Students from other Harvard schools may register for most DSM courses. For information on how to cross-register, visit the HMS Registrar's page . The Department of Social Medicine does not offer degree programs, but its faculty teaches and directs graduate degrees through other departments, including the Department of Anthropology and the Department of History of Science at Harvard University. The Department does not offer a degree program in medical ethics, but there are public lectures and other activities offered by the Division of Medical Ethics . D. program accommodates students who undertake two doctoral programs simultaneously.
Students apply separately to each program and school.
Medical students from other schools may join the M.D.-Ph. D. program by applying to a Ph.D. program at Harvard. Please refer to HMS's M.D.-Ph. Medical students may apply for summer research fellowships and medical anthropology clerkships. See our Fellowships page for further details.