Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MS, MBA, First Black Woman Dean at HMS

Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MS, MBA was appointed as the first Dean for Diversity and Community Partnership at HMS in 2002, giving her the distinction of being the first Black woman dean and first Black academic dean at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Reede also holds appointments as Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and is an Assistant in Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Reede created and developed more than 20 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 healthcare professions.