Harvard Medical School

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Harvard Medical School

Coat of arms
Type	Private medical school
Established	September 19, 1782 (1782-09-19)
Parent institution	Harvard University
Dean	George Q. Daley
Academic staff	11,694[1]
Students	Totals: MD – 712 PhD – 915 DMD – 140 Master's – 269 DMSc – 39
Location	Boston , Massachusetts , United States 42°20′13″N 71°06′14″W / 42.33694°N 71.10389°W / 42.33694; -71.10389
Website	hms.harvard.edu

Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States,^[2] and provides patient care, medical education, and research training through its 15 clinical affiliates and research institutes, including Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston Children's Hospital, Dana–Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Mount Auburn Hospital, McLean Hospital, Cambridge Health Alliance, The Baker Center for Children and Families, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and others^[3]

Harvard Medical School also partners with newer entities such as Harvard Catalyst, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Stem Cell Institute, the Center for Primary Care, and Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering.^[3]