Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School 1966—1977
Robert H. Ebert (d. 1996) received his MD from the University of Chicago in 1942. He taught medicine at Western Reserve University and was Director of Medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland from 1956 to 1964. Dr. Ebert was appointed Jackson Professor of Clinical Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Chief of Medical Services at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1964; in 1966, he was named Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a position he held until 1977. As Dean, Dr. Ebert created the Division of Health Sciences and Technology, a combined MD-PhD program run collaboratively by MIT and HMS. His research was in the field of respiratory inflammation and infection.
Dr. Ebert was a continuous advocate for affirmative action, increasing the number of underrepresented minorities admitted to HMS over his decade of service.