The Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care (HMS CPC) offers courses to help address the worldwide need for palliative care specialists.
Foundations of Palliative Care | Harvard Medical School Professional, Corporate, and Continuing Education
A focused approach for entering the practice of palliative care
October 21-22, 2025 (In Person) and January 12-13, 2026 (Live Virtual) Register Today
The new Foundations of Palliative Care course, offered through the Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care, is for participants to gain primary palliative care knowledge and skills, with an emphasis on whole person assessment, whole person support and symptom management, and serious illness conversations.
Advanced Workshop on Research Skills in Oncology
An intensive 3-day virtual workshop for early-career researchers
The workshop will be held virtually: January 21- 23, 2026.
Applications are now open – please apply here
The application window will close on Monday, September 28, 2025 and we will notify applicants in October 2025.
This NCI-funded intensive 3-day virtual workshop is designed to provide early-career principal investigators a foundation in these critical skills within a short period of time. Beginning with personal assessments, participants will learn how to use their specific strengths to lead more effectively, increase collaborations, and stay resilient in the face of challenges.
Research Methods in Supportive Oncology (RMSO)
An intensive 6-day workshop for early-stage researchers
This NCI-funded intensive 6-day workshop will provide an overview of fundamental methods, such as study designs, qualitative and survey methods, and approaches to data analysis in supportive oncology research. Over the course of the workshop, participants will write a complete study protocol under the direct mentorship of expert faculty in the field of supportive oncology. Participants will continue to receive assistance after the workshop from their workshop mentors to help in the implementation of their studies at their home institutions.