I'm waiting.
I'm waiting for--
For a cure
A cure for cancer.
Arthritis.
Asthma.
Allergies.
The flu.
Alzheimer's.
Diabetes.
Autism.
Lou Gehrig's disease.
Oh, yeah, I'm waiting.
I'm waiting for--
Someone to tell me why my tummy hurts.
Less expensive prescription.
Global clinical training.
I'm waiting.
I'm waiting for--
More primary care physicians.
A doctor I can talk to.
Get an appointment.
Affordable health care.
A treatment.
Personalized care.
Prevention tips.
A longer, healthier life.
Longer, healthier lives.
At Harvard Medical School, we are
committed to alleviating human suffering caused by disease.
What drives this lifesaving commitment?
Our ability to attract the best people,
to convene world class experts, to generate powerful solutions.
Together, we set the standard for achievement
in education, discovery, service and leadership.
With skill and passion, we confront disease
and address the biggest health care challenges of our time.
Harvard Medical School is consistently acknowledged
as the best in the world.
Our 12,000 member faculty reflects an unrivaled breadth
and depth of discovery and achievement
that inspires our students.
Here, these gifted scholars bring an intense curiosity
and passion to their pursuit of knowledge,
and as alumni, they leverage their training
and unique experiences to change the world.
When it comes to identifying the mechanisms that cause diseases
such as cancer Alzheimer's and diabetes,
what makes Harvard Medical School unique?
It's our collaborative approach with experts
in diverse fields coming together
to ask complex questions and cultivate new solutions.
Our unsurpassed strength is basic science
but there's nothing basic about it.
It is fundamental to uncovering the root cause of disease.
Together with our 16 renowned affiliated hospitals,
we move astonishing discoveries from the research bench
to the patient bedside and back again.
Service to humanity is integral to Harvard Medical School's
mission.
We are using our unique reach and power
to reverse the crisis in primary care,
reshape health care policy, improve global health delivery,
and transform health systems here in the US
and around the world.
Disease knows no boundaries and our commitment to service
extends far beyond our own borders
with Paul Farmer and his team leading the way.
Harvard Medical School has been innovating
for more than 230 years.
We are constantly in motion, looking ahead, anticipating
challenges, forging new partnerships,
investigating promising ideas.
More than ever today, the world needs the leadership
that Harvard Medicine is able to provide
to address the questions that are
pressing in the world about health and health care.
My greatest hope is that we're able to really produce
outcomes that would not be possible without the synergy
of this remarkable community.
Our mission to alleviate human suffering caused by disease
is ambitious.
It inspires all that we do.
Through our work, we are helping people live longer, healthier
lives but we need your help.
The world is waiting.
The time to act is now.
Join us.