklet, Celebrating the John T. Potts, Jr., MD Faculty Mentoring Award 2011–2020 (PDF).
Previous Award Recipients
Steve Calderwood

2014 Award Recipient: Stepehn B. Calderwood, MD
Morton N. Swartz MD Academy Professor of Medicine (Microbiology and Immunobiology), HMS
former Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
former Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at MGH
Isaac Schiff

2013 Award Recipient: Isaac Schiff, MD
Joe Vincent Meigs Professor of Gynecology, HMS
former Chief of the MGH Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service
Maurizio Fava

2012 Award Recipient: Maurizio Fava, MD
Slater Family Professor of Psychiatry, HMS
Executive Vice Chair, Department of Psychiatry
Director, Depression Clinical and Research Program
Executive and the Director, Clinical Trials Network & Institute at MGH
John Potts 2011 Inaugural Award Recipient: John T. Potts, Jr., MD
Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine, MGH/HMS
former Chairman and Physician-in-Chief, Department of Medicine
Description of Award

The MGH Center for Faculty Development created the John T. Potts, Jr., MD, Faculty Mentoring Award in 2011 to recognize and honor senior faculty members with ten or more years of mentoring experience at MGH, in the spirit of further building a culture of mentoring at our hospital. The inaugural recipient of this award, John T. Potts, Jr., MD, is the Jackson Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at MGH and Harvard Medical School. He served as chairman of the MGH Department of Medicine and physician-in-chief from 1981 to 1996 and as director of research from 1995 to 2004.

Eligibility
  • MGH faculty appointment
  • Harvard Medical School faculty appointment as Associate or Full Professor
  • MD, PhD, or equivalent advanced degree
  • Ten or more years of mentoring experience as faculty at MGH
Review Process

Nominees will be evaluated and ranked by a multidisciplinary Review Committee. Nominees will be notified at January 23, 2025 Mentoring Celebration. 

Nomination Requirements
  • Completed Nomination Form*
  • Nominations for this award should be accompanied by a maximum of three letters supporting the nominations that can be jointly written (most likely one from the nominator). Multiple nominators can compose each letter, but this is not required. Each letter can be up to 2 pages but not longer.
  • Nominee's HMS CV

Overall rules:

  • A nominator can nominate only ONE candidate per award.
  • Nominators from outside MGH are welcome, but at least one nominator has to be from within MGH.

*Nomination Form:

  • In one paragraph (2-4 sentences), summarize why you* have nominated this candidate for this award.
    *One nominator will submit the nomination, including the form and up to 3 nominating letters.
  • List all letter writers for this nomination, e.g.:
    1. Nominator or Supporting Letter Writer(s)
    2. Supporting Letter Writer(s)
    3. Supporting Letter Writer(s)

It is recommended that the letters include specific anecdotes and examples that demonstrate the mentor’s commitment to the letter writer’s and others’ professional and personal development.

How to Nominate

The Center for Faculty Development is now accepting nominations online via the CFD Online Nomination Portal.

This user-friendly portal allows you to submit electronic nominations to the Center for Faculty Development. The portal has been designed to allow users to:

  • View current calls and submit to open opportunities
  • Save and edit current nominations in progress
  • Submit completed nominations
  • View all your CFD nominations that have been submitted via the online portal

If you have questions, please submit them via e-mail to cfd@partners.org.

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