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Chang Named New Dean for Medical Education

June 7, 2023

Neurologist has long record of medical education service at HMS

Following an intensive national search, Harvard Medical School Dean George Q. Daley has announced that Bernard Chang will become the School’s next dean for medical education, effective July 31.

2023 Jul 31

White Coat Day 2023

(All day)

Location: 

HMS Quad
During the first week in August, incoming students receive their white coats as they prepare for the challenges of medical school. 
2021 Oct 04

Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration

4:30pm to 5:30pm

Harvard Medical School annually bestows teaching awards on its most outstanding teachers, who, through their excellence in teaching, will impact and influence the professional lives of students long after graduation. The awards presented at the Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration are HMS's most visible recognition of the teaching accomplishments of a highly select group of the School's leading medical educators, and reflect, in a small but tangible way, how much teachers are valued by their students and by HMS.   his event celebrates our best teachers in the presence of... Read more about Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration
2021 May 27

Graduation

(All day)

Location: 

Virtual

Graduation is a day of ceremony and celebration at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. Students are granted the MD and any other advanced degrees they have earned, they are hooded, and they receive their diplomas.

Graduation traditionally consists of two parts: the Commencement Ceremony and Class Day.

Due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a virtual event for Harvard University’s 370th Commencement will be held on...

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Learning from the Best

October 22, 2019

For almost 40 years the Daniel D. Federman Teaching Awards have celebrated Harvard Medical School’s teachers who, through their excellence in teaching, have impacted and influenced the professional lives of students long after graduation.

The recipients of the awards, who are nominated by students, embody the contributions of Daniel D. Federman, an alumnus of both Harvard University and HMS.

2019 Sep 09

Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration

5:30pm to 7:30pm

Location: 

TMEC 2nd Floor Amphitheater & Atrium
Harvard Medical School annually bestows teaching awards on its most outstanding teachers, who, through their excellence in teaching, will impact and influence the professional lives of students long after graduation. The awards presented at the Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration are HMS's most visible recognition of the teaching accomplishments of a highly select group of the School's leading medical educators, and reflect, in a small but tangible way, how much teachers are valued... Read more about Daniel D. Federman Teaching Award Celebration
2019 May 29

The Class of 1958 Commemorative Lecture

3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

TMEC Atrium
“The Most Inspirational Graduation Address I Ever Heard”
Edward M. Hundert, MD ’84
Dean for Medical Education, and
Daniel D. Federman, MD Professor in Residence of Global Health and Social Medicine and Medical Education, HMS
2019 May 30

Graduation

(All day)

Location: 

Multiple Locations

Get up-to-date info on HMS Graduation.

Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine Commencement and Class Day will take place Thursday, May 30, 2019.

On this day of ceremony and festivities, graduating students are granted their degrees and celebrate their accomplishments.

Schedule of Events

More detailed information is distributed to graduating students.

Commencement...

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