Academics

Dr. Frates started teaching at Harvard Medical School in 1999 during her last year of residency when she had an elective rotation. She sought out the opportunity to teach in the core curriculum as a tutorial leader for the human central nervous system. The experience allowed Dr. Frates to grow as an educator, as she learned the skills necessary to lead and facilitate discussions. The tutorial sessions were less about lecturing and more about empowering the students to discover the answers to complex questions while working together as a group. Dr. Frates continued to teach the central nervous system and was asked to teach in the nutrition course, musculoskeletal course, as well as the endocrine course. Each year she was a tutorial leader, Dr. Frates won an Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation award as a result of the solid 5/5 rankings she received from her students.