Leading Innovation in Health Care and Education

To prepare your application for submission, please have the following documents available:

• Current contact information, credentials, and scholarly background: This information helps us to form the diverse interprofessional and international groups that are the hallmark of the Harvard Macy Institute programs.
• Project Information: During this program, you will collaborate with a small group of scholars on a project that you propose to implement at your home institution. This project is intended to address a specific issue or institutional challenge and will be central to your learning experience at Harvard. Please note, if accepted to the program the project description will be shared with fellow attendees and faculty to facilitate collaboration. We recognize your project may be in its preliminary stages and hope to support you to refine and develop your ideas throughout the program. Your project idea should include:
  • Project title
  • Project description (Include goals and what question, concern, problem, or situation is addressed by your project.)
  • Project Context (Include the number of individuals who will be impacted by your project. Which key leaders, stakeholders, participants, and/or systems will influence its success? What barriers do you anticipate in completing this project?)
  • Project Outcomes (What outcome(s) will define success for your project and what is the plan for measuring those outcomes?)

There is no application fee for this program.

*Your personal statement is an opportunity for the admissions committee to hear your voice. You can use a generative AI tool as you develop your essay, however, you are responsible for ensuring the veracity and originality of your statements. You are also responsible for acknowledging the use of the tool. If an essay is suspected to have used one of these tools without attribution or in its entirety, we reserve the right to deny your admission to the program or request that you submit a new essay in order to be considered.

We will acknowledge receipt of all applications and maintain all application information in strict confidence.

Students can expect to hear a decision on their application within 8 weeks of the application deadline.

For the purpose of recertification, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education). We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.