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Five Questions with Altaf Saadi

August 31, 2021 | Our summer internship program mentor discusses her longstanding commitment to working with refugee, asylum seeker, and immigrant communities.

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Five Questions with Patrizia Vannini

August 9, 2021 | A mentor in our summer internship program discusses research with her mentee investigating stress and post-traumatic growth during COVID-19.

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Five Questions with VRIP Intern Ariana Mora

July 19, 2021 | Our summer intern discusses her research evaluating healthcare spending & clinical outcomes among disadvantaged populations.

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Protected Time for Research

June 29, 2021 | Two-year faculty fellowship supports junior faculty at critical juncture.

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A Harvard Medical School Summer

June 14, 2021 | Medical students from across the U.S. virtually participate in our annual summer c/t research internship program.

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Addressing Workforce Diversity — A Quality-Improvement Framework

March 22, 2021 | "Workforce diversity in medicine, particularly at the highest levels of health care leadership, remains an elusive goal," write authors Lisa S. Rotenstein, MD, MBA, Joan Y. Reede, MD, MPH, MBA, and Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD in The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Racial Socialization in Clinical Practice

January 26, 2021 | Visiting scholar presents her pilot work, as part of a national lecture series for budding research investigators.

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Diversifying the Future of Medicine

August 6, 2020 | Visiting interns from medical schools across the country showcase their research projects at virtual closing ceremony.

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