Student Life: What It Means at HMS

Student life at Harvard Medical School is a celebration of diversity.

It is the coming together of extraordinarily talented individuals from a wide variety of ethnic, cultural, social, and educational experiences and backgrounds who share an intense ambition to be leaders in everything they do. It is about discovering a culture of support that respects difference and an abundance of resources to nurture talent. It is about being inspired by a history of achievement to transform your potential into achievements that can make a difference to our world.

Beginning with early orientation events like the White Coat Ceremony, FEAT (the First-Year Education Adventure Trip), and FUNC (the First Year Urban Neighborhood Campaign) — through your participation in the many HMS student groups, through conversations in your society offices, passionate debate in your discussion groups, shared experiences in the Vanderbilt residence hall, and time spent discovering Boston together — at HMS, you will develop rewarding relationships, learn about the world, and create memories that last a lifetime.