About
Harvard Alumni in Healthcare
Harvard Alumni in Healthcare is a virtual network connecting Harvard students and alumni to one another and reconnecting alumni to Harvard. This platform allows for an easy exchange ideas and resources within medicine, science, and healthcare.
It's a place to spark discussions around topical issues, connect researchers working towards shared goals, and provide job boards linking students, residents, and scientists-in-training with established experts in a variety of fields around the globe.
There are more than 50 of these Shared Interest Groups (or "SIGs") at Harvard, but this is the first one dedicated to alums with an interest in healthcare. If you have a Harvard degree or are a current Harvard student, we're excited for you to get involved.
As of Fall 2020, we have moved the Harvard Alumni in Healthcare community to a private Facebook group to foster a closer sense of community and an informal space to connect with the rest of the alumni community, meet new members, and reconnect with former colleagues. Opportunities, events, interesting articles, and more will be shared in the Facebook group.
If you are interested in engaging with the Harvard Alumni in Healthcare community but do not have a Facebook account, you are more than welcome to join the mailing list and receive regular email digests curated to show a selection of the most popular posts from the Facebook group, upcoming events, and more.
Please find our inaugural Annual Report for the year of 2021-2022 here.
Note From the Founders
Welcome to the Harvard Alumni in Healthcare SIG. We founded this group in 2015 to create a centralized network of Harvard alumni who work within or simply take an interest in all aspects of healthcare across the world. In our own daily lives, our touch points in medicine include: medical care delivery, public heath, technological advances, finance, global health issues, access to ongoing research, and networking with other physicians and scientists.
Several years ago, we bonded over the fact that there are so many Harvard graduates working within these fields who have never been united. While putting our heads together to try to figure out a solution, we discovered the HAA SIG program. Today, Harvard Alumni in Healthcare is a formal group under the HAA umbrella, an endorsement of the fact that what we stumbled upon as two individuals working in healthcare, the university also valued deeply.
Our goal is simply to connect you. We are thrilled to be able to facilitate conversations and innovations among Harvard alums from all over the world. The process is simple: join the Facebook group or our mailing list and connect – or reconnect – with one another. The opportunities are endless.
Cara Natterson, AB ‘92 & Keith Gross, AB ‘83
Who can join?
Any person who has earned a Harvard degree – graduate or undergraduate – or any current student enrolled in a program that exceeds 12 weeks is eligible for membership. You do not need to be working in a healthcare field in order to join.
What resources are available to members?
Membership provides access to our private online community on Facebook, which hosts conversations on various topics in healthcare. Membership on our general mailing list also gives you access to weekly digests featuring interesting articles, events, and more.
How much does it cost?
Membership is free.
Why am I asked about areas of interest in healthcare?
Conversation topics in our private community are organized by those areas of interest. Please be sure to indicate any other areas of interest beyond the ones provided, so we can continue to introduce new topics relevant to the community.
Getting Involved
The Harvard Healthcare SIG is seeking Harvard Alumni as well as current students with diverse interests in healthcare. Members have numerous opportunities available to become engaged and involved—from attending events and networking, to taking a more active role within subchapter conversations. You do not need to work in the healthcare field in order to join. Please join the SIG and become part of a group that has unlimited potential to re-connect Harvard alumni who share an interest in healthcare. Click here to join Harvard Alumni in Healthcare.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Healthcare SIG, please contact us by email, info@haih.org.