1.00 The Master's Programs at Harvard Medical School

1. The Master's Programs at Harvard Medical School

At times, a mid-year review of academic, financial, or other considerations may lead to changes in policies, rules, and regulations. Harvard Medical School therefore reserves the right at any time to make changes to the Student Handbook that may affect such matters as tuition and other fees, degrees and programs offered (including the modification or possible elimination of degrees and programs), degree and other academic requirements, academic policies, rules pertaining to student conduct and discipline, fields or areas of concentration, and other rules and regulations applicable to students.

Notice: Public Health and Delivery of Academic Programs

The public health crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented social and economic disruption worldwide, in the United States, and in the Boston/Cambridge area. For the 2022-23 academic year, Harvard Medical School plans to deliver in-person instruction to the fullest extent possible, with appropriate measures and conditions in place to protect the health and safety of University students, staff, and faculty and surrounding communities. These measures and conditions include, among other things, the University’s requirement that students provide evidence of vaccination to Harvard University Health Services and participate if required in HUHS COVID-19 testing and tracing programs.

Unless they can demonstrate that they are eligible for a medical or religious exemption from these requirements, students who do not provide the HUHS-required documentation of COVID-19 vaccination and/or decline, refuse, or fail to be tested if required for COVID-19 may be placed on an involuntary leave or, at the School’s discretion, may face other consequences including, but not limited to, exclusion from participation in certain School or University activities, an instruction not to enter upon University property, the loss of access to University housing, or denial of registration.

In recent years Harvard Medical School has had to act quickly to implement contingency scenarios in order to protect the health and safety of our community, while ensuring the continuity of our teaching and research mission. Harvard Medical School continues to retain the discretion to adjust its mode of teaching as it deems necessary in extraordinary circumstances, including by making recourse to online instruction. In addition, changes in conditions may result in the introduction or modification of mask and physical distancing mandates, the limitation of certain activities and services, and the implementation of compulsory testing and tracing programs for accessing the Harvard campus or Harvard facilities.

The Learning Environment at Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals are firmly committed to fostering a culture of mutual respect and trust. It is the strong and consistent policy of Harvard Medical School to treat all members of our community with respect, to provide an environment conducive to learning and working, and to ensure equal access to rights, privileges and opportunities without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected category. All members of the Harvard Medical School community are expected to create a positive learning environment where students, faculty, and members of the administrative staff treat each other with respect. The environment should be free of harassment, intimidation, exploitation, and abuse, and should be one in which feedback regarding performance can be shared without concern for ridicule or reprisal. See also:

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Responsibilities of Teachers and Learners Discrimination, Harassment, and Student Mistreatment Harvard University Policies and Procedures addressing Sexual and Gender Based Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct