Academic Profiles
Elizabeth P. Frates
Secondary Faculty

Elizabeth P. Frates

Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health

Environmental Health

efrates1@partners.org

Other Positions

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Part-time

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Harvard Medical School

Temporary Academic Course Director Lifestyle Medicine with Emeritus

HMS Executive Education

Harvard Medical School

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Overview

Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Frates is trained as a physiatrist as well as a health and wellness coach. Her expertise is lifestyle medicine, and she works to empower patients and groups of patients to reach their optimal level of wellness through adopting healthy habits such as regular physical activity, healthy diet, a resilient mindset, and stress management. As Director of Medical Student Education at the Institute of Lifestyle Medicine, Dr. Frates is the faculty advisor for the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group at Harvard Medical School. She works with all ages from teenagers to the elderly. Dr. Frates is interested in teaching, research, and clinical services around wellness. Developing programs in lifestyle medicine and the field of wellness is her passion.

AB, 1990, Psychology/Biology
Harvard College , Cambridge

MD, 1996, Medicine
Stanford Medical School, Palo Alto, CA

Internship, 1997, Internal Medicine
MGH, Boston

Residency, 2000, Physiatry
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital , Boston, MA

Excellence in Research
Western Student Medical Research Forum

The Manuel J. Lipson Award
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Chief Resident
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Research
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

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