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Advice for Prospective Postdoctoral Trainees

HMS faculty, staff, and current postdoctoral trainees suggest important factors to consider when contemplating a postdoctoral training opportunity, offer tips for a successful application and training experience, and discuss Harvard Medical School culture. Watch videos..

The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, in partnership with the Office of Postdoctoral Fellowship will award two-year postdoctoral scholarships to two promising researchers in the fields of basic or social sciences. The Dean's Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard Medical School will prepare postdoctoral scientists, particularly scientists from groups underrepresented in medicine and from disadvantaged backgrounds, for cutting-edge research careers. Learn more...

The Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Program

The Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Program is a one-year, full-time, academic degree-granting program, designed to create dentist-leaders, particularly dentist-leaders from groups underrepresented in medicine, who will pursue careers in health policy, public health practice and academia. Learn more...

The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University

The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University is a one-year, full-time, academic degree-granting program designed to create physician-leaders, particularly physician-leaders from groups underrepresented in medicine, who will pursue careers in health policy, public health practice and academia. Learn more...

California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University

Established in 2001, the California Endowment Scholars in Health Policy at Harvard University is designed to prepare California's outstanding physicians, dentists, and mental health providers, particularly underrepresented minority health professionals, for leadership roles in formulating and implementing public health policy in a multicultural and ethnically diverse society. Learn more...

Visiting Resident Program

The Visiting Resident Program (VRP) provides support for qualified residents from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM) - as defined by the AAMC; - this includes African Americans, Mexican Americans, mainland Puerto Ricans, and Native Americans (that is American Indians, Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives) - to participate in a rotation at Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) Graduate Medical Education (GME) training program. Learn more...

Harvard School of Public Health
Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

The Yerby Postdoctoral Fellowship is geared toward expanding the diversity of those entering academic public health through the rich research environment and intellectual resources of The Harvard School of Public Health. The program creates a bridge between academic training in health-related disciplines and entry-level faculty positions at institutions throughout the United States. Yerby fellows receive a competitive salary with benefits for one year, renewable for a second year. Learn more...

New England Science Symposium (NESS)

The New England Science Symposium, established in 2002,  provides a forum for  postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college  students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to  share  their biomedical and health-related research  activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions  related to  career development  in the sciences,  to  exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks. Learn more...