A two-year program educating MDs and PhDs in the art and science of clinical research. Scholars in Clinical Science Program (SCSP)

Affiliations & Resources

The educational content and training component of the Scholars in Science Program (SCSP) are greatly enhanced by the engagement of resources and expertise across the wide array of institutions in the Boston/Cambridge area. Course directors, lecturers, guest speakers, mentors, advisors, and committee members represent numerous Harvard educational institutions and affiliated centers and hospitals. The SCSP represents a collaborative effort among the institutions listed below:

  • Harvard Business School (HBS)
  • Harvard Medical School (HMS)
  • Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM)
  • Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
  • Children's Hospital Boston (CHB)
  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
  • Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC)
  • Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
  • McLean Hospital (MH)
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH)
  • VA Boston Healthcare System (VA)

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the five Harvard Catalyst Clinical Research Center sites have additional faculty and/or resources available for individual projects.

Representative Faculty and Administration

The list below is a sampling of individuals who serve as administrative leaders, faculty/preceptors, advisors, and members of various program committees (Admissions, Mentoring, Courses and Evaluation):

Paul R. Conlin, M.D. (BWH, VA)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Program Director

Gordon H. Williams, M.D. (BWH)
Professor of Medicine
Chair of Committee on Admissions

Lee M. Nadler, MD (HMS, DFCI)
Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center

Elliott M. Antman, MD (BWH)
Director of Harvard Catalyst Postgraduate Education Program in Clinical & Translational Science

David E. Golan, MD, PhD (HMS)
Dean for Graduate Education, Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard Catalyst Undergraduate and Graduate Program in Clinical & Translational Science

Caren G. Solomon, MD, MPH (BWH)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chair of Committee on Mentoring

Gail Adler, MD, PhD (BWH)
Pankaj Agrawal, MD, MMSc (CHB)
David Borsook, MD, PhD (MGH, MH)
Donald Coen, PhD (HMS)
E. Francis Cook, ScD (HSPH)
Gary Curhan, MD, ScD (BWH)
R. Bruce Donoff, MD, DMD (HSDM)
Barry Eisenstein, MD (BIDMC)
Felipe Fregni, MD, PhD, MMSc (SRH)
Donald Goff, MD (MGH)
Steven M. Greenberg, MD, PhD (MGH)
Shawn Gregory, MD, MMSc (MGH)
Steven Grinspoon, MD (MGH)
Munish Gupta, MD, MMSc (BIDMC)
Janet Hall, MD (MGH)
Mira Irons, MD (CHB)
Frances Jensen, MD (CHB)
Alexa Kimball, MD, MPH (MGH)
Igor Koralnik, MD (BIDMC)
Jenifer Lightdale, MD (CHB)
Constantine Mitsiades, MD, PhD, MMSc (DFCI)
David M. Nathan, MD (MGH)
MingMing Ning, MD, MMSc (MGH)
E. John Orav, MD (HSPH)
Todd Perlstein, MD, MMSc (BWH)
Russell Phillips, MD (BIDMC)
Benjamin Raby, MD, MPH (BWH)
Eric Rosenberg, MD (MGH)
Vicki Sato, PhD (HBS)
Steven Schachter, MD (BIDMC)
Lowell Schnipper, MD (BIDMC)
Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (MGH)
James Ware, PhD (HSPH)
Ajay Wasan, MD, MMSc (BWH)
Jonathan Williams, MD, MMSc (BWH)
Karl Yen, MD, MMSc

Learn about the mentoring experience and about curriculum and course schedule.

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Read more about how one student's experiences in the SCSP expanded his perspectives on clinical and translational science.

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Have you taken part in the Scholars in Clinical Science Program? Remember to cite Harvard Catalyst in your publications and posters.