Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, Excellence in Mentoring Award
2022 Shannon Award Recipient:
Thomas Sequist, MD, MPH
Dr. Sequist is the Chief Medical Officer at Mass General Brigham. In this role, he is responsible for developing and executing strategy, policy and metrics for patient experience, quality, safety, health equity, community health, pharmacy and physician wellbeing. He is a practicing general internist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Professor of Medicine and Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Sequist’s research interests focus on quality measurement and improvement, health care equity, patient and provider education, and the innovative use of health information technology. Dr. Sequist is a member of the Taos Pueblo tribe in New Mexico and has conducted health policy research to advance our understanding of health care for Native American communities. He is the Director of the Four Directions Summer Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
About the Award:
In memory of Michael Shannon, MD, MPH
The Student Mentorship Program at Harvard Medical School voted to name this mentorship award the Michael Shannon, MD, MPH, Excellence in Mentoring Award in memory of Dr. Shannon, who died in March, 2009. Dr. Shannon was a pediatrician for more than 25 years. He served as chief emeritus of Emergency Services at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) and was the first African American to be named a full professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. The award was named in his honor to recognize Dr. Shannon’s contributions as a teacher and as a mentor over his two decades at Harvard Medical School. In 2016, an endowed chair was named in his honor at Boston Children’s Hospital: the Michael W. Shannon, MD, Professorship in Pediatrics in the Field of Emergency Medicine. It was bestowed on Dr. Richard Bachur, chief of emergency medicine at BCH. In addition to his accomplishments as a physician, Dr. Shannon was a former professional dancer who performed annually in the "Urban Nutcracker" and "Black Nativity". Dr. Shannon was an advocate who worked tirelessly to help improve the communities in and around Boston. In his 55 years, Dr. Shannon touched everyone he met -- and many who never had a chance to meet him in person. His passing was a great loss to the community.
Past Recipients:
2021 - Sherri-Ann M. Burnett-Bowie, MD, MPH
2019 - Audra Robertson Meadows, MD, MPH, FACOG
2018 - Daniele Ölveczky, MD, MS
2017 - Alden M. Landry, MD, MPH
2017 - Dennis K. Norman, EdD, ABPP
2016 - Ira C. Chan, MD
2015 - Peggy Timothé, DDS, MPH
2014 - Alexy D. Arauz Boudreau, MD, MPH, FAAP
2012 - Elliot Meléndez, MD, FAAP
2011 - DeWayne Pursley, MD, MPH
2010 - Rhonda Bentley-Lewis, MD, MBA
2009 - Johnye Ballenger, MD
2008 - Fidencio Saldaña, MD, MPH
2007 - Christian Arbelaez, MD & Andrea Reid, MD