MBE Capstone Experience
A mentored, hands-on capstone ethics experience complements the Master of Science in Bioethics (MBE) program, tailored to each student’s professional expertise and interests. Our program participants are paired with faculty who are actively working on the front lines of bioethics. Working in collaboration, students actually see and participate in the type of bioethics they will be practicing after graduation. They gain practical, real-life understanding applying what they have learned as they work alongside a bioethics leader in their area of concentration.
Mentored Practical Experience
The capstone experience is a mentored practical experience tailored to each student's professional expertise and interests culminating in a poster presentation in May. Our program participants are paired with faculty who are actively working on the front lines of bioethics.
Working in collaboration with their mentor, students actually see and participate in the type of bioethics they will be practicing after graduation. They gain practical, real-life understanding applying what they have learned as they work alongside a bioethics leader in their area of concentration.
Capstone Seminar
The Capstone Seminar engages intentionally-small sections of students led by a Seminar leader on a weekly basis with occasional larger group meetings on Zoom which bring together speakers and students from multiple sections to share content and increase networking opportunities. The part-time sections meet in the evening hours.
Capstone Symposium
Each year Harvard Medical School and the Center for Bioethics communities recognize and celebrate graduating Master of Science in Bioethics students and their capstone projects. Capstone mentors, faculty, alumni, members of the HMS community and prospective students are in attendance. The capstone symposium program features an address by a keynote speaker followed by a poster presentation and reception.
Celebrating Our Community
In 2025, the in-person Capstone Symposium was hosted at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center on campus as part of the Center's 10th Anniversary Event and Alumni Celebration. Click here to view photos from this event! The in-person keynote speaker was Neal Baer, MD, MA, MEd, and the virtual keynote speaker was Thos Cochrane, MD, MBA.