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The best medical knowledge — accessible to learners of all kinds

For more than 200 years, Harvard Medical School (HMS) has been the most prestigious and trusted source of medical education in the world. The HMS name is synonymous with best-in-class learning, clinical excellence and innovative biomedical research—an assurance that the knowledge imparted creates transformational impact.

Today, HMS’s Office for External Education provides broad access to HMS’s peerless and constantly evolving body of medical knowledge. Created by the School’s almost 12,000-member faculty and comprising firsthand expert clinical insights based on breakthrough research and best practices, this valuable information is now available to business and science leaders, pre-health career learners, clinicians and individuals seeking to increase their working knowledge of health care.

Read about how we're responding to the coronavirus pandemic »

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Executive Education

Gain Firsthand Insights into the Science and Practice of Medicine

Programs for business and science leaders who work in health care

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Online courses for students and professionals on key medical topics

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Postgraduate Education

Develop Your Professional Knowledge and Potential

Programs for physicians, clinicians, and researchers

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Health Publishing

Access Trusted Advice for a Healthier Life

Authoritative trustworthy, and accessible health information from the faculty at Harvard Medical School

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Four areas of focus. One unified resource.

The Office for External Education extends the impact of HMS’s knowledge and perspectives about medicine and health to diverse learners through four areas of focus. 

Executive Education for business and science leaders who work in health care

HMX Online Learning for those pursuing careers in health care and related fields

Postgraduate Medical Education for doctors, clinicians, and researchers

Harvard Health Publishing for health-conscious consumers and content providers

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David H. Roberts, MD

Dean for External Education, Harvard Medical School
Steven P. Simcox, Patrick A. Clifford and James H. Higby Associate Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Nancy Ferrari

Nancy Ferrari

Managing Director and Executive Editor, Harvard Health Publishing


Confronting Coronavirus Through Access to Medical Education

We are in the midst of a global pandemic and a national emergency. This novel coronavirus is impacting all of us and all that we do, from how we teach, to how we work, to how our economy functions, and to how we live our lives. At the same time, our role as educational innovators continues. Now more than ever, the world needs access to trusted health information. Now is the time for remote work, for distance learning and for capabilities like telemedicine to really take hold. We have pivoted our approach to delivering learning and have developed resources that we hope will have meaningful impact in addressing this crisis. Read LinkedIn article from Dean David Roberts

COVID-19 Learning Resources

Coronavirus Resource Center

Harvard Health Publishing

Visit Harvard Health Publishing for extensive resources for the general public from experts across Harvard University. Readers can pose questions for the experts, find podcasts on different COVID-19 related topics, and explore the impact of the virus through multiple lenses.

How the Body Reacts to Viruses

HMX Online Learning

The human immune system continuously defends us against threats to our survival. Understanding how immunity works is important for making sense of the news around the risk, spread, and treatment of diseases like COVID-19.