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...

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...

My Journey from Ocala to Cambridge

Emery N. Brown, MD, PhD, HMS ‘87

Edward Hood Taplin Professor of Medical Engineering and Computational Neuroscience at MIT; the Warren M. Zapol  Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School; and an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital.

 Kubatana Kwakanaka (Beautiful Ties). Student performances celebrating the cultural diversity at HMS & HSDM for Admitted Students Preview Days.

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...

Please join Dr. Chirag Shah MD, MPH for a weekly financial planning series on how to navigate your personal finances as a future MD.

Dr. Shah is a vitreoretinal surgeon at Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, and the Co-Director of the Vitreoretinal Surgery Fellowship. He co-authored a book on personal finance for physicians, “Financial Freedom Rx: The Physician’s Guide to Achieving Financial Independence,” and lectures to young physicians across the country.

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The Offices of Student Affairs invites students to mingle with society advisors, staff and fellow classmates for a fun-filled, community building Open House...

Match Day is an annual nationwide event at which students learn which residency program they will be attending. It is coordinated by the National Resident Matching Program in...

Looking Back and Looking Forward: Reflections on Medical Education and the Role of Gratitude

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Edward M. Hundert, M.D...

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.

Harvard University’s Commencement will be held Thursday morning, May 25, 2023. ...