June 5–6

On Friday, enjoy engaging discussions and campus tours, followed by an elegant dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel or a casual reception in Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall. Continue the festivities on Saturday with family fun on the Quad.

QUICK LINKS: Schedule | Symposium | Young Alumni Social Reception | Reception and Dinner | Party on the Quad | Parking 

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Alumni from classes ending in “6” or “1” should register for these events through their Reunion registration site. 

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Fees (through May 27 at 5 p.m. ET): 

  • Friday Daytime Programming: $50 for alumni; $40 for guests
  • Reception and Dinner: $225 per person
  • Young Alumni Social Reception: $60 per person 12+; $20 for those under 12
  • Party on the Quad: $60 per person ages 18+; $40 ages 12–17; free for those under 12

Schedule

Friday, June 5 | Daytime Programming

Veritas Science Center | 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur

8 a.m. – 3 p.m.Registration and Check-in
8–9:15 a.m.Continental Breakfast 
9:15–10:30 a.m.Harvard Medical Alumni Association Annual Meeting and State of the School Address featuring alumni leaders and Dean George Q. Daley, AB ’82, MD ’91, PhD
This session includes the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award for HMS Alumni to Tenley Albright, MD ’61
10:30 a.m. – NoonReimagining Global Health (Alumni Day Symposium)
12:15–3 p.m.Lunch
3:15–4:30 p.m.Student-Led Tours of the HMS Campus 

Friday, June 5 | Evening Programming

5 p.m.Young Alumni Social Reception (Classes of 2012–2025) | Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall
6 p.m.Evening Reception and Dinner (Classes of 2010 and beyond) | Four Seasons Hotel Boston, 200 Boylston Street

Saturday, June 6

HMS Quadrangle

11–11:30 a.m. Tour of Countway Library (depart from the library lobby) 
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.Party on the Quad 
12:30–1 p.m. 
AND 1:30–2 p.m.		Tours of Countway Library (depart from the library lobby) 

Reimagining Global Health

Alumni Day Symposium

Friday, June 5
10:30 a.m. – Noon
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center Amphitheater, Veritas Science Center (VSC)

Moderator:

Vikram Patel, MBBS, PhD
Paul Farmer Professor and Chair of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Panelists:

Atul Gawande, MD ’95 (Class of 1994), MPH ’99
Fish Chair in Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Samuel O. Thier Professor of the Practice of Surgery, Harvard Medical School 
Distinguished Professor in Residence, Ariadne Labs

Louise Ivers, MD, MPH ’05
Faculty Director, Harvard Global Health Institute
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
David Bangsberg MD, MPH Chair of Global Health Equity and Distinguished Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital

Joseph Rhatigan, MD ’92 
Chief of the Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Pardis Sabeti, MD ’06 (Class of 2004), DPhil
Professor, Harvard University and T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH ’01
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
19th Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Young Alumni Social Reception 

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Classes of 2012–2025

Raise a glass in Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall as you hear updates from faculty and savor the authentic Italian flavors of the award-winning MIDA Restaurant. Family and friends are welcome to register for this event! The reception includes an open bar (beer and wine) with light fare. 

Location

Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall
25 Shattuck Street, Boston

Evening Reception and Dinner 

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Classes of 2010 and beyond

An elegant evening at a five-star downtown hotel with alumni and guests from across class years, capped by after-dinner drinks and more conversation in the Aujourd’hui Lounge, featuring an open bar and photo station.  

Location

Four Seasons Hotel Boston 
200 Boylston Street

  • 6 p.m. Reception | Second Floor Ballroom
  • 6:45 p.m. Dinner | Room location will be posted at the reception

Getting There

Find directions to the Four Seasons Hotel Boston here »

Parking

  • Valet |  $45 (self-pay) 
    Four Seasons Hotel Boston, 200 Boylston Street
    Hours: 5 p.m. - midnight (before- or after-hours parking will incur an additional charge)
  • Self-park | For rates, visit their website »
    Boston Common Parking Garage, Zero Charles Street
    Hours: After 4 p.m.

Attire

  • Cocktail attire is suggested: dresses or pantsuits for women, and dress shirts with slacks for men (ties are optional). Think wedding guest, not black tie.

Party on the Quad

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Saturday, June 6 | 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Experience a fun-filled day with your family and fellow alumni featuring food trucks, lawn games, a DJ, a caricature artist, face painting, and special guests from the Countway Cuddles pet therapy program.

Location (rain or shine):

HMS Quadrangle 
200 Longwood Avenue, Boston
If it rains, we'll gather in the Veritas Science Center, located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur.

NOTE: Boston Pride For The People’s annual parade will take place on this day, resulting in road closures around Copley, the South End, and Boston Common. Please allow extra travel time and consider avoiding these areas if you are driving or transferring on the T.

Food Trucks

Attendees will receive one meal ticket as part of admission. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options will be available. 

Meals 

Dessert 

Entertainment

Attire

Casual and comfortable—jeans, shorts, and sneakers are perfect. If it rains, we’ll be indoors.

Parking

All-day parking in the Veritas Science Center Garage (77 Avenue Louis Pasteur) is available for $35. Parking is first come, first served when you register.

Questions

Email hmsalum@hms.harvard.edu or call 617-384-8443. 

2026 Distinguished Service Award Recipient

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Tenley E. Albright, MD ’61 

Albright is being recognized for her decades of service to Harvard Medical School. She is a longtime adviser and advocate for The Family Van and a strategic thought partner to HMS MEDscience, where she inspires students and staff through her journey as a former polio patient, an Olympic gold medalist, and a surgeon. She has served on the Admissions Committee, the Visiting Committee, and the Women in Medicine Advisory Committee; chaired the Alumni Fund; and been a longtime member of her Reunion Committee. By helping establish the Hollis L. Albright, MD ’31 Symposium, she ensures scientific initiatives and outstanding students at HMS receive annual recognition.

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