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{{Short description|Inter-institutional educational programs between MIT, Harvard, and local teaching hospitals}}

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{{Infobox university |name = Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology |image = [[File:Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology logo.jpg|250px]] |motto = Integrating science, engineering, and medicine to solve problems in human health |established = 1970 |city = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] |state = [[Massachusetts]] |country = [[United States]] |affiliations = [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]], [[Harvard University]] | website = {{URL|hst.mit.edu}} }}

|name = Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology |image = [[File:Harvard–MIT Health Sciences and Technology Logo.svg|250px]] |established = 1970

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|city = [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]] |state = [[Massachusetts]] |country = United States |affiliations = [[Harvard University]] <br/> [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] | director = [[Collin M. Stultz]] and [[Wolfram Goessling]]<ref>{{cite web | title= HST Leadership | date=6 August 2019

| url=https://hst.mit.edu/about/leadership-staff | access-date=June 1, 2022 }}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://hst.mit.edu/}} }}

The '''Harvard–MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology''', or ('''HST''',) is one of the oldest and largest [[biomedical engineering]] and [[physician-scientist]] [[Medical Scientist Training Program|training programs]] in the [[United States]]. It was founded in 1970 and is the longest-standing functional collaboration between [[Harvard University]] and the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT). Within the program, graduate and medical students are registered with both [[MIT]] and [[Harvard]] and may work with faculty and affiliated faculty members from both communities.<ref>{{cite web | title= About HST | url=http://hst.mit.edu/about | accessdateaccess-date=March 20, 2015 }}</ref> HST is a part of MIT's [[Institute for Medical Engineering and Science]] and forms the London Society at [[Harvard Medical School]].

==Mission==

HST's [[interdisciplinary]] educational program aims to bring engineering, [[physical sciences]], and [[biological sciences]] from the laboratory bench to the patient's bedside. Conversely, it also aims to bring clinical insight from the patient's bedside to the laboratory bench. Consequently, HST students are trained to have a deep understanding of [[engineering]] and scientific fundamentals that complement with hands-on experience in the clinic or in industry. Program graduates become conversant with the underlying quantitative and molecular aspects of both [[medicine]] and [[biomedical sciencesciences]] through the respective resources at Harvard Medical School and MIT.

==Educational Programsprograms==

HST offers two doctoral degree programs. The Medical Sciences program leads to aan [[M.D.Doctor of Medicine|MD]] degree awarded by Harvard and the Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) program typically leads to a [[Ph.D.PhD]] degree awarded by MIT.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://catalog.mit.edu/schools/engineering/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology.pdf |title=Catalog |publisher=catalog.mit.edu |date= |accessdate=2021-02-10}}</ref> Both programs require a strong quantitative orientation, hands-on clinical experience, and a focused interdisciplinary research project that culminates in a thesis.<ref>http://catalog.mit.edu/schools name="auto"/engineering/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology/harvard-mit-health-sciences-technology.pdf</ref> HST maintains a separate pre-clinical curriculum at [[Harvard Medical School]] withfor studentsits from30 bothMD programscandidates. takingSeveral severalof these pre-clinical courses togetherinclude students from both programs and take place at both Harvard and MIT campuses.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hst.mit.edu/academics/md |title=MD Program &#124; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology |access-date=2019-03-04 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505230437/https://hst.mit.edu/academics/md |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp |title=Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) &#124; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology |access-date=2019-03-04 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505230512/https://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Medical students reintegrate with the rest of the Harvard Medical School class for clinical courses.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/md-program-curriculum|title=Curriculum|website=meded.hms.harvard.edu}}</ref> MEMP students also take separate engineering courses at MIT and are also required to complete a 12-week immersive clinical experience at a Harvard teaching hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp/degree-requirements |title=Overview of MEMP Degree Requirements &#124; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology |access-date=2019-03-04 |archive-date=2016-04-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416191948/http://hst.mit.edu/academics/memp/degree-requirements |url-status=dead }}</ref> A few MEMP students each year are selected for neuroimaging or bioastronautics specializations that have specific training paths.<ref name="auto"/>

HST also offers a certificate program for MIT doctoral students called Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS). The GEMS certificate program offers students an abbreviated and structured experience through coursework and clinical exposure that is based on that required in the HST Ph.D.PhD program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hst.mit.edu/academics/gems |title=Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS) Certificate Program &#124; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology |access-date=2019-03-04 |archive-date=2019-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505230616/https://hst.mit.edu/academics/gems |url-status=dead }}</ref>

While HST had previously offered a terminal [[Mastermaster's degree]], this is now only awarded to students withdrawing from the Ph.D.PhD program.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://hst.mit.edu/masters-thesis |title=HST Master's Degree Thesis Guidelines &#124; Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology |access-date=2019-03-04 |archive-date=2015-09-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920041710/http://hst.mit.edu/masters-thesis |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable Facultyfaculty==

*[[Robert S. Langer]], Institute Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.mit.edu/langerlab/langer.html |title=Langer Lab: Professor Robert Langer |work=Web.mit.edu |date=2011-08-03 |accessdateaccess-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>

*[[Mehmet Toner]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hst.mit.edu/user/316|title=Mehmet Toner |work=Hst.mit.edu |access-date= |accessdate=2015-03-20|archive-date=2016-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406083753/https://hst.mit.edu/user/316|url-status=dead}}</ref>

*[[George M.Church (geneticist)|George Church]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arep.med.harvard.edu/gmc/ |title=George Church |work=Arep.med.harvard.edu |date=2010-01-04 |accessdateaccess-date=2012-04-17}}</ref>

*Roger[[Elazer Mark,R. ProfessorEdelman]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hstweb.mit.edu/userhst-program/erelab/214 |title=RogerElazer G.Edelman's Laboratory, MarkMIT |work=HstWeb.mit.edu |access-date= |accessdate=20152012-0304-2017}}</ref>

*[[ElazerSangeeta EdelmanBhatia]], Professor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://weblmrt.mit.edu/hst-program/erelab/about |title=ElazerSangeeta EdelmanBhatia's Laboratory, MIT |work=Weblmrt.mit.edu |access-date=2014-02-05 |accessdatearchive-date=20122015-0403-1705 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305051747/http://lmrt.mit.edu/about |url-status=dead }}</ref>

*[[SangeetaBruce BhatiaRosen]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://lmrtwww.mitmartinos.eduorg/user/about5052 |title=SangeetaBruce Bhatia's LaboratoryRosen, MITHST |work=lmrtHst.mit.edu |access-date= |accessdate=20142018-0211-0508}}</ref>

*[[Bruce Rosen]], Professor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.martinos.org/user/5052 |title=Bruce Rosen, HST |work=Hst.mit.edu |date= |accessdate=2018-11-08}}</ref>

==Notable Alumnialumni==

* [[Rumi Chunara]]

* [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]]

* [[David Ho]]

* [[Mark McClellan]]

* [[Peter Diamandis]]

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* [[Roozbeh Ghaffari]]

* [[Bruce Rosen]]

*[[George R. Wodicka|George Wodicka]]

==References==

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== External links ==

* {{Official website|https://hst.mit.edu/}}

* [http://physionet.org PhysioNet]

* [http://lcp.mit.edu LCP]

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