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Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent institutions in medi0 o ^/ Z- s2 U ~2 b0 g2 O2 F
cal education and research. The breadth and depth of its scientific and clin
9 r/ p; T4 o* l5 Vical disciplines are unsurpassed. The School has nearly 8,000 faculty and 17
8 s2 H% m6 Y+ w+ c3 ~$ O affiliated facilities.
: u9 K2 k3 w! A* S+ IAt the core of the Medical School are its educational and research programs.
- ~1 @7 o) U% w9 n; x. t The student body is composed of 650 men and women in the MD program; 477 st) W) V$ d W6 F; |' B% P
udents in the PhD program; and 132 in the joint MD-PhD programs, part of whi' L& v9 v* O4 r
ch is sponsored in collaboration with MIT. For its medical students, Harvard9 s. x. i& a' Y0 p( C
has inaugurated the New Pathway curriculum, a problem-solving, case-method
9 {& m& [! V5 {; tapproach to learning, offering the opportunity to come in contact with patie
$ O- K* Q+ t o& hnt cases early in their studies.
0 L d( T; Q8 \The Medical School has nine departments in basic and social science discipli' Y# {6 W( y7 B
nes: Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Genetics
. c. K7 { i7 R& u# D( ]: t/ a$ B, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology, Pathology, Ambulatory C
. ?" M! T! v7 d' b+ gare and Prevention, Health Care Policy, and Social Medicine.
4 S1 x! r& w+ VThe Medical School is the largest of Harvard's graduate faculties and has tr9 r0 h1 z$ G, {7 G% g/ u$ W
aditionally been a trend-setter for many University-wide initiatives.
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