Dr. Subha Ramani is an Associate Professor of Medicine, at Harvard Medical School, an Honorary Professor of Medical Education at the University of Manchester, UK, and Visiting Professor of Medical Education at the University of Indonesia. She received her medical degree from Stanley Medical College, University of Madras, India. She completed Internal Medicine residencies at PGIMER (Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research), Chandigarh, India as well as East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN. Dr. Ramani next completed her fellowship in General Internal Medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), with a Masters in Public Health from the Boston University School of Public Health in 1998.

Dr. Ramani was recruited to Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston University School of Medicine in July 1998, where she held a variety of educational leadership roles at BUSM & BMC (1998 to 2012). In May 2012, Dr. Ramani moved to Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) to be an Associate Physician in the Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care in the Department of Medicine. She is currently the Director of PRISE (Program for Research, Innovations, and Scholarship in Education), Department of Medicine at BWH, Director of the Scholars in Medical Education Pathway and Evaluation for the Internal Medicine Residency Program at BWH, Lead for global perspectives and community at the Brigham Education Institute, and senior faculty at the Harvard Macy Institute.

Dr. Ramani is a highly trained medical educator who has completed the Stanford Faculty Development Program in clinical teaching, Discovery courses in Medical Education at the University of Dundee, and the Harvard Macy Programs- Program for Educators in Health Professions, A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education, Leading Innovations in Healthcare & Education, and Healthcare Education 2.0. In 2005, she completed a Masters in Medical Education at the University of Dundee in Scotland, and in 2018, she completed a PhD in Health Professions Education at Maastricht University in the Netherlands. 

Dr. Ramani has been a member of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) since 2003 and is currently a member of the AMEE Executive Committee and Chair of the AMEE Fellowship Committee.

  • MBBS, Stanley Medical College, University of Madras, Madras, India 
  • MD, Residency in Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
  • Residency in Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), James H. Quillen College of Medicine, Johnson City, TN
  • Fellow in General Internal Medicine and Women's Health, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Boston, MA
  • MPH, Concentration: Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA
  • Masters in Medical Education, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK
  • PhD, Health Professions Education, Maastricht University, the Netherlands (Postdoctoral Training)
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Adjunct Professor, MGH IHP
  • Honorary Professor of Medical Education, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • 2021-2022 Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia 
  • 2022 Ronald Harden Visiting Professor, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
  • Director, Program for RISE (Research, innovations and scholarship in education), Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Director of Evaluation and Scholars in Medical Education Pathway, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Global perspectives and community Lead, Brigham Education Institute 
  • AMEE Executive Committee member
  • Chair, AMEE Fellowship Committee

Dr. Ramani’s scholarly interests focus on innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment of clinical trainees, faculty development, feedback, application of educational and psychological theories to educational design, and qualitative research methods in medical education. She has several peer reviewed publications in Medical Education journals. 

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