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Continuing Education

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education offers an extensive catalog of activities that serve the diverse educational needs of health care providers. Our offerings promote quality improvement in clinical practice, health care, and medical research.

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100+

Accredited courses

From clinical practice to AI to mental health

42,000

Clinicians educated

In more than 105 countries, in 2024

Earn your credits with Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education offers an extensive, best-in-class catalog of continuing education activities that serve the diverse educational needs of health care providers.  Our offerings promote quality improvement in clinical practice and health care, medical research and lifelong learning.

Our courses span a wide domain of topic areas across all medical specialties and subspecialties within the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine and the provision of health care to patients. New knowledge gained prepares health care providers to implement system and practice enhancements in the delivery of health care to patients.

Accreditation

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Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School was awarded ACCME's highest level of accreditation, Accreditation with Commendation.

The Harvard Medical School has been reviewed by Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education™ and awarded Joint Accreditation with Commendation as a provider of interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) by and for the healthcare team.

Joint Accreditation ensures that continuing education for health care teams serves the needs of patients and the public, and is designed to be independent, free from commercial bias, based on valid content, relevant, and effective in improving the quality and safety of care delivered by the team.

Mission Statement

The Continuing Education (CE) program at Harvard Medical School (HMS) supports the School’s mission to create and nurture a diverse community of the best people committed to leadership in alleviating human suffering caused by disease. As a hallmark for academic and intellectual rigor, HMS seeks to set the standards of excellence worldwide for clinical care, medical research and inter-professional education.

The purpose of our CE program is to serve the educational needs of health care professionals by developing innovative, evidence-based continuing education activities that promote improvements in clinical health care, medical research and lifelong learning.

The HMS CE Program develops educational activities across a broad domain of topics within the basic medical sciences, the discipline of clinical medicine, and the provision of health care to patients. Content areas focus on all medical specialties and subspecialties. Topics include faculty development, technology, patient safety, risk management, personalized medicine, innovations in medicine, leadership, research and other areas that allow health care team members to implement system and practice enhancements in the delivery of health care to patients. 

HMS offers a broad selection of innovative and interactive educational activities that are designed to address the practice gaps and underlying educational needs of health care providers and teams from across a range of professions and specialties. Our educational formats include live (in person and virtual) activities, regularly scheduled series (RSS), and video, audio and print enduring materials. 

All continuing education activities are designed to address the knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals, both individually and as a team. The expectation is that our educational activities will change learner/team competence, performance in practice and ultimately lead to enhanced patient care and improved outcomes for people around the world. Our effectiveness in meeting the expected results of our mission is evaluated using both qualitative and quantitative measurements that are shared with activity planners and leadership. Review of this outcome data fosters opportunities for continuous improvement throughout the CE program.

Upcoming March Courses

Discover a wide range of courses that support health care providers in advancing clinical practiceand quality of care.

Build emotional resilience and improve well-being through the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) program—an evidence-based, 8-week interactive course that teaches mind-body techniques and self-care practices to reduce stress through active participation and group engagement.

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Spirituality, Religion, and Mental Health

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online

Engage with leading experts at a two-day continuing education conference that bridges spirituality, religion, and mental health care. Discover cutting-edge research, clinical skills, and cross-tradition insights that empower you to treat the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Leave equipped with practical tools and cultural competence to integrate these dimensions into compassionate, evidence-based practice.

Annual Update in Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online or In Person

Deliver practical, results-focused education on the latest advances in obstetrics and gynecology, helping women’s health providers integrate cutting-edge clinical guidance into everyday practice. Customize learning through expert-led lectures, interactive discussions, and skills sessions across obstetrics, minimally invasive gynecology, and reproductive endocrinology.

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Update on Severe Asthma 2026

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online or In Person

Elevate your expertise in severe asthma by engaging with a multidisciplinary, two-day hybrid course that explores cutting-edge assessment strategies, emerging treatments, and complex comorbidities across pediatric and adult populations. Gain practical insights through in-depth lectures, guideline updates, and case-based discussions designed for clinicians dedicated to advancing asthma care.

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Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine 2026

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online

Office Practice of Primary Care Medicine provides comprehensive reviews of the most important recent advances impacting primary care medicine and guidance to incorporate these changes into practice for state-of-the-art care. 

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Psychopharmacology: A Master Class

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online

Expand your clinical expertise by joining our 15th annual two-day Master Class, designed for psychiatrists, researchers, and trainees focused on complex and treatment-resistant psychiatric conditions. Engage with leading experts as they present cutting-edge strategies, emerging treatments, and the latest neurobiological research shaping the future of psychiatric care.

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Clinical Endocrinology 2026

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online

Optimize care of patients with endocrine disorders through this practical, comprehensive update on the state of the art in endocrinology. Discover the latest evidence-based strategies to drive improvements in screening, evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment for better patient outcomes.

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Improve the effectiveness of your teaching and mentoring with best practices, new principles of adult learning, and the latest educational technology. This comprehensive exploration of medical education will help you inspire students, residents, fellows, and colleagues at the bedside, in ambulatory settings, and in the classroom.

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The Fredric G. Levin Lung Cancer Symposium

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online or In Person

Experience an inspiring, community-driven symposium that unites leading medical professionals to advance lung cancer care through cutting-edge insights and evolving treatment strategies. Deepen your expertise as you explore guideline-aligned management, emerging therapies, and the expanding role of immunotherapy in improving patient outcomes.

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Women's Health and Menopause

  • Continuing Education
  • Live Online or In Person

Elevate your expertise in caring for perimenopausal and menopausal women through WHAM, a comprehensive, evidence-based five-day curriculum led by nationally and internationally renowned experts. Gain cutting-edge clinical strategies, in-depth hormone science, and practical case-based learning—available in person or online with extended access to course materials for 11 months.

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Registration for courses managed by Harvard Medical School can only be completed through Harvard Medical School’s official registration portal: cmeregistration.hms.harvard.edu. Attendee registrations made through any other sites cannot be honored and will not be refunded. Please report any unauthorized websites or solicitations for registrations.

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