Integrative Medicine Research Fellowship

Opportunities exist along the full spectrum of translational research from original cellular, molecular and OMIC analyses to systematic reviews, meta-analyses and large data analyses from biobanks, epidemiological studies and clinical trials. Fellows' investigations have spanned a wide range of skills and tools including genomic and biomarker analysis, complexity and network analysis, cardiopulmonary testing, biomechanics, and neuroimaging. The Program offers each Fellow an appointment at Harvard Medical School and one or more of its affiliated hospitals. All fellows participate in the intensive summer Program in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Some fellows may pursue a rigorous curriculum that could lead to a Master of Public Health or Bioinformatics degree.

The Program also includes structured experiences to improve teaching skills and supervised clinical activities under the direction of experienced faculty in general internal medicine and integrative medicine. Each Fellow is expected to design, conduct, present, and publish at least two original investigative projects. This research fellowship in integrative medicine was first funded in 1999 by the National Institutes of Health, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (formerly the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine), and was the first of its kind in the United States. Many of our prior fellows now lead integrative medicine centers at academic institutions across the country and are national/international leaders in the field.

• October 3, 2025: Application deadline for 2026 start (all materials must be in).
• November 2 & 3, 2025: Candidate interviews (group and individual) for 2026.
• December 1, 2025 (anticipated): Application deadline for 2026 Harvard School of Public Health Master’s Program.
• February 2, 2026 (anticipated): Application deadline for 2026 Program in Clinical Effectiveness
• July 1, 2026: Fellowship begins. 

Download the Program Application for 2025.

All application submissions and inquiries may be directed to our email.

1. Research Methodology: Fellows will obtain an advanced understanding of the basic disciplines of scientific research and be able to apply these to the field of IM.
2. Knowledge of IM: Fellows will develop a working knowledge of the various disciplines within IM.
3. Research Projects: Fellows will conduct and complete two or more original IM research projects
4. IM Clinical Skills: Fellows will develop clinical skills in the practice of IM appropriate to their training and develop an understanding of the integrative approach.
5. Teaching: Fellows will participate in teaching related to their area of interest.

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
• Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH)
• BWH Osher Clinical Center for Complementary and Integrative Medical Therapies (OCC)
• Boston Medical Center at Boston University School of Medicine (BMC)
• Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
• The Leonard P. Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies (the Zakim Center)
• Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH)
• Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
• The Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at MGH (BHI-MGH)
• The Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (the Martinos Center)
• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (SRH)
• Center for Mindfulness and Compassion
• Cambridge Health Alliance