A Classic Campus

As you approach the quadrangle of neoclassical marble buildings that dominate Longwood Avenue, pause to read the words “Harvard Medical School” engraved below an imposing row of tall columns, and walk up a set of white marble steps into the School, you will admire the classic elegance of the campus while reflecting on its inspiring history of medical achievements.

A powerful integration of the functional and the aesthetic—of sophisticated classroom, laboratory, library, and research facilities, cutting-edge scientific technologies, and the warm character created by a rich tradition of intellectual debate and discussion—it is a campus that perfectly complements the education you receive here.

HMS facilities include:

• Tosteson Medical Education Center (TMEC) Houses most of HMS’s classrooms. The TMEC, fitted extensively for digital and audiovisual technologies, is also home to the five academic societies which are located around a 4,000-square-foot atrium. Other features include the Case Method Room—an interactive tiered classroom which seats 80 students, a Student Computing Center, and nine Clinical Examination Rooms and Clinical Skills Labs.
• Francis A. Countway Library With 699,506 volumes, 244,702 monographs, 2,771 serials, 205,863 rare books, and more, it is home to one of the largest collections of biomedical books in the U.S. and a world-renowned historical collection. The Countway Digital Library also provides easy access to more than 300 databases, 1,876 electronic journals, and over 100 full-text reference works.
• Warren Alpert Building Houses the departments of genetics, neurobiology and microbiology, and the Center for Blood Research.
• New Research Building (NRB) Featuring a revealing glass façade and open-plan laboratories, this elegant, state-of-the-art facility is devoted to research in the genetic causes and cures of human illnesses.
• The Laboratory for Human Reproduction and Reproductive Biology (LHRRB) Building Houses investigators from the departments of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology, and cell biology.
• The Seeley G. Mudd Building Provides expanded space for biomedical research programs.
• The Harvard Institutes of Medicine An interinstitutional biomedical research complex for HMS, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
• The New England Primate Research Center One of seven centers established by the National Institutes of Health, it is operated by Harvard University and located on a 140-acre tract in Southborough, Massachusetts.
• MyCourses A seamless combination of hardware and software and multimedia resources (including 50-inch, high-definition plasma display screens), it allows HMS students to supplement their tutorial discussions with a variety of learning materials, including microscopy slides, patient videos, and articles from the New England Journal of Medicine. Students may also use it to download files from the Web, create their own personal Web page and storage area, and coauthor complex documents with HMS faculty.
  
• The HMS Affiliated Hospitals and Institutions

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • The Cambridge Hospital
  • The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research
  • Children’s Hospital Boston
  • The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
  • The Forsyth Institute
  • Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare
  • Joslin Diabetes Center
  • Judge Baker Children’s Center
  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Massachusetts Mental Health Center
  • McLean Hospital
  • Mount Auburn Hospital
  • Schepens Eye Research Institute
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
  • VA Boston Healthcare System