The Alumni Council promotes and supports activities that connect alumni to each other, the School, and current students.

The Council serves a consultative and advisory role to the dean of Harvard Medical School by listening and responding to current issues. It also appoints, in consultation with the dean, the chair of alumni relations and the chair of alumni giving. The Council comprises members who are each elected to a three-year term.

The Council is currently making strides within three areas of focus: diversity, idealism, and community.
 

Constitution and bylaws

The HMAA constitution was last ratified at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association on Friday, June 2, 2017. Download the constitution [PDF; 6 pages; 752KB] »
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Elected Representatives

Michael Rosenblatt

President
Michael Rosenblatt, MD ’73
Newton Centre, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2016-2020]
Lisa Henske

Immediate Past President
Elizabeth Petri Henske, MD ’85
Cambridge, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2015-2019]
Nancy Oriol

Vice President

Tamara Callahan, MD ’95, MPP ’95
Louisville, Kentucky

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
Elizabeth Garner Councilor-At-Large

Elizabeth Garner, MD ’94, MPH ’94
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]

Lakshmi Halasyamani

 Councilor-At-Large
Lakshmi Halasyamani, MD ’93
Chicago, Illinois

[Term on Council: 2017-2020]
Alfred Sommer

Councilor-At-Large
Alfred Sommer, MD '67
Baltimore, Maryland

[Term on Council: 2018-2021]
Jacqueline Boehme

Councilor: First Pentad
Classes of 2012–2016
Jacqueline Boehme, MD ’16
Boston, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2017-2020]
Joanna "Mimi" Choi

Councilor: Second Pentad
Classes of 2008–2012
Joanna "Mimi" Choi, MD '09
Los Angeles, California

[Term on Council: 2018-2021]
Oni Blackstock

Councilor: Third Pentad
Oni Blackstock, AB ’99, MD ’05
New York, New York

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
Jennifer Mack

Councilor: Fourth Pentad
Classes of 1997–2001
Jennifer Mack, MD ’98, MPH ’05
Brookline, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2017-2020]
Allison L. McDonough

Councilor: Fifth Pentad
Classes of 1993–1997
Allison L. McDonough, MD '97
Newton, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2018-2021]
Carmon Davis

Councilor: Sixth Pentad
Carmon J. Davis, MD ’90, MPH ’94
Boston, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
Toren Finkel

Councilor: Seventh Pentad
Classes of 1982–1986
Toren Finkel, MD ’86, PhD ’86
Bethesda, Maryland

[Term on Council: 2017-2020]
Robert Barbieri

Councilor: Eighth Pentad
Classes of 1977–1981
Robert Barbieri, MD ’77
Wellesley, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2017-2020]
Ted R. Kohler

Councilor: Ninth Pentad
Classes of 1973–1977
Ted R. Kohler, AB ’72, MD ’76
Mercer Island, Washington

[Term on Council: 2018-2021]
Nina Tolkoff-Rubin

Councilor: Tenth and Beyond Pentads
Classes of 1972 and earlier
Nina Tolkoff-Rubin, MD ’68
Boston, Massachusetts

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]

Ex-officio members

In addition to the elected members of the Council, representatives to the Harvard Alumni Association and four ex-officio members sit at meetings.

(in alphabetical order)

George Daley

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD
Erik Gaensler

Chair of Alumni Giving
Erik Gaensler, MD ’84

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]
A.W. Karchmer

Chair of Alumni Relations
A.W. Karchmer, MD ’64
Lawrence Paul

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing Harvard Medical School)
Laurence E. Paul, AB ’86, MD ’90
Tim Russell

Graduate School Director, Harvard Alumni Association
(Representing Harvard Medical School)
Anthony “Tim” H. Russell, MD ’74

[Term on Council: 2019-2022]

2021 Alumni Council Nominations

Those elected take office for a three-year term and are expected to attend three all-day meetings in Boston each year and possess a willingness to listen to fellow alumni and bring their interests and concerns to the Alumni Council. You can recommend an HMS alumna or alumnus (including yourself) via email to hmsalum@hms.harvard.edu.