School of Dental Medicine Announces New Clinic in Cambridge
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine opened the Harvard Dental Center–Cambridge in February 2021.
COVID-19 and its Impact on the Harvard School of Dental Medicine
The COVID-19 pandemic reached the US in February 2020 and significantly impacted the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. On March 16, 2020, HSDM closed its campus for a two-week lockdown and quarantine. Essential employees remained on campus during this time. HSDM continued virtual activities for the rest of the academic year. In June 2020, HSDM took steps to re-open labs for in-person use.
Harvard School of Dental Medicine Partners to Launch School in Rwanda
In 2011, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine collaborated with the University of Maryland and the University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences to establish the first dental school in Rwanda. The new School of Dentistry exists within the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University of Rwanda. Rwanda’s population surpasses 12 million, yet as of 2018 fewer than 40 dentists were registered in the country.
COVID-19 and its Impact on Harvard Medical School
The COVID-19 pandemic reached the US in February 2020 and impacted Harvard Medical School the following month. On March 16, 2020, HMS first closed its campus for a two-week lockdown and quarantine. Essential employees remained on campus and labs remained open. HMS continued virtual activities until the transition back to in-person classes began for the Fall 2021 semester. HMS campus started to re-open in July 2021.
Kevin Churchwell, MD (First African-American President and COO of an HMS Affiliate)
In 2018, Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Boston Children’s Hospital, also took on the role of President. Dr.
Barbara J. McNeil, MD, PhD, Class of 1966
Mary Ellen Avery, MD, (First Woman Physician-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital)
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In 1974, Dr. Mary Ellen Avery became the first woman Physician-in-Chief at Boston Children’s Hospital. That same year, Dr.
Grete Bibring, MD, Becomes First Woman Full Professor
Grete Bibring, MD, was appointed to full professor at Harvard Medical School as clinical professor of psychiatry.
Charles A. Eastman, MD, Becomes one of the First American Indians to Earn an MD in the USA
Charles A. Eastman, MD, graduated from the Boston University School of Medicine in 1890. He was among the first Native Americans to earn a medical degree in the United States. Dr.
Susan La Flesche Picotte, MD, Becomes the First American Indian to Earn an MD in the USA
Dr. La Flesche, at 24 years of age, returned to Nebraska where she worked for the Office of Indian Affairs serving the Omaha and Winnebago Tribes. She was the sole physician for 1,244 patients across 450+ square miles. Dr.