So, you are ready to dive into the application for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions? Congratulations! You are one step closer to joining our thriving community of medical and health professions educators. We review each application carefully. Your submission helps us to create the cohort as well as form the many small groups you will experience throughout the course. It also helps you focus your learning on a project that matters to you and your sponsoring institution. Read on for some pointers as you start on your application.

Pro-tip:

Block out thirty to forty-five minutes on your calendar, find a quiet corner, and be prepared to complete the application in one sitting. Progress cannot be saved and returned to once you begin the online application – any information that is not submitted may be lost.

Contact and Background History

  • This information helps us to form the diverse interprofessional and international groups that are the hallmark of the Harvard Macy Institute programs.

Contact information

  • Professional, scholarly, and personal background

Project Information

Harvard Macy Institute course scholars are required to bring an institutional challenge or project to work on during the course. The work should be pertinent to your institution and will be instrumental in forming the foundation for learning that takes place during the program. Your project may be fully formed or in preliminary stages, as one of the major goals of the Program for Educators in Health Professions is to teach you to refine and shape your project in such a way that it will form a solid strategic plan for implementation upon return to your institution. 

  • Project Title
  • Project Description - what are the project goals and what question, concern, problem, or situation is addressed by your project? 
  • Project Context - what individuals who will be impacted by your project?  Which key leaders, stakeholders, participants, and/or systems will influence its success? What barriers, if any, do you anticipate in completing this project?
  • Project Outcomes - what outcome(s) will define success for your project, and what is the plan for measuring those outcomes?

We hope this helps and has provided you with useful information to best prepare your application submission. Of course, if you have any questions, please reach out to your Harvard Macy team at Harvard_Macy@hms.harvard.edu. Good luck!

HMI Staff