Joel Katz will join Dana-Farber as Senior Vice President for Education
“We are pleased to share that Joel Katz, MD, MACP, will join Dana-Farber as Senior Vice President for Education, a new position devoted to the comprehensive training of medical students, residents, and clinical fellows at Dana-Farber. He will be a member of the Executive Leadership Team and joins us July 1.
Dr. Katz most recently served as Vice Chair for Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and held the Cynthia and John F. Fish Distinguished Chair in Medical Education. He is a graduate of Earlham College and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
He began his career in education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital as Chief Resident. He then served as a residency Program Director at Allegheny General Hospital, before returning to Brigham and Women’s as Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency. He led the training of thousands of residents, transformed the teaching curriculum, founded several residency tracks and pathways, and developed strong faculty leadership.
He has long been a devoted educator and advocate for trainees and is committed to helping early career physicians grow and find success. As Senior Vice President for Education, Dr. Katz will work with existing fellowship directors and serve as a liaison with Harvard Medical School on educational issues. To enable Dana-Farber to have its own accredited training and continuing medical education programs, he will lead the development of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) offices. Dr. Katz will also work closely with Ian Matthew-Clayton, our Chief Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Officer, to ensure inclusion, diversity, and equity of our trainees.
Dr. Katz brings an incredibly strong record of leadership and passion for mentorship that will support the growth of junior trainees and faculty. In addition to leading the Institute’s education and training initiatives, Dr. Katz will also provide mentorship to students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty at Dana-Farber.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Katz to Dana-Farber.”