Harvard Chan School Executive and Continuing Professional Education

12/16/2025

Advance your clinical research career with a program designed for global collaboration and real-world impact.

Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (PPCR) offers a rigorous, 9-month hybrid learning experience that builds the foundation researchers need to design studies, analyze data, and navigate the publication process.

Apply by December 31, 2025: https://hsph.me/ppcr26

Through weekly live sessions connecting Boston with international sites, you’ll learn how to formulate research questions, apply key statistical methods, and lead collaborative projects—gaining skills you can use immediately in your work.

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03/19/2024

The Leadership and Management Skills for EHS Professionals program is in full swing at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, bringing together bright minds from across the world committed to integrating a culture of safety and sustainability into their organizations.

Led by Rick Fulwiler and Louis DiBerardinis, the program equips participants with the management and leadership abilities needed to bridge the gap between environmental health & safety goals and organizational objectives.

Whether you're looking to advance your career or transform your organization's approach, this program delivers. To learn more about the transformative work happening here, visit our website: https://bit.ly/3Jp6ofH

02/20/2024

Learn to successfully lead quality improvement projects at your organization with Health Care Quality Improvement: From Design to Implementation, directed by M. Rashad Massoud, MD, MPH, FACP.

This interactive online program uses a real case study to guide participants through the journey of identifying, planning, measuring, and creating process changes that will lead to results.

Join us from June 3-13, 2024: https://bit.ly/48qR5xP

02/07/2024

Enhance your proficiency in environmental health and safety through our dedicated Management and Leadership for EHS Professionals program. This comprehensive training aims to enrich your understanding of essential management concepts and boost your leadership skills.

The program focuses on methods to secure leadership endorsement for health, safety, and environmental initiatives, effective team leadership, and integrating EHS principles into your organization's ethos, especially during crises. Participate in our program to revolutionize your EHS leadership style and create enduring change within your organization.

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Develop the management and leadership skills you need to bridge the gap between environmental health and safety goals and organizational objectives. You will gain the skills to integrate a culture …

02/02/2024

Interested in board directorship? The Women on Boards: Getting on and Adding Value program is designed for women looking to serve on boards in health care and related industries.

Taking place April 18-19, 2024, this program is designed and delivered by a roster of highly successful board members and other experts in board governance and practice. You will leave the program with a powerful network of likeminded women and a personalized action plan to seek and obtain a board directorship.

For more information, visit the Harvard Chan School website: https://bit.ly/3CmQhwv

01/09/2024

Are you seeking a board position? In our latest article, Harvard Senior Lecturer Laurie Pascal and CEO Emeritus at Tufts Medical Center Ellen Zane share insider tips for women pursuing board seats.

Pascal and Zane draw on their decades of leadership experience to discuss the realities women face when seeking . They offer practical advice for networking your way onto boards, highlighting your unique strengths and experience, and finding board opportunities.

Click the link to read Pascal and Zane's insights on navigating the board recruitment process as a woman: https://bit.ly/3vtHzfw

If you’re a woman interested in pursuing a board of directors position—whether at a corporate board table or with a nonprofit organization—you’ll need to put in the necessary time, work, and persis…

01/04/2024

Since 2016, women health care leaders and those that support the advancement of women have gathered at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health for the Emerging Women Executives in Health Care program.

The upcoming course will take place June 4-7, 2024. Those interested in further developing their leadership skills can learn more about this exciting opportunity here: https://bit.ly/3HrnAls

01/02/2024

Radiation accidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima create complex public health and social impacts. This article examines the physiological and sociological lessons from these events.

Studying the impacts of past radiological disasters has led researchers to reach unexpected yet nuanced conclusions about the dangers of such accidents and how to best minimize the effects, according to the article.

https://execed2.sph.harvard.edu/radiological-accidents-physiological-sociological-li

01/02/2024

Radiation accidents like Chernobyl and Fukushima create complex public health and social impacts. This article examines the physiological and sociological lessons from these events.

Studying the impacts of past radiological disasters has led researchers to reach unexpected yet nuanced conclusions about the dangers of such accidents and how to best minimize the effects, according to the article.

https://execed2.sph.harvard.edu/radiological-accidents-physiological-sociological-li

Fukushima. Chernobyl. Three Mile Island. Each is immediately recognizable for the radiological accident that wreaked havoc on plant workers and nearby residents. And while it’s true that nuclear di…

11/14/2023

From Oct. 28-Nov. 1, the 2023 PPCR - Principles and Practice of Clinical Research Program participants gathered in Brazil to gain hands-on experience in clinical trial design and analysis through the program’s capstone, the 5-Day Immersion Course.

Throughout PPCR, participants work on group projects with fellow clinical researchers. The 5-Day Immersion Course provides a unique opportunity for participants will meet with faculty to review their projects and ultimately present their year-long work to the cohort.

This capstone is also designed to review and synthesize the important information presented throughout the year so participants can readily apply their newfound skills and knowledge.

For those interested in PPCR, the 2024 program will take place March 28-December 13, 2024. You can learn more here: https://execed2.sph.harvard.edu/principles-and-practice-clinical-research-fb-image

10/19/2023

The application deadline for Leadership Development to Advance Equity in Health Care program is November 2 at 12pm Eastern Time. If you’re interested in attending, we recommend you apply soon as the program is nearing capacity.

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Traditional medical education lacks training on how the health care system is influenced by racism and how outdated policies perpetuate disparities. This program will teach you how to confront and …

10/18/2023

Our AI for Health Care: Concepts and Applications program is designed and taught by esteemed Harvard faculty, including Heather Mattie, Lecturer of Biostatistics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Adopting a “zero-to-AI” strategy, this course is crafted to equip health care professionals with foundational concepts, fine-tuned for health care applications. The curriculum navigates real-world health care dynamics, exploring AI’s potential to transform the doctor-patient relationship, and establishing a foundation for ethical AI deployment within healthcare.

This online course will take place February 6-9, 2024, and contributes to the Business Applications for AI in Health Care Certificate of Specialization. Visit our website to learn more: https://bit.ly/41MgFdq