This office is responsible for recruiting and providing supportive services to individuals from groups underrepresented in medicine. HMS has been very successful in admitting and graduating students from these groups. In the past 31 years, Harvard has graduated over 780 minority physicians. These numbers represent a wonderful support group for minority students. The Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs also offers many additional supportive services.
Students receive stipends for room and board as well as allowances for other expenses.
Our attrition rate for students is negligible. Many of our students take an additional year at HMS to pursue special projects or master degrees in Public Health or Public Policy. Our graduates enter every field of medicine including primary care specialties and careers in academic medicine. We are very pleased by your interest in Harvard Medical School, and encourage you to contact our office with any questions that you might have. It is our hope that you find this material informative and useful.