The PHS CPD Office employs a Vice President, three full time Course Coordinators, a Research Coordinator, and a Ph.D. Educator, who is the Administrative Chair of the PHSCPD Committee
Robert J. Birnbaum, MD, PhD is the Vice President of Continuing Professional Development at Partners Healthcare. Dr. Birnbaum is a practicing psychopharmacologist. His PhD research was in molecular neurobiology. He has devoted much of his career to managing large-scale CME efforts, developing courses and studying education methodology and impact. Dr. Birnbaum is the founding Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Psychiatry Academy and the founding Executive Director of the MGH Academy.
Administrative Director
mgelardi@partners.org
