This program didn’t just change my career; it changed me as a person. It taught me how to be a CEO and founder of my own startup, to be able to conduct elevator pitches, to network, and to talk to people from all different walks of life, different countries, and careers… The program is life-changing, and I’m not afraid to admit it.

Address Bioethical Issues in Clinical Practice & Research

• A mentored capstone experience tailored to your professional expertise and interests
  
• Foundational courses covering theoretical and applied ethics, strategies of ethical justification, and historical as well as contemporary challenges in bioethics
• Customizable course offerings with a wide range of electives

Online students can take advantage of discussion-based and applied learning in a flexible synchronous course format.

Harvard Medical School’s Master of Science in Bioethics

— Douglas Ford, Program Alumni

Class of 2025

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HMS is preparing health leaders to navigate the complex questions that come with increasing advances in medical technology.

This program covers bioethical issues related to clinical practice and research, as well as health law and policy. It can be completed in-person in 1 year of full-time study, or virtually in 2 or 3 years part-time. Every participant benefits from:

Harvard Medical School students enroll from diverse educational and professional backgrounds; many already hold a terminal or professional degree in medicine, law, social work, chaplaincy, journalism, and other fields. The common factor is a commitment to wrestling with issues of fairness, equity, and justice in health care and medical research.

Join a Talented Cohort of Innovators in Bioethics