Department of Social Medicine
The Department of Social Medicine is an interdisciplinary basic science department of Harvard Medical School. Its faculty of anthropologists, sociologists, historians, ethicists, social policy specialists, and clinicians teach and conduct research about the social, cultural and moral aspects of illness and health care, with a special emphasis on reducing health disparities and improving the quality of medical care.Affiliation: Harvard Medical SchoolWeb site: http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dsm/