Peter S. Cahn joined MGH Institute of Health Professions in 2012 as Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Professor of Health Professions Education. In that role, he oversees faculty recruitment and retention, curricular integration and assessment, and library and instructional design. Previously, he served as the inaugural Director of Faculty Development and Diversity at Boston University Department of Medicine, where he was a founding member of the New England Network on Faculty Affairs. Trained as a cultural anthropologist, his research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and the Harvard Radcliffe Institute. His publications on faculty development, interprofessional education and practice, and diversity, equity, and inclusion have appeared in Academic Medicine, Journal of Interprofessional Care, and Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. He received an AB from Harvard University, MPhil from University of Cambridge, and PhD from University of California, Berkeley.
- AB, Anthropology, Harvard University
- MPhil, Latin American Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- PhD, Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
- Faculty development
- Antiracism in higher education and health care
- Qualitative methods
- Interprofessional education and practice
Dr. Cahn has published numerous papers - some titles are highlighted below. You can view a complete listing of Dr. Cahn's publications on Google Scholar or in his CV.
Onramp to scholarship: Putting clinical faculty members on the path to academic productivity.
How interprofessional collaborative practice can help dismantle systemic racism.
Disrupting bias without trainings: The effect of equity advocates on faculty search committees.
Introducing the language of anti-racism during graduate school orientation.
Defusing land mines: Keywords about race in nursing education.
In addition, Dr. Cahn regularly presents at conferences and industry events. Please see his CV for a complete list of presentations.
How Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Can Help Dismantle Structural Racism Keynote at the Interprofessional Care for the 21st Century Symposium.
Interprofessional Scholars Program, University of Texas Medical Branch.
Keynote at the Center for Interprofessional Healthcare Education, Quinnipiac University.
Keynote at the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative members meeting.
Interprofessional Communication Bridging Medical Gaps Collaboration Annual Conference
