Imagine future doctors learning not just from textbooks, but from the heart of Boston’s communities. That’s the vision of Harvard Medical School’s Office for Community-Centered Medical Education, where Daniel Palazuelos is reshaping how tomorrow’s physicians understand health, equity, and the people they’ll serve.
Led by Médecins Sans Frontières, Partners In Health, and others, a breakthrough TB collaboration called endTB has developed new pill-based treatment regimens that can cure drug-resistant TB in just 9 months. This offers new hope against a deadly foe in the world’s most vulnerable communities.
On November 19th, 2023, friends, colleagues, and family of the late Dr. Paul Farmer, a pioneer in global health equity and social medicine, gathered at Harvard Medical School to reflect on his life’s work and lasting impact.