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Extending the impact of HMS’s knowledge and perspectives about medicine and health to diverse learners.
Now is the time to learn with Harvard Medical School
For more than 200 years, Harvard Medical School (HMS) has been the world’s most prestigious and trusted source of medical education. The HMS name is synonymous with best-in-class learning, clinical excellence and innovative biomedical research. The knowledge we impart through our educational offerings produces a transformational impact for individuals and teams looking to expand their knowledge, advance in their careers and improve the organizations and companies they serve.
The Office for External Education provides broad access to HMS’s peerless and constantly evolving body of medical knowledge and expertise. Programs and content created by our more than 13,000-member faculty draw upon firsthand clinical insights based on their breakthrough research and best practices. This authoritative and trustworthy information is available to a breadth of learners, including current and aspiring health care professionals; leaders at all levels within companies that serve the health care industry; and individuals seeking to live healthier lives.
Now more than ever, the world needs access to trusted health information. Now is the time to learn with Harvard Medical School.
Opportunities for HMS Faculty
Harvard Medical School's diverse faculty engage with the Office for External Education in a variety of ways. We're eager to involve more HMS faculty in this exciting and rewarding work. To get started, we invite you to learn more about ways that HMS faculty work with us.
Insights and Learner Stories
When Urgent Care Replaces Primary Care, Who Gets Left Behind?
HealthSpark, Episode 29: Mallika Marshall, an internal medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Chelsea Urgent Care Clinic and Revere Health Center, reflects on the critical gaps in how the US health care system serves vulnerable populations and how strengthening access to primary care can move us toward more equitable outcomes.
TOFA: A New Way to Lose Weight?
In this episode of Science Snapshot, learn how the oral compound TOFA helped obese mice lose weight by encouraging the body to burn more energy and fat—and how this approach differs from GLP-1-based medicines.
Advancing Clinical Research Skills Through a Global Lens
“The program gave me far more than just research skills. It changed the way I ask scientific questions, collaborate across cultures, communicate evidence, and think about leadership.”