Student Affairs

2024 Apr 02

Admitted Students Preview Days

(All day)

Location: 

Harvard Medical School campus- various locations

Admitted Students Preview Days 2024 will be hosted on the HMS campus! Admitted HMS MD and MD-PhD, as well as HSDM students, have registered to attend in-person event programming on academics, student life, and more!

About Admitted Students Preview Days:

Admitted Students Preview Days is held each year in April and is an opportunity for admitted applicants to hear more about HMS and HSDM from faculty, students, and staff before making their final decision as to which medical or dental school they will attend. The Office of the Committee on Admissions partners...

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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. 
Students gathering in a common space for food and conversation.

Introduction to Service

August 12, 2022

First-year students learn the power of on-the-ground community engagement.

To help new Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine students understand more about health equity and about how they will provide care for their future patients, this year’s first-week Introduction to the Profession (ITP) course provided incoming students with an opportunity to become better acquainted with Boston-area neighborhoods.

In a session developed by the newly formed...
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2022 Sep 15

Countway Resource Fair

11:00am to 6:00pm

Location: 

Countway Library

Back by Popular Demand
 

We’re thrilled to announce that our in-person Countway Resource Fair is returning this fall!
 
Drop in Thursday, September 15 between 11am-6pm for our biggest annual event: we’ll be taking over the whole first floor and the L1 Atrium with exhibitor booths, food, giveaways, activities, and opportunities to learn about some of Countway’s incredible resources.
 
All current Harvard staff, faculty and students with Harvard IDs are invited to attend!
 
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Class of 2022 MD graduates pose for a group photo. Image: Steve Lipofsky

Together, At Last

May 26, 2022

2022 grads celebrate success while striving for change in a challenging time.

A sunny, warm spring day, replete with chirping birds and flowers in full bloom, was a fitting backdrop for a celebration years in the making, as graduates of Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine gathered with faculty, family, and friends for an in-person Class Day on the HMS Quad.

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.

2022 May 29

Commencement & Class Day Celebrations for the Classes of 2020 and 2021

(All day)

Location: 

Harvard Yard and the HMS Quad*

Graduation is a day of ceremony and celebration at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. For the class of 2020 and 2021, graduates have been granted the MD and any other advanced degrees they earned and received their diplomas, but on May 29th, 2022, they will be celebrated and hooded.

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

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