Thank you for your interest in Harvard Medical School's Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery (MMSc-GHD) program. The MMSc-GHD program provides training in management, program design, and research that students need to become leaders in the emerging field of global health delivery. The degree-granting program offers a rigorous cross-university curriculum focused on developing the tools needed to perform social and delivery science and policy research in resource-limited settings. The core component of the MMSc-GHD, is a field-based mentored research project in global health, culminating in a master's thesis.
The MMSc-GHD program connects students with faculty who are leaders in global health and prepares students with the necessary tools to implement projects and programs and to launch productive, fulfilling and successful careers in global health.
Upon completion of the program, you will be able to:
Design and complete rigorous research studies using qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.
Identify and address key issues affecting health worldwide.
Plan and lead programs to improve health for people in many settings, including settings with limited resources.
Curriculum
The Master of Medical Sciences program curriculum prepares practitioners to lead organizations engaged in global health delivery. Coursework at Harvard Universityintroduces students to the key problems and methodologic approaches relevant to global health delivery research. The courses prepare students to situate global health work in its broad social, economic, and political contexts. In addition, social science and mixed methods analytics prepare students to assess the needs of a population, the feasibility of a delivery program, its effectiveness, and the resources and political will required to scale pilot projects into larger programs. Courses cover quantitative methods, qualitative methods, approaches to monitoring and evaluation, global health delivery and research ethics, and theoretical perspectives from the social sciences relevant to health care. You can learn more about the coursework on the MMSc-GHD Curriculum page.
Apply to the MMSc-GHD Program
We invite you to apply and join our community of global health practitioners who are transforming health care in resource limited settings.
Applications for the cohort beginning in September 2023 will open September 1, 2022. If you would like to learn more about the application process on our Admissions page.
Materials required as part of the application include:
MMSc-GHD online application
College/University (school) information
Transcripts
Recommendations
Personal statement and resume/CV
Test scores
Application fee
We invite you to learn more about the MMSc-GHD program on this website. Many answers to questions can be found on our Frequently Asked Questions page. If you have additional questions, please email the MMSc-GHD Program.
