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ABOUT OUR FELLOWSHIP

The Harvard Fellowship in Primary Care Research is a two-year program preparing physicians for careers in academic medicine and research.

 

Established in 1979 | 300+ Fellows Trained | 2-Year Fellowship

 

Fellows receive an appointment at Harvard Medical School and a participating affiliated institution, with access to expert mentorship, advanced academic training, and hands-on research experience.

 

Learn. Investigate. Lead.

Fellows work closely with faculty mentors to:

  • Design, conduct, present, and publish original research

  • Pursue an MPH or SM at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, if eligible

  • Build expertise in general medicine and primary care research

  • Develop the skills and experience for careers in academic medicine     

Our graduates have gone on to successful careers at leading institutions nationally and internationally.                                                       

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WHY CHOOSE HARVARD?

Explore Our Training Sites

 

Fellows have the opportunity to collaborate between the different Harvard-affiliated medical institutions listed below. For more information about the programs at each site, please click on the name of the individual site.

  1. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  2. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics

  3. The Cambridge Hospital

  4. Department of Population Medicine - Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

  5. Massachusetts General Brigham

 

The Program faculty includes outstanding mentors who are experienced in a variety of research areas.

Boston, Cambridge, and the surrounding neighborhoods provide a large variety of study populations, primary care clinics, community health centers, and health maintenance organizations in which to conduct research. Also, each site has access to numerous research databases. 

Past Research Areas

Harvard Fellowship in Primary Care Research Team

    Email: GIMFellowship@bidmc.harvard.edu

    Tel:      617-754-1409   or   617-643-9433

                                

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