Elizabeth Gaufberg.

Elizabeth Gaufberg

MD, MPH
  • Chief Academic Officer, Cambridge Health Alliance
  • Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School
  • Senior Consultant, Association of American Medical Colleges FRAHME (Fundamental Role of the Arts and Humanities in Medical Education) Initiative

About

Elizabeth Gaufberg, MD, MPH, is the Chief Academic Officer at the Cambridge Health Alliance, an Associate Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and a Senior Consultant to the Association of American Medical Colleges FRAHME (Fundamental Role of the Arts and Humanities in Medical Education) Initiative.  From 2012-2018, Liz served as the Jean and Harvey Picker Founding Director of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Research Institute, during which time she developed a community of practice of researchers, educators, and advocates dedicated to advancing humanism in healthcare. In 2018, Liz co-founded the Harvard Macy Institute Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship, which is now hosting its sixth cohort of international and interprofessional Fellows. For over two decades, Liz has led the Harvard Medical School Cambridge Integrated Clerkship Developing Physician Course. She has received numerous awards, including the Clifford Barger Mentoring Award at Harvard Medical School and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation’s Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award. Her areas of professional interest include developing innovative models of medical education, including longitudinal integrated clerkships and humanities and arts-based pedagogy.