Education and Research Center
The Harvard T.H. Chan Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health (ERC) is one of the 18 regional centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Harvard Chan ERC supports traineeships at the master, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels.
665 Huntington Avenue
Building 1, 14th floor
Boston, MA 02115
Seminar Series
ERC seminars are funded by our Center through NIOSH grant T42 OH008416. Continuing Medical Education credits (CMEs) are awarded for seminars with clinically relevant content to US-licensed physicians by agreement with the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education.
Seminars are held during the academic year, on Fridays, 1:10–1:50 pm, with both in-person and Zoom attendance options. The Grand Rounds Series and OSH Seminar Series are organized on roughly alternate Fridays. We welcome all Harvard Chan faculty, staff, students, and the general public.
Please note that access to all Harvard Chan buildings is restricted to authorized HUID holders. Members of the public and non-School affiliates who wish to attend a seminar in person must obtain a visitor pass. Please request a one-day visitor pass from Outreach Program Director Ann Backus at abackus@hsph.harvard.edu at least two business days before the event.
Pre-registration for Zoom attendance is required. The registration links/QR codes are included in all seminar-related communication (i.e., social media posts, emails, and posters). Attendees will receive the seminar-specific Zoom link after they register.
Seminar locations vary throughout the year, depending on room availability. For in-person attendance, please note the room for each seminar session.
Grand Rounds
The Grand Rounds consist of a case presentation by our occupational and environmental medicine residents followed by a discussion led by a content expert/practicing physician.
Attendance is required for all first- and second-year occupational and environmental medicine residents and is strongly encouraged for all ERC trainees. We recommend attendance by all occupational health master’s and doctoral students, as well as interested postdoctoral research fellows.
Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Seminars
The OSH Seminar Series features research presentations by ERC trainees at the master’s, doctoral, and postdoctoral levels, as well as seminars by outstanding practicing OSH professionals and leaders in the field covering industrial hygiene, occupational epidemiology, and emerging issues in occupational safety and health.
Attendance is strongly encouraged for all ERC trainees and occupational and environmental medicine residents. We recommend attendance by all occupational health master’s and doctoral students, as well as interested postdoctoral research fellows.
