Alumni Rounds

Who or What Has Made You the Physician or Scientist You Are Today?

HMS alumni reflect on the mentors and mindsets that shaped their careers

• HMS Community

Alumni Experiences Beyond the Classroom

If you took time off before or during your years as an HMS student, how did you spend that time?

• Medical Education

Alumni on the Power of the Oath

How has the oath you took during your first days in medical school influenced your practice of medicine?

• Medical Education

Alumni Reflect on Game-Changing Medical Discoveries

Which scientific or medical development has excited you the most during your career?

• HMS Community
• Discovery

Alumni on the Skills Doctors Need

What skills would you recommend clinicians start learning today to be better prepared for tomorrow?

• Medical Education

Alumni Suggest Favorite Books

What books have had a profound influence on you personally or professionally?

• HMS Community
• Books

Alumni on Their Mark on the Profession

How would you most like others to remember you as a physician?

• HMS Community

Alumni Reveal Favorite Study Spots on Campus

When you were a student at HMS, what were your favorite places to study, and why?

• HMS Community

Alumni on the Clinical Rotation that Changed Them

Which of your clinical rotations made the greatest impression on you?

• Medical Education

Alumni Recall their First Patient Encounter

What do you remember about your first patient encounter?

• Medical Education

Alumni on The Pandemic and its Effects on U.S. Health Care

What surprised you about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected health care in the United States?

• Infectious Disease

Alumni on the Lifelong Benefits of Financial Aid During Medical School

How did receiving help with the costs of medical school assist you while you were a student and afterward?

• Medical Education

Alumni Recall their Student Days Playing Intramural Sports

Did you participate in club or intramural sports while you were in medical school?

• Medical Education

Alumni on Music and its Role in their Lives

Did you play an instrument or sing while you were in medical school?

• HMS Community

Alumni on their Thoughts when Receiving their White Coat

What were your thoughts when you first put on your white coat?

• Medical Education

Alumni on How to Avoid Burnout

What advice would you give to a physician who may be experiencing burnout?

• HMS Community

Alumni on How Being a Doctor Brings Joy

How does being a doctor bring you joy?

• HMS Community

Alumni Assess the Pros and Cons of Being a Physician

Details, updates, and observations from alumni

• HMS Community

Alumni reminisce about life in Vanderbilt Hall

HMS alumni share memories of their days in Vanderbilt Hall

• Medical Education
• HMS Community

Alumni recall mentors and the value of their advice

• Medical Education
• HMS Community