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Harvard Medical School is one of the world's preeminent institutions in medi
9 n, N4 W. A, Ocal education and research. The breadth and depth of its scientific and clin
, e. k7 S: i3 [0 S" Jical disciplines are unsurpassed. The School has nearly 8,000 faculty and 17% I* C1 s n. g" u' l
affiliated facilities.+ \" D# C7 s3 Y- K+ [# s5 Q
At the core of the Medical School are its educational and research programs.
( \6 y5 F+ U- [ m The student body is composed of 650 men and women in the MD program; 477 st% P: g+ T" ~9 w0 a+ M1 q$ ]
udents in the PhD program; and 132 in the joint MD-PhD programs, part of whi- u8 h) G# O0 S! Q5 C
ch is sponsored in collaboration with MIT. For its medical students, Harvard
r: B0 Z4 l* H6 l has inaugurated the New Pathway curriculum, a problem-solving, case-method
8 v7 K& ?4 c/ w+ q' o- qapproach to learning, offering the opportunity to come in contact with patie
! z) T4 O7 K" H* E/ Rnt cases early in their studies.! n/ K8 B- y: G2 e% c/ K* g9 I
The Medical School has nine departments in basic and social science discipli. R/ D+ x' R9 b0 I! T" X1 u
nes: Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Cell Biology, Genetics9 e, \8 I, L) J+ U4 z
, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Neurobiology, Pathology, Ambulatory C- z. A( [+ F$ E3 t9 N" R
are and Prevention, Health Care Policy, and Social Medicine.# K- X9 ~% a7 k7 q
The Medical School is the largest of Harvard's graduate faculties and has tr8 d+ c$ _+ q6 X0 ?6 C
aditionally been a trend-setter for many University-wide initiatives.; f. F! E# H0 Q) R# w' j
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