Harvard University has a longstanding and deep commitment to global health and global health research. We will take advantage of this commitment to enhance the training program and reduce its costs. During the past eight decades, the University’s faculty members—frequently working in collaboration with others at Harvard and around the world—have made landmark contributions revolutionizing public health. The University’s unique expertise and multidisciplinary environment for learning, research and practice of public health is rivaled by only a handful of universities and laboratories in the world. In addition to the rich expertise of the faculty, scientists and administrators working across the University, the training program will draw on the extensive and world-renowned tools, training and technologies provided to clinical and translational investigators.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: The Harvard Chan School has a long and sustained commitment to training and research. Its major orientation is disease prevention through better understanding of the biological, social, and population factors that impact disease outcome. The School leverages expertise across the biological, quantitative and social sciences to advance scientific discovery, educate leaders, and translate knowledge into evidence that is used to advance public health at the local, national and international levels.
Harvard Medical School (HMS): HMS is one of the world’s preeminent institutions in medical education and research. The School has eleven basic and social science departments, nearly 8,000 faculty, and 17 affiliated teaching hospitals, including Children’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). At those sites, 44 clinical departments conduct vast amounts of basic and clinical biomedical research. HMS has had a longstanding commitment to addressing global health challenges related to training and education. HMS affiliated investigators are responsible for numerous pivotal advances in basic ,translational and clinical research in infectious diseases and biomedical sciences, particularly in the areas of HIV, TB, malaria, diarrheal diseases and parasitic infections.
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS): Through teaching and collaborative research, SEAS discovers, designs, and creates novel technologies and approaches that address global challenges and serve the society and the world. SEAS bridges disciplines, both within engineering and the applied sciences and beyond, to prepare broadly trained leaders, to advance foundational science, and to achieve translational impact. The school’s mission is to build a collaborative community of scholars, educators, and innovators. Through research and education, the school strives to make a difference to people’s lives that benefits humanity. Through rigorous analytical thinking within a liberal arts context, SEAS ‘s goal is to prepare the next generation of ethical, engaged, visionary and innovative leaders, and to be a point of intersection and impact for many disciplines and for many Schools.