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Collaborating in Diversity
He is a dedicated teacher. He is the author of widely cited
articles in medical and lay journals. He is a highly respected
consultant at the various medical institutions affiliated to
Harvard Medical School and an honored speaker at a multitude
of public forums. He is a friend of Oprah Winfrey and a frequent
guest on her show.
The world knows Dr. Alvin Poussaint as a tireless crusader
in the campaign to increase parental and public awareness about
the harmful effects of the increasing commercial exploitation
of young children via television.
 Harvard
Medical School is a place where you can pick up the
phone, call up Nobel Prize winners, and talk to them
about your own professional goals. |
At Harvard Medical School—where he has been a familiar
figure since 1969—students also know about Dr. Poussaint’s
other great passion: ensuring that the HMS community continues
to set new standards in being supportive of every single student.
It is a goal he has pursued in a variety of administrative
roles at Harvard Medical School over the years.
“Harvard Medical School is a very supportive place,
able to offer individual attention—and a world of resources—to
every single student. You will not only interact with people
from every socio-ethnic and cultural background—especially
from backgrounds less represented in medicine historically—but
also learn a lot from the unique life experiences that your
fellow students have brought to Harvard Medical School. You’ll
collaborate with faculty who are pioneers in their fields,
and yet take the time to really care about your experience
at HMS,” says Dr. Poussaint.
“We firmly believe that such diversity and diverse collaborations
can provide enormous benefits for the way that medicine is
practiced in the United States and around the world.”
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