The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research fosters the professional development of physicians, nurses, research scientists and allied health professionals in the Gulf region. Launched in 2004 jointly by then-Harvard Medical International (now Partners Harvard Medical International [PHMI]) and Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), HMSDC is part of the Government of Dubai’s mission to develop DHCC into a center of excellence for healthcare delivery, medical education and research. Located at the heart of DHCC, HMSDC will be housed in a 350,000-square-foot facility that features a 340-seat auditorium, an 60-seat case method room, a computer training room, several additional classrooms and a medical simulation center utilizing leading-edge technology. Through a range of educational programs and specialty training HMSDC will address the need for medical professional development and research in the region and help create a cadre of leaders in academic medicine that will constitute the professional workforce and intellectual resources of DHCC, and the region.
Current HMSDC programs includes clinical and research fellowships, as well as specialty observerships. These programs take place at Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals in Boston.
Clinical Fellowship
The main purpose of clinical fellowship is acquisition of state-of-the-art knowledge and skills in a recognized clinical subspecialty in medicine, surgery or the diagnostic imaging specialties. Clinical Fellows participate in advanced levels of clinical care as well as ongoing clinical research programs with prospects for collaboration in clinical investigations.
Research Fellowship
The goal of research fellowship is to train physicians from a variety of clinical disciplines in science, techniques, technologies and processes utilized in patient-oriented research. The program's curriculum allows trainees to develop direct experience in the performance of basic laboratory techniques and methods, clinical investigation and translational research.
Specialty Observership
An observership constitutes a short period of time, typically one to three months, occupied in observing clinical practice. The goal is to provide trainees with an understanding of the specialty area through clinical interactions, meetings, tutorials, rounds, and clinics; observing and studying procedures and operations as well as participating in diagnostic protocols and evaluations.
For more information about HMSDC, please visit http://www.hmsdc.hms.harvard.edu/