#  Culture and Community Engagement 

 



[**Office for Culture and Community Engagement** ](https://occe.hms.harvard.edu/?utm_source=OCERMarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GQD_6.4.2025&utm_content=new+OCCE+website)

**Meet our current and past** [**Dean's Postdoctoral Fellows**](https://occe.hms.harvard.edu/awards-recognition) - The Dean’s Postdoctoral Fellowship sponsored by the Office for Culture and Community Engagement and the Office for Postdoctoral Fellows

***Collaboration & Service***

- We are better together.
- We partner with our local, national, and global communities to alleviate suffering, improve health, and advance health equity.

***Diversity & Respect***

- We hold that our individual perspectives, talents, experiences, and contributions as members of the HMS community are the foundation and drivers of our mission.
- We act in ways that show consideration and dignity for all.
- We value curiosity, questioning, critical thinking, and reflection and encourage constructive dialogue.

***Integrity & Accountability***

- We conduct our work honestly and ethically, advancing science and pursuing truth.
- We lead responsibly and hold ourselves, as individuals and as a community, accountable for upholding our mission and values.
- We provide an environment that values open discourse and the importance of individual voices.

***Wellness & Balance***

- We value the well-being of every member of the community.

***Lifelong Learning***

- We promote an environment of learning and discovery.
- We strive for excellence through ongoing professional and personal improvement that incorporates constructive feedback.
- We embrace innovation and creative solutions, recognizing that meaningful progress often requires thoughtful risk taking.

**We each belong to the HMS community. We are Harvard Medicine.**

[**Mission and Community Values Statements of Harvard Medical School**](https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/campus-culture/mission-statement-community-values)  
[**Statement of Mutual Respect and Public Discourse at Harvard Medical School**](https://hms.harvard.edu/about-hms/campus-culture/statement-mutual-respect-public-discourse-hms)

*LINKS TO RESOURCES*  
[Culturally Aware Mentorship (CAM)](https://cimerproject.org/cam-nrmn/)  
[Minority Biomedical Scientists at Harvard](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/mbsh/home)