HMS & HSDM CLASS DAY: How to Stay Human in Medicine

Stephen Bergman (left), keynote speaker for the HMS and HSDM graduation ceremony, encouraged the graduating students to bring an activist approach and humane values to clinical practice. With him is HMS dean Jeffrey Flier.

HSPH CLASS DAY: Importance of Public Health Celebrated

Speakers at the School of Public Health commencement ceremony, including HSPH dean Julio Frenk (left) and keynote Atul Gawande, described the transformative power of public health, particularly through the application of broad-based scientific and bioinformatic technologies.

FACULTY SYMPOSIUM: Covering Care for an Aging Population

In the Faculty Symposium during Alumni Week, Health Care Policy faculty members gave talks on several timely and troubling issues: the uninsured, the aging population, the high cost of healthcare, and the effectiveness of care. The program was moderated by department chair Barbara McNeil.

The Summer in Focus

We will be publishing the July 10 issue of Focus on the web this summer and not in print. But look for stories and announcements to be posted here in advance of the issue. In July, a revised deadline schedule for the Events Calendar will also appear online. The next print issue of Focus will be published on August 28. Until then, have a wonderful summer.

First-years give thanks to faculty and staff