2014 Frontline Health Care Worker Champion: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is an internationally known referral center for the most complex cases in nearly all areas of medicine. U.S. News & World Report has consistently ranked BWH among the nation’s top 10 hospitals each year.

BWH’s Workforce Development team is part of the human resources department and is comprised of professionals with experience in human resources, career coaching, youth employment, and community relations.

BWH provides programming that motivates its incumbent workforce to reach their career and educational goals and build a bridge to higher education. The BWH workforce development model for incumbent workers has three tiers: