To support Harvard Medical School studentsâ efforts to provide medical resources and knowledge to the greater public, Harvard Medical School will launch an office for âcommunity-centered medical educationâ in fall 2021.
Spurred by longstanding calls among students for a closer relationship between the Medical School and the Greater Boston area, the office will aim to provide centralized resources and mentorship to medical students interested in pursuing public service.
âOur students have been advocating for this since I was a student,â said Nancy E. Oriol, the HMS dean for Community Engagement in Medical Education, who also graduated from HMS in 1979 and served as the HMS Dean for Students from 1997 to 2016.