MBA Experience
Many opportunities arise, both on and off campus, to engage in health care activities, network with alumni who work in the industry, and delve more deeply into various health care sectors.
Health Care Welcome Reception
Takes place each fall and is hosted by the Initiative. This kick-off meet and greet introduces first-year students to the various health care resources at HBS.
Health Care 101
Is a broad overview of the health care industry taught by faculty and includes the latest facts and figures about where students are securing internships and full-time positions.
Health Care Career Days
Offers panels and presentations designed to introduce students to diverse health care industries, including life sciences, digital health, payors, providers, international health, venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting.
The Student-Alumni Mentor Program
Matches students interested in health care with alumni who can provide direction on navigating the complex health care sector.
Speakers
From all areas of health care visit campus regularly. Meet CEOs from companies such as Eli Lilly, Vertex, Tenet Healthcare, BCBS, Boston Scientific, and Partners In Health, as well as venture capital firms, entrepreneurs, and health care consultants.
The Health Care Conference
Is an annual health care event organized entirely by student club members. The conference brings together more than 600 students, alumni, and professionals, plus 30 speakers from diverse areas of health care.
Physician Shadow Program
Enables students who are interested in health care delivery to shadow physicians at area hospitals and community health centers. This program provides a glimpse into the front lines of health care delivery.
Mixers & Small Group Dinners
Provide networking and community building opportunities with alumni, students, and the broader Harvard community.
“The second-year classes allowed me to delve deeper into health care and get to know several of the health care-focused faculty members.”
Elena Avramov
MBA 2013
“The second-year classes allowed me to delve deeper into health care and get to know several of the health care-focused faculty members.”
Elena Avramov
MBA 2013
Business plan challenges and case competitions offer an engaging way to collaborate with faculty and students, develop presentation and pitching skills, and potentially commercialize a health care innovation.
HBS Health Care Initiative
Are you an entrepreneur commercializing new biomedical technology? Then, build your venture in the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship. Since 2013, Blavatnik Fellows started 45 companies and collectively raised more than $530M in funding. Fellows receive salary and benefits, access to an operating budget, and mentorship from a community of business and science leaders with experience launching science-based businesses.
- 29 Jan 2025
Blavatnik Fellowship Meet&Greet
HBS Health Care Initiative
Grille Lounge at Spangler
Grille Lounge at Spangler
Open to HBS Alumni