Fellowship Details

Applications are invited from researchers with doctoral degrees (J.D., M.D., Ph.D., Pharm.D., or equivalent) or who will complete such training by July 2025. Fellows will have an appointment at Harvard Medical School, receive close mentorship from faculty members in PORTAL and the Division, and engage in projects intended to start their careers in law and public health. Fellows have been successful in transitioning to jobs in academia (medicine, law, public health), government, and private practice. Fellowships would begin in July 2025, with fellowship length varying depending on the candidate (minimum: 1 year). Fellows are expected to be based in the Boston area for the duration of their fellowship.

Current and past PORTAL fellows have studied FDA regulation, patents, drug access and costs, and competition in the therapeutic marketplace. Other areas of focus include the relationship between intellectual property and drug costs and availability, ethical issues affecting the pharmaceutical market, drug comparative effectiveness, as well as the development, approval, and evidence-based use of drugs, devices, vaccines, and diagnostics.

The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. To apply, please submit the following materials using the application form linked below:

1.  a cover letter describing your past work, ideas for the kind of research you’d like to do in the fellowship, and career goals;
2.  A CV and
3. a writing sample, such as a published lead-author paper or a writing excerpt from a course assignment

Submit Your Application

Candidates will be contacted for interviews after the submission deadline. Please contact Matt Martin at mmartin55@bwh.harvard.edu with any questions.

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