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Safety, Quality, Informatics, and Leadership

Effect positive change by learning to turn patient data into actionable, transformable knowledge in this 12-month certificate program.

  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Blended

Dates: -

For: Medical professionals in—or aspiring to—leadership roles focused on improving clinical quality and patient safety through informatics, including medical doctors, nurses, administrative leaders, policy makers, researchers and other industry professionals.

Biochemistry Fundamentals

Learn why human health is dependent on chemistry, and what that means for clinical care.

  • HMX Online Learning
  • Online; Instructor-Paced
  • Group Enrollment Option

Dates: -

For: Pre-med students; Current medical students; Health care professionals working in R&D, product management and strategy, sales, and marketing

Training to Teach in Medicine

Gain the skills to teach and inspire future health care professionals using innovative, evidence-based strategies in diverse learning settings.

  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Live Online

Dates: -

For: Clinicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners, physician assistants, dentists, or other health care professionals teaching medical education

Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology: The Genetic Basis of Cancer and its Treatment

Understand the links between genetics and cancer, and how genomics knowledge is advancing precision cancer treatments.

  • HMX Online Learning
  • Online; Instructor-Paced
  • Group Enrollment Option

Dates: -

For: Clinicians; biomedical researchers; health care professionals whose work intersects with cancer research and treatment – including those working in R&D, product management and strategy, sales, and marketing

Design Theory for Health Care Solutions

Unlock innovative solutions in health care with this immersive, two-day course that empowers professionals to apply human-centered design, collaborate across disciplines, and lead transformative change through real-world problem-solving and design thinking.

  • Continuing Education
  • In Person

Dates: -

For: Physician, Nurse, Social Worker, Physical and Occupational Therapist, Medical Educator, Bio Medical Engineer, or any Clinical Team Member

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training

Develop advanced clinical research skills through this rigorous, blended-learning experience that prepares clinicians and clinician-scientists worldwide to design, conduct, and communicate impactful health care research.

  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Blended

Dates: -

For: Designed for faculty-level clinicians or clinician-scientists with advanced degrees such as an MD, PhD, MBBS, DMD, DDS, PharmD, or DNP. Successful candidates typically have at least one abstract, publication, or peer-reviewed article.

Health and Wellness: Designing a Sustainable Nutrition Plan

The demand for accurate nutrition guidance from experienced coaches is increasing as populations age and our understanding of healthy living and eating grows.

  • Executive Education
  • Online; Self-Paced
  • Registration Deadline Approaching:

Dates: -

For: Wellness professionals, clinical care providers, fitness instructors, and health enthusiasts who want to deepen their evidence-based understanding of nutrition, lifestyle medicine, and behavior change.

Surgical Leadership

Develop essential executive and leadership skills to lead surgical teams, departments, and institutions in this comprehensive certificate program.

  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Blended

Dates: -

For: Surgeons who currently hold or seek to attain a leadership position, including leadership of departments, divisions, large organizations, programs, and new initiatives

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Why Learn with HMS?

200+

Years

Harvard Medical School has provided a peerless and constantly evolving body of medical knowledge for more than two centuries.

11,000

Faculty

Our programs and content pull from Harvard Medical School's broad expertise across 14 affiliated hospitals and the University's 12 graduate Schools

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Accredited Courses

Serving the diverse educational needs of health care providers

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From Our Learners

Participants in our programs not only advance in their careers and the organizations they serve, but also become part of a connected global community of peers working to change the future of health care.

Learner Stories

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Nicolas Avellaneda, MD, PhD

Surgical Leadership Program Participant

"This program has changed my life. It’s given me the tools to advance my career and develop my ideas in ways I never anticipated. The relationships I’ve built with peers from around the world are invaluable, and I’m eager to apply what I’ve learned both in my surgical practice and in leading my team."

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Who We Are

We provide actionable education experiences within the unique context of the health care ecosystem. Our accessible education, from programs and courses to newsletters and thought leadership, is available in a variety of formats ranging from on demand to in person on the Harvard Medical School campus.

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