Student Life
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Career Development
Studying at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health gives you the tools you need to advance your career. Here’s how we can help:
- Our career and professional development staff will work with you to identify your strengths, explore roles and industries suited to your skills, and make sure you are fully prepared for the job application process, from writing your CV to handling salary negotiations.
- Our world-renowned faculty and researchers offer invaluable mentoring—and will provide you with thoughtful career advice during your program and beyond.
- Our Menschel Senior Leadership Program brings leaders in government, business, and nonprofit work to teach semester-long courses and mentor students. Recent fellows include former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, former Senegal Minister of Health Awa Marie Coll-Seck, and former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
- Our outstanding alumni network lets you make connections with accomplished public health leaders around the world and build meaningful relationships with professionals in your industry.
- Our field research and practicum opportunities give you the chance to apply your classroom learning in support of organizations and communities worldwide.
- Our location in the heart of Boston’s Longwood Medical Area encourages collaborations with the world’s leading experts in medical care and health research at top institutions such as Harvard Medical School, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
Through individual coaching, skill development workshops, and networking resources, Harvard Chan School supports students at every stage of their career progression.