Linde Family Institute for Primary Care: Mid-Career Fellowship
About the Linde Family Institute
The Linde Institute began thirteen years ago with a large gift from the Linde Family Foundation with a simple aim: to invest deeply in primary care leadership in order to create the most successful primary care network in the country. From that spark, the Linde Family Institute for Primary Care has grown into a nationally recognized hub for leadership development, innovation, and collaboration.
Our mission is to equip physician leaders with the skills, vision, and community needed to transform primary care. We do that by offering a variety of programs and grants, of which our flagship is the Linde Family Fellowship. Founded and led by Dr. Eileen Reynolds, MD, MACP who currently chairs the Institute and is the Chief of the Division of General Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Koplow-Tullis Professor in General Medicine and Primary Care at Harvard Medical School (HMS), the Institute has expanded over the years and includes innovations grants funding, a bi-annual Innovations Conference, with additional programs coming for new and senior physicians.
Primary Care Leadership Training
The Linde Family Institute for Primary Care and Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) invite applications for the 2026–2027 Linde Fellowship Program in Primary Care Leadership. This one-year program supports early and mid-career primary care physician leaders from across the BILH network to develop advanced leadership, management, and innovation skills. Up to four fellows will be selected and will receive $30,000 in salary support.
Program Structure
Time Commitment: Approximately 20-25 hours per month (15% FTE)
Monthly Commitments:
- 1 Learning Group – Wednesdays, 1:00 – 5:00 pm at BIDMC
- 1 Physician Leadership Program – Wednesdays, 1:00 – 5:00pm usually at Simmons University or Lahey, Burlington
- 2 x 60 min Individual Executive Coaching Sessions – scheduling done at start of program with coach
Leadership
The Fellowship is co-led by Dr. Ellen Kwan, our physician Faculty Director and Heidi Bellamente, an executive coach with leadership development expertise. Dan Dangler, Director, Leadership Development, Beth Israel Lahey Health, supports the Fellowship as an executive coach.
Curriculum
The program curriculum includes four main components: a year-long project that each fellow will carry out in their home practice site and present at Graduation and Grand Rounds, feedback from self-assessments and a 360-degree skill inventory, a designated coach, and didactic workshops led by leadership and medical management experts. Click here for more curriculum specifics.
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Application Instructions & Requirements
To apply, prospective participants must submit the following documents by March 16, 2026:
- Personal statement
- Project description
- Curriculum vitae
- Two letters of recommendation
Click here for more details regarding the Fellowship and the application process.
Linde Family Innovation Grants Program
BILH primary care physicians and staff can access funding through the Linde Family Foundation to help them develop solutions that will enhance the patient care experience, improve population health and support the delivery of high-value care. Click here to learn more about the application process.