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Welcome Alumni

Gordon Hall welcomes alumni. Image: Channing Johnson
Established in 1891, the Harvard Medical Alumni Association keeps nearly 10,000 living alumni connected to each other, the School, and students.

Visit the
alumni website to learn more about how you can reconnect with old friends, establish new networks, volunteer, stay on top of upcoming events, hear what’s happening at the School today, and discover opportunities for lifelong learning.

Upcoming Events

2024 Apr 25

Unlocking Cultural Healing: Australian Aboriginal Youth Health, Constitutional Recognition, and Treaty Aspirations

1:00pm to 2:30pm

Location: 

Must preregister to attend: https://hms.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eIMhUmzLKHHeyc6

Sandra Eades,  AO FASSA FAHMS FTSE, is a Mineng Noongar woman. Professor Eades is an esteemed Aboriginal health leader. She is Deputy Dean Indigenous in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences and the Rowden White Chair in Indigenous Health Equity at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Amidst a turbulent history, marked by the arrival of the English in the late 1700s, Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced annihilation as introduced diseases and massacres decimated the population to less than 100,000 individuals. Despite...

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2024 May 15

The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street

The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine
Symposium 1: Racism, Medicine, and NEJM since 1812

The Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Partnership (DICP) at Harvard Medical School and the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) present the first of three symposia, in conjunction with the ongoing NEJM series “Recognizing Historical Injustices in Medicine and the Journal.”

Featuring authors of the NEJM series: Merlin Chowkwanyun, Joseph Gone, Evelynn Hammonds, David S. Jones, Meghan Bannon Kerr, and Scott H. Podolsky. Also featuring...

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Latest News

Jennifer Cloutier Image: Gretchen Ertl

The Promise of Regeneration

May 4, 2022

HMS grad Jennifer Cloutier has a habit of pushing limits.

When Jennifer Cloutier receives her MD from Harvard Medical School in May, it will be 12 years since she won a Canadian national waterskiing championship.

Although that feat alone is impressive, it’s even more extraordinary because the competition was designed for individuals with disabilities, and because of her lower-body paralysis, Cloutier, now 30, performed tricky slalom turns and acrobatics from a special seat bolted to her skis.

Sameen Meshkin Image: Gretchen Ertl

The Eyes Have It

May 3, 2022

HMS grad Sameen Meshkin sees residency in ophthalmology as way to continue serving.

Sheer excitement is an understatement when it comes to describing the joy that Ryan Sameen Meshkin felt upon matching to a residency near Boston where he will be able to continue serving after graduation from Harvard Medical School with his MD this May.

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