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Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies

Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

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Reflecting on Gender and Success in Academic Medicine

Inspired by their twenty-fifth reunion, two members of the Class of 1999 examine where they and their classmates are now

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’Tis the Season of Giving

Harvard Longwood community toy drive aims to give Boston-area children a happy holiday

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HMS IT Prepares for Data Center Relocation in January 2025

MyHMS speaks with Spencer Pruitt and Jeffrey Farese

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Getting to Know Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award Recipient Melissa Kenny

On advocacy, soccer, and Popeye

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George Q. Daley Delivers 2024 State of the School Speech

Dean describes magnetic pull of research, education, service

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When Community Is As Important As the Science

PhD student Olúmídé Fagboyegun on the development of scientists and brain cells

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Nicole Maestas Named Chair of Health Care Policy

Appointment highlights opportunities for policy research to improve well-being

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Medical Students with ‘Invisible’ Disabilities Are Improving Patient Care

As patients themselves, they’re shaping the doctors they want to be and to have

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What It’s Like to Be in Medical School with a Nonapparent Disability

Kiki Schmalfuss shares her experiences as a medical student and patient

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Harvard Medical School Students and Boston Community Organizers Learn Together

New director shares vision for Office for Community-Centered Medical Education

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Journal Editors and Scholars Confront a History of Medical Discrimination

Understanding the roots of racism and social determinants of health to make a better future

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A sign pointing the way to the “colored waiting room” in a 1943 photo of a scene from Rome, Georgia, symbolizes how a legacy of historic racism leads to unequal health care for Black people, Native Americans, and members of other groups that still face discrimination today.