Dean's Leadership Awards

Since 1998, the JCSW has honored faculty and staff at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine for their contributions to advancing women's careers. These awards, initiated by Dr. Joseph B. Martin, recognize leadership in recruiting, retaining, and promoting women. Over the years, new awards have been introduced, including the Shirley Driscoll Dean's Leadership Award for the Enhancement of Women's Careers and the Nancy J. Tarbell Dean's Award for Emerging Leaders in Women's Careers, celebrating individuals at different stages of their efforts to support gender equity in academia.

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2026 Recipients

Joseph B. Martin Dean's Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Staff	Joseph B. Martin Dean's Leadership Award for the Advancement of Women Faculty	Shirley Driscoll Dean's Leadership Award for the Enhancement of Women's Careers	Nancy J. Tarbell Dean’s Award for an Emerging Leader in Women's Careers
Piper Derenoncourt Associate Director of Strategic Projects The Family Van Harvard Medical School	Carla F. Kim, PhD Professor of Pediatrics in the Field of Regenerative Medicine Professor of Genetics Boston Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical School - and - David S. Friedman, MD, PhD, MPH Edith Ives Cogan Professor of Ophthalmology Massachusetts Eye and Ear Harvard Medical School	Stacy Smith, MD, FACR Barbara N. Weissman MD Endowed Chair of Musculoskeletal Radiology Associate Professor of Radiology Brigham and Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School	Loren Galler Rabinowitz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Harvard Medical School

Past Recipients

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Meet our Past Awardees