With parents who were public school teachers (and both first generation college graduates) I grew up in Lexington, Massachusetts believing that education is the highest priority path to a secure future. At Harvard College I knew I wanted to go into medicine, and I concentrated in History and Science. My senior thesis was about 3 all-women’s medical schools in the late 1800s. That project launched my abiding interests in medical education, women’s health and gender equity in academic medicine.

I met Dan on our first day at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and we have navigated medical school, residency (in San Francisco), fellowships (in Philadelphia), faculty positions and our moves as a team. My academic focus is on graduate medical education (the training that comes after medical school). I spent 13 years as the residency program director for a yearly group of 164 internal medicine residents, seeing to their clinical competence, career aspirations, and program culture. Currently, I lead the Division of General Medicine with over 220 faculty members.  I direct clinical, educational, and research programs in primary care, palliative care, and hospital medicine. I created the Linde Family Center for Primary Care, where I teach about leadership training and innovation. I continue to have a small primary care practice, which sustains me. I love entertaining, ice cream, Boston sports teams, and paddle boarding (particularly on warm days and in calm waters).

We are so proud of our boys: Jack ’19 just completed the second year of a JD/PhD program at HLS and HKS and can occasionally be spotted in the Leverett dining hall or playing Lev IMs. Will, Northwestern ’21, is the operations and finance manager for a small art museum in Chicago. Stryker, our spirited 14-year-old cockapoo, continues his exploration of Leverett and the neighborhood, always on the lookout for friends and stray food items.