Theodore A. Stern, MD is the Ned H. Cassem Professor of Psychiatry in the field of Psychosomatic Medicine/Consultation at Harvard Medical School. He is the Chief Emeritus of the Avery D. Weisman Psychiatry Consultation Service and the Director of the Thomas P. Hacket liaison psychiatry at MGH. Dr. Stern has mentored hundreds of physicians at MGH and has co-authored more than 450 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has authored or edited more than 25 books.
The George Bland Award is given every three years to recognize an individual who has demonstrated remarkable generosity and dedication in supporting Graduate Medical Education over a considerable period of time, with a recognized positive impact on colleagues, educational programs and/or outcomes. The awardee’s contributions might include serving on committees and task forces, mentoring colleagues, sharing educational tools and resources with other programs, participating in institution or system-wide teaching activities, representing the institution in the larger GME community, etc. These contributions have gone beyond fulfillment of the responsibilities attached to the person’s role, and reflect a commitment to volunteerism and teamwork.
