Harvard Medical School’s postgraduate research programs provide health care professionals with best-in-class training on the methods and conduct of clinical and translational research. Designed for clinicians, clinical investigators and researchers seeking to develop career accelerating skills and knowledge in research, these programs enhance learners’ abilities at every stage of the research process—from laying the fundamental groundwork, writing grant proposals and launching new projects to presenting results on the path to become independent investigators. 

Programs are offered in a variety of blended learning formats, including live virtual, self-paced study and in-person sessions at Harvard Medical School as well as in locations around the world. Develop your career potential, build an international network of colleagues, access award-winning faculty and advance your clinical research career at Harvard Medical School.

Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation

Global Clinical Scholars Research Training

Foundations of Clinical Research

Becoming a successful independently funded clinical researcher requires acquisition of rigorous methodological skills - in biostatistics, epidemiology, study design, and scientific communication coupled with key non-technical skills, including leading a highly functioning team, networking, negotiation, and time-management. Our program covers all of these elements so that learners can be poised to develop a successful research career.
Ajay K. Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA
Faculty Director, Postgraduate Medical Education, Harvard Medical School