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Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent institutions in medi8 Y; d4 D9 [, F; o7 l
cal education and research. The breadth and depth of its scientific and clin1 r+ X, { |3 w/ l
ical disciplines are unsurpassed. The School has nearly 8,000 faculty and 17
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At the core of the Medical School are its educational and research programs.7 ~2 c& U1 |/ x5 j
The student body is composed of 650 men and women in the MD program; 477 st
, ?$ [0 G( G3 c9 F$ mudents in the PhD program; and 132 in the joint MD-PhD programs, part of whi
, S* o- D+ e' q2 lch is sponsored in collaboration with MIT. For its medical students, Harvard
9 B% Z* f+ |& u% `# R; p. m0 e has inaugurated the New Pathway curriculum, a problem-solving, case-method4 k' h3 s! [* X) ^! B/ s# e
approach to learning, offering the opportunity to come in contact with patie# ?/ R7 A6 i! n Y' G* F
nt cases early in their studies.
. T$ ]! c( R" A8 T% jThe Medical School has nine departments in basic and social science discipli
5 ?/ b' R$ b+ }$ { q; I0 ^nes: Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Genetics
/ `' S6 N7 w9 G7 ` m, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology, Pathology, Ambulatory C
1 i m* ?3 i5 Dare and Prevention, Health Care Policy, and Social Medicine.* ]) J* I7 m2 \7 q2 E
The Medical School is the largest of Harvard's graduate faculties and has tr
& k8 k9 z8 L4 T/ @$ J/ Baditionally been a trend-setter for many University-wide initiatives.
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