Program Overview

MEDIA and MEDICINE: How to Tell Stories That Make a Difference is a certificate program for those interested in using storytelling to advance health. We welcome healthcare professionals, medical, nursing, and public health students, journalists, health advocates, bioethicists, foundation staff, hospital administrators, and public health policymakers—anyone interested in telling stories to improve health both here in the US and around the world.

The Media and Medicine: How to Tell Stories that Make a Difference certificate program is a fully online program. Participants attain a certificate of participation after completing the program.

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Program Directors

Photo of Dr. Neal BaerDr. Neal Baer, Emmy nominated television writer and executive producer, ER, Law & Order SVU, and Designated Survivor.

Photo of Dr. Suzanne KovenDr. Suzanne Koven, Letter to a Young Female Physician (Norton, 2021) and writer in residence for Massachusetts General Hospital.

Contact Us

If you would like to speak with someone about the certificate program, please email us at MMCertificate@hms.harvard.edu.

The Science of Storytelling with Neal Baer
Dr. Neal Baer on the Science of Stortytelling
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Suzanne Koven - Letter to a Young Female Physician