About the Slavin Academy
Meet the Team
The Slavin Academy is overseen by the hospital's Chief Learning Officer and led by an interprofessional leadership team charged with advancing a bold new initiative to harness the power of education to ensure the highest quality care for every patient. With dedicated new space adjacent to the historic Ether Dome, the Slavin Academy's work is guided by four inaugural committees: Education Scholarship, Teaching and Training, Learning Innovation, and Educational Resources and Community Affairs.
Oversight and Operations
James A. Gordon, MD, MPA
Vice President of Education and Chief Learning Officer
David F. M. Brown, MD Endowed Education Academy Chair
Koren Phillips, MBA
Executive Director, Teaching and Education
Labrini Nelligan, MS
Executive Director, Lunder Learning Partnerships
Gabriella Hakim, MBA
Program Manager
Sara Midwood, BA
Administrative Coordinator
Committee Leadership
Marie Borgella, RN, DNP
Executive Director of Learning & Development
Dorothy Ann Heathwood Endowed Chair in Nursing Education
James A. Gordon, MD, MPA
Director, MGH Learning Lab
John Herman, MD
Associate Chief and Trustees Chair of Medical Psychiatry
Board of Directors, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Labrini Nelligan, MS
Executive Director, Lunder Learning Partners
Director, Lunder-Dineen Health Education Alliance of Maine
Alberto Puig, MD, PhD
Director, Core Educator Faculty in Medicine
Harvard Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education - MGH
Colleen K. Snydeman, PhD, RN
Executive Director Quality, Practice, Innovation, & Nursing Research
Connell-Jones Endowed Chair in Nursing
Director of Health Professions Education Research (pending)
Executive Sponsors
Debbie Burke, RN, MBA
Senior Vice President for Patient Care and Chief Nurse
Jeanette Ives and Paul Erickson Chair in Nursing
Bob Carter, MD, PhD
Immediate Past Chair, Executive Committee on Teaching and Education
Chair, Neurosurgery
William Curry, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Mitchel Harris, MD
Chair, Executive Committee on Teaching and Education
Robert Kingston, PhD
Senior Vice President for Research and Education
Chief Academic Officer
Interprofessional Committee Structure
The Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care at Massachusetts General Hospital is organized into four interprofessional committees designed to convene the full spectrum of teaching and learning communities across campus. Each committee is convened to represent a broad community of institutional stakeholders, and foster connections across committee domains.
Teaching and Training
Focus: Clinical Educators and Learners
Education Scholarship
Focus: Educational Science
Learning Innovation
Focus: Quality/Safety, Team Care, Educational Technology
Educational Resources and Community Affairs
Focus: Infrastructure and Outreach
