Division for Research and Education in Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Harvard Medical School Osher Research Center
Please click here to view a schedule of upcoming events hosted by Osher faculty.
Research Training: Complementary and Integrative Medicine
The Division offers a three-year Research Fellowship program supported in part by funding from the National Institutes of Health. The program allows participants to complete a Masters of Public Health degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, followed by a year of protected time to complete innovative research projects. Please click here to download eligibility information and application materials.
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives
Caring for Our Patients and Ourselves
Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives presents a leadership conference bridging nutrition science, healthcare, and the culinary arts. This project is jointly sponsored by The Culinary Institute of America and the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. The conference is held each April in California's beautiful Napa Valley. Learn more by visiting www.healthykitchens.org.
Asian Medicine and Healing Seminar
Each semester, a series of distinguished scholars are brought to the library of the Osher Research Center on certain weekdays at 4:00 PM to speak about topics as diverse as placebo controls for acupuncture, and the commercialization of Tibetan herbal medicine. Learn more by downloading this semester's schedule.
Kaptchuk Lectures on the History of Complementary Medicine
Each semester, faculty member Ted Kaptchuk moderates a series of lively lecture/discussions on aspects of historic, sociologic, and political antecedents to what is commonly referred to as complementary and integrative medicine. These events are held at the Osher Research Center and are open to the public. Learn more by downloading this semester's schedule.
Mind-Body Research Seminar
Each semester, a core team of researchers gather periodically in the Osher Research Center Library to discuss recent scientific findings in the area of Mind-Body research. The public is invited to join moderator, Peter Wayne, for these events. Learn more by downloading this semester's schedule.
Healing, Ritual and Placebo Seminar
Faculty members Cathy Kerr and Ted Kaptchuk moderate a series of lectures on placebo and neurological phenonmena on certain Thursdays at 4:00 PM. Lectures are often given by leading experts in this field from Europe, the NIH, and across the United States. Learn more by downloading this semester's schedule.