Academic Profiles
Elizabeth P. Frates
Secondary Faculty

Elizabeth P. Frates

Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental Health

Environmental Health

Other Positions

Temporary Academic Course Director Lifestyle Medicine with Emeritus

Office of External Education

Harvard Medical School

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Part-time

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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 Tutorial Facilitation2010
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation2009
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Tutorial Facilitation2008
Academy of Teaching and Learning, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Research2000
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

The Manuel J. Lipson Award1999
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Chief Resident1999
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School

Excellence in Research1996
Western Student Medical Research Forum

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