What role has the relationship between HMI and Harvard Medical School played for both HMI and HMS?
CRONE: First of all, we could not have accomplished what we have without the unwavering support of, first, Dean Daniel Tosteson, and now, the past_issues/Nov_Dec_2004 dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Joseph Martin. Obviously, the ability to tap into the faculty of not only Harvard Medical School, but the other schools in the Harvard University community as well, has given us an enormous amount of flexibility in responding to our partners’ needs. To date approximately 750 members of the Harvard faculty have participated in HMI programs. But we hope that the benefit extends in both directions. It became clear very early that HMI could offer faculty at Harvard Medical School unique opportunities to go abroad, not only to teach, but to learn as well. By participating in HMI’s programs, these faculty help to broaden their own perspectives and the worldview of the faculty as a whole. HMI WORLD: How can HMI be a resource for people in the academic community with an interest in global health c
