Harvard Macy Institute - The Harvard Macy Institute

About HMI

Leaders, Educators, Innovators

The Harvard Macy Institute educates, connects, and serves health care leaders around the globe by providing advanced faculty development programs, thought leadership, and impactful networking opportunities. Programs offered throughout the year in a variety of lengths and formats are designed to accelerate the careers and institutional projects of educators, administrators, and clinicians in the health professions.

Courses cover a wide range of topics, including educational leadership, approaches to innovation in health care and education, systems-based assessment, and transforming teaching using technology. Programs take place at Harvard Medical School or are offered virtually. The teaching faculty is comprised of experts from Harvard Medical School, its hospital affiliates, Harvard University, and academic institutions worldwide. This dedicated team fosters an inspiring interprofessional, international, and interdisciplinary learning environment.

Interactive small group discussions, case-based teaching, project-focused work, and the practical application of frameworks are core features of Harvard Macy Institute courses. These collaborative learning experiences prepare individuals to lead institutional change, discover and harness new perspectives to enhance their personal and professional growth, and cultivate an invaluable network for developing partnerships, inspiration, and mentorship.

Community is at the heart of the Harvard Macy Institute. We are proud that our diverse, inclusive community of teachers and scholars reflects, supports, and advances Harvard Medical School’s mission to alleviate suffering and improve health and well-being for all.

What Our Attendees are Saying

It was a privilege to engage with so many bright, like minded physicians. The program was an invaluable experience that helped me both sharpen my project and shape the image of the future academician I hope to become.”

Randy Sorge, MD PGY3, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Through the Harvard Macy Program, first as a participant and subsequently as a faculty member, I have gained valuable insight into the basic principles that guide crucial and effective advancements in medical education as well as the tremendous value of team learning and problem solving with international scholars.”

Thomas Schmidt, Ph.D. Member, Board of Directors, International Association of Medical Science Educators; Faculty, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa.

Attending the Harvard Macy Institute as part of a team that included three physicians, a pharmacist and a nurse opened a journey into understanding healthcare education from multiple perspectives. Viewing teaching and learning from the perspective of the multiple rather than the single profession opened a door to reviewing new ways of teaching and collaboration. Most enlightening was the effect that inter-professional communication has on professional competence and patient outcomes.”

Rosemary Plant, PhD Academic Coordinator and Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of California – San Francisco