2021 Virtual Graduation Ceremonies
Save the Date: Thursday, May 27
The University-wide graduation celebration, HMS/HSDM Class Day, HMS Master's Graduation, and all other graduation-related celebrations and ceremonies for the Class of 2021 will be virtual this year. Dates and details can be found on the ceremony information page.
The Master's Graduation and Class Day ceremonies will live stream on this page. Visit the Harvard University Commencement web page for information on the virtual University-wide graduation celebration.
Updates about graduation events will be made as more information becomes available.
"Thank you for your patience and understanding, and for your continued commitment to our community."
—HMS Dean George Q. Daley
Visit the HMS coronavirus information for the HMS community web page for details about 2021 Summer semester plans.
Pandemic Project
Constance Wu, a graduating MD candidate in the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program, found time to illustrate a children's book on COVID-19, titled Ramona and Iris ... and the Coronavirus, written by her classmate Katherine Redfield. Read the interview.
Class Day speaker: Morehouse School of Medicine president, dean
Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD ’87, is the first female to lead Morehouse School of Medicine. Montgomery Rice has experience in patient care, medical research, organizational management, and public health policy. She is also dedicated to increasing diversity in medicine and fostering equity in health care access and health outcomes. Read more about Montgomery Rice here.
“We are deeply honored to have Dr. Montgomery Rice share her wisdom with this year’s graduating students on the day they officially become physicians and dentists.” —Edward Hundert, HMS dean for medical education
A Most Memorable Day
On Match Day, 2021, MD students learned where they'll serve residencies
Zooming into Residency
Pandemic prompts remote interviews with hospitals for grads
