Work/Life
Work/Life Committee Co-Chairs for AY25-26
- Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Noreen Reilly Harrington, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Strategic Planning Goals
- Diversify our membership to include others who may not have traditional parenting or caregiver roles
- Identify topics and implement programming of greatest interest to our membership
- Leverage resources from other Harvard-affiliated institutions which overlap with our mission (e.g. Center for Academic Development and Enrichment [CADE] at MGB and others)
- Provide enriching content (e.g. informal speakers/presentations) at our subcommittee meetings throughout the year in addition to hosting a main speaker event
Welcome and good well-being to you!
“The COVID-19 pandemic brought the relationship between work and well-being into clearer focus,” Dr. Vivek Murthy observed in the U.S. Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being (2022). “[It] changed the nature of work, and the relationship many workers have with their jobs. The link between our work and our health has become even more evident.” In the wake of the pandemic, Dr. Murthy maintains that we have “an opportunity to rethink how we work … [and] we have the power to make workplaces engines for mental health and well-being.”
In the spirit of thinking anew about work and well-being, the Work/Life Committee is dedicated to curating and promoting the best collection of wellness resources, opportunities, and activities provided by Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and participating affiliated institutions to academic and clinical faculties, students, researchers, postdocs, and staff. In addition, the committee seeks to augment these resources and advocate for access to additional resources to help foster good health and growth in our interconnected communities.
Through regular engagement with the JCSW, our committee spotlights the path to better work-life integration for HMS and HSDM academic, research, and clinical communities.
People need to be able to bring their whole selves to work every day in order for Harvard and its affiliated institutions to thrive. Our commitment to this principle motivates all the work of our committee. If these concepts speak to you, please consider joining us in our various efforts to rethink and support work-life integration every day.