From the December 2014 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine

Tarbell’s research has examined ways to provide curative treatment programs for children with malignant disease and to develop effective strategies to decrease the late effects of treatment. For more than 20 years, Tarbell has been an active member of the Brain Tumor Committee of the Children’s Oncology Group and served as the principal investigator on medulloblastoma protocols. She is credited with establishing the current standard of care for children with high-risk medulloblastoma.

More recently, her research has focused on the use of proton beam therapy in pediatric brain tumors and sarcomas, examining the feasibility, effectiveness, and dosimetric and physics aspects of particle radiation therapy. She is the co-author of the medical textbook Pediatric Radiation Oncology, now in its fifth edition, and is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science.


Tarbell has also dedicated her career to fostering the growth of students, residents, fellows and faculty in radiation oncology, particularly women. She was the founding director of the Office for Women’s Careers and the Office of Faculty Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and introduced programming to support and educate women about paths to promotion, improving negotiating skills and managing work/family balance. She also co chaired the Women in Academic Medicine Committee at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Tarbell is the dean for academic and clinical affairs at Harvard Medical School in Boston and the C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

The Harry J. Harwick Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is the highest recognition bestowed by MGMA. It goes to an individual who has made nationally recognized contributions to healthcare administration, delivery and/or education in his/her career, advancing the field of medical practice management.


This year’s award went to Ron Menaker, EdD, FACMPE, administrator, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

An MGMA member since 1985, Menaker has worked in medical practice management for three decades. He began work at the Mayo Clinic in 2004 and is responsible for managing staff and aligning strategic and organizational initiatives, with a focus on the needs of the patient as the primary value. Menaker also develops and presents education for medical practice administrators and executives on effective leadership in health care organizations. He has been a participating adjunct faculty member at the University of St. Thomas Health Care MBA Program since 1993.

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