National Children’s Study Federal Advisory Committee Member
Dr. Reede was appointed as the first Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at Harvard Medical School (HMS) in January 2002. Dr. Reede is also the Director of the Minority Faculty Development Program and Faculty Director of Community Outreach Programs at HMS. In addition, she holds the appointments of Associate Professor of Medicine at HMS; Associate Professor of Society, Human Development and Health, at the Harvard School of Public Health; and Assistant in Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital.
The impact of Dr. Reede’s work is reflected in the numerous programs she has created to benefit minority students, residents, scientists, and physicians. Over the past dozen years, Dr. Reede has created and developed more than 16 programs at HMS that aim to address pipeline and leadership issues for minorities and women who are interested in careers in medicine, academic and scientific research, and the health care professions. Supported by a dedicated staff, she has developed mentoring programs for under-represented minority students from the middle school through the graduate and medical school levels. Dr. Reede is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the Academies of Science, and the recipient of the 2011 Diversity Award from the Association of Professors of Medicine.