The Center for Applied Ethics: Mildred Solomon

Mildred Z. Solomon EdD
Director, Center for Applied Ethics; Vice President, Education Development Center, Inc.

Dr. Solomon is internationally recognized for her research in end-of-life care, expertise in motivating health care professionals and organizations to adopt new behaviors, and for the creativity and impact of the education and quality improvement programs she designs for health care institutions. In addition to her roles at EDC, she is also an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, where she directs the HMS Fellowship in Medical Ethics. Dr. Solomon has consulted to the Institute of Medicine and numerous government agencies, sits on national health policy committees, and was honored by the Association of Academic Health Centers for a “distinguished career in educational research.”

An expert in adult learning and organizational change, Dr. Solomon has more than 25 years’ experience researching, designing, and evaluating a wide variety of education and quality improvement programs for health professionals, health care organizations, and the public. She has served as principal investigator on numerous grants from federal agencies, including the Agency for Health Research and Quality, the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She is a senior editor on three peer-reviewed journals and frequently consults to government agencies, foundations, universities, and national organizations, including for example the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Solomon was honored by the Association of Academic Health Centers for a “distinguished career in educational research.” She received her BA degree from Smith College, and her doctorate from Harvard University.


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Home > Staff > Mildred Solomon Staff Mildred Z. Solomon EdD Director, Center for Applied Ethics; Vice President, Education Development Center, Inc. Dr. Solomon is internationally recognized for her research in end-of-life care, expertise in motivating health care professionals and organizations to adopt new behaviors, and for the creativity and impact of the education and quality improvement programs she designs for health care institutions. In addition to her roles at EDC, she is also an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, where she directs the HMS Fellowship in Medical Ethics. Dr. Solomon has consulted to the Institute of Medicine and numerous government agencies, sits on national health policy committees, and was honored by the Association of Academic Health Centers for a “distinguished career in educational research.” An expert in adult learning and organizational change, Dr. Solomon has more than 25 years’ experience researching, designing, and evaluating a wide variety of education and quality improvement programs for health professionals, health care organizations, and the public. She has served as principal investigator on numerous grants from federal agencies, including the Agency for Health Research and Quality, the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Health Resources and Services Administration. She is a senior editor on three peer-reviewed journals and frequently consults to government agencies, foundations, universities, and national organizations, including for example the Institute of Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In the mid-1990s, Dr. Solomon was honored by the Association of Academic Health Centers for a “distinguished career in educational research.” She received her BA degree from Smith College, and her doctorate from Harvard University.

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