Anita Vanka, MD

Dr. Anita Vanka is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a Hospitalist in the Department of Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Originally from Champaign, Illinois, Dr. Vanka received her Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Integrative Physiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She graduated with Honors from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Vanka subsequently completed her internship and residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in 2008, followed by her primary care chief residency year. She joined the Division of General Medicine as an attending hospitalist in 2009.

Dr. Vanka spends the majority of her time in medical education. Having completed her Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education in 2012, she served as an Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency at BIDMC from 2011-2019. She has held several leadership positions at Harvard Medical School, including several advising and course directorship roles. She currently is the Director of the Practice of Medicine course at HMS, which is the foundational clinical skills course for first year medical and dental students. She serves as an Associate Director and Advisor of the Hinton Society at HMS and is Associate Director of the Principal Clinical Experience at BIDMC. Additionally, she co-directs the Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education for faculty at BIDMC and HMS.