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Anne Becker Named Vice Chair of GHSM

Paul Farmer named Anne Becker Vice Chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine.  Anne is Associate Professor of Social Medicine and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. In addition, Anne serves as the Director of the Social Sciences MD-PhD Program at HMS and Director of the Eating Disorders Clinical and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Anne will work closely with Jennifer Puccetti and Dr. Farmer in overseeing the administration of the Department and strengthening our research agenda.  For more information about Dr. Becker, see her web page. 

Farmer Named UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti

President Bill Clinton named Paul Farmer UN Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti.  The office helps advance economic development in Haiti.  The appointment has been lauded by the United Nations Secretary General and President Preval of Haiti.  Professor Farmer will continue in his leadership position at Harvard Medical School. 

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Harvard Medical School remembers Leon Eisenberg

17 Sep 2009

Harvard Medical School remembers Leon Eisenberg, the Maude and Lillian Presley professor emeritus of social medicine, who died on Sept. 15. A child psychiatrist, Eisenberg is known for innovative research in autism, groundbreaking advances in pediatric clinical trials and psychopharmacology, and integration of social experience into the study of disease. He was a leader of the HMS affirmative action program. Recently, he had advocated for a rigorous code of ethics to avoid conflicts of interest in medicine and for depression screening in the primary care setting. In June, Children’s Hospital Boston named an endowed chair for him.

Ware shows social ties helping African AIDS patients adhere to ART

01 Jul 2009

At the Harvard Center for AIDS Research conference held in June, Norma Ware, associate professor of social medicine, reported her findings from sub-Saharan Africa that social relationships are helping HIV/AIDS patients to maintain anti-retroviral treatment regimens.