Program Components:

Research:

• 10-weeks, full-time research in a laboratory or research group at Harvard Medical School (HMS)
• Poster presentation at the Leadership Alliance National Symposium in July
• Oral presentation at the culmination of the summer program

Clinical Exposure:

• 15+ hours of clinical shadowing at Harvard teaching hospitals
• Hand-on clinical skills training
• Exposure to different specialities spanning several institutions, including academic teaching hospitals and community health centers

Curriculum:

• Orientation on the first day of the program
• Weekly career guidance sessions on topics spanning admissions, resilience, research rigor and ethics, etc.
• Participation in selected components of the SHURP curriculum
• Social medicine enrichment taught by world-renowned social scientists

Mentorship:

• Matched with one faculty member as a research mentor
• Matched with one current MD-PhD student (Big Sib, Little Sib program)
• One-on-one monthly check-ins with HEART Program leadership

Community:

• Monthly funded social outings in the Boston area
• Social events with the Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program community