The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program

You’re in great hands America! Here are the 2025 Harvard/MIT MD-PhD graduates who have dedicated their lives to providing the best care to your families & delivering you medical cures from their groundbreaking science. @NIH @NIHDirector_Jay @HHSGov @SecKennedy @harvardmed @MIT

Day 1 of the “Investigations of Human Disease” course for our brand new cohort of multi-talented Harvard/MIT MD-PhD students. Let the physician-scientist training begin! @harvardmed @MIT @NIH @NIHAging @HHSGov

Another @HarvardMITmdphd superstar heading up heart break hill toward the Boston marathon finish line…the amazing Maddy Kline! 💪

Picture perfect day here in Boston for the 129th marathon! Our first @HarvardMITmdphd student to head up heartbreak hill at Mile 19 is Michael Quezada. And he’s looking strong! 💪 @harvardmed

Here we highlight the impact of physician social scientists and the imperative to expand the pipeline through advocacy and enhanced support for MD-PhD training in the social sciences. The need has never been greater. @NIHAging @NIH @harvardmed @MIT jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Last night, our physician social-scientist trainees & faculty shared their research in health policy, economics, epidemiology, history & more. An inspiring community committed to harnessing social science to improve health & well-being for all. @NIGMSTraining @NIHAging

Our very own Alex Turvey wins NCAA Woman of the Year. OMG!!! Superstar swimmer from Pomona and future physician-scientist training @HarvardMITmdphd. We are so incredibly proud of you - so well deserved and such an inspiration! See her CBS interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=Yio7vY…

Now accepting applications for HEART, our summer program for undergraduates interested in MD-PhD training! #FuturePhysicianScientists #DiversityInMedicine #STEMDiversity @NIGMSTraining

A new study out today from the @HarvardMITmdphd program on the duration and impact of research training for MD-PhD and PhD graduates. Check it out @JCI_insight: insight.jci.org/articles/view/… @NIGMSTraining @NIGMS @harvardmed #doubledocs

Congratulations to our entering class of MD-PhD trainees @HarvardMITmdphd who received their white coats today! So wonderful to celebrate together with you and your families ♥️ @harvardmed @MIT @NIGMSTraining @NIHAging

A wonderful gathering of social science MD-PhD trainees & faculty leaders at our annual brunch hosted by Anne Becker & @eisselbacher. Amazing company, food, & conversation! A special welcome to our newest soc sci students Sorcha Ashe and Laurie Yousman! @NIHAging @NIGMSTraining

Such a treat to take our amazing cohort of HEART summer students out for dinner to discuss the physician-scientist career path. Learn more about this special program here! hms.harvard.edu/md_phd/heart/i… @harvardmed @MIT @NIGMSTraining

Summer celebrations have begun! We welcomed our entering MD-PhD class at our annual Harvard/MIT MD-PhD program summer barbecue on the quad. A record-breaking crowd of students & faculty enjoyed food, drink & the comradery of this amazing community! @harvardmed @MIT @NIGMSTraining

Check out this profile of one of our amazing @HarvardMITmdphd students (and Hertz and Soros Fellow!) Vaibhav Mohanty @mohantymusic - a multidisciplinary talent across the sciences, music, and more! gsas.harvard.edu/news/fitness-p… @NIGMSTraining @harvardmed @HertzFoundation @PDSoros

An inspirational group of spectacular @HarvardMITmdphd 2024 graduates. With enormous hearts & boundless ingenuity, they will now take on the formidable challenges of human disease. In their faces, we see a brighter, healthier future for all. @NIGMSTraining @NIHAging @Harvard @MIT

Another unforgettable Marathon Monday in Boston. Gorgeous weather, spirited crowds, inspirational runners, and the flowers are blooming! Congratulations to all of our @HarvardMITmdphd marathoners!

Congratulations to the amazing MD-PhD Class of 2024 on achieving the matches of their dreams!♥️ “Kid[s], you’ll move mountains! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So get on your way!” (from Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by the good doctor Seuss). Next stop: Graduation!

An inspiring gathering of our social science MD-PhD students & faculty to share their research initiatives at the intersection of medicine & health policy, economics, epidemiology, history, anthro, sociology, & more. Amazing company & talks! @NIGMSTraining @NIHAging @harvardmed

Congratulations to Yonathan Janka, graduate of our HEART summer program, on receiving a cancer biology poster presentation award @ABRCMS for his research performed in Dr. Humsa Venkatesh’s lab @BrighamWomens @harvardmed. WAY TO GO!

A weekend to remember! With record-breaking attendance, the 41st annual @HarvardMITmdphd retreat on Cape Cod was the perfect mix of science, festivities, comradery, & inspiration. An incredible group of empathic, multitalented difference makers. @NIGMSTraining @harvardmed @MIT