The Harvey Mudd College Clinic Program engages students in the solving of real-world, technical problems for corporate clients. Engineering, mathematics, physics, and computer science departments each conduct clinic projects that draw upon the unique talents of our students and faculty advisors. Since Clinic was developed at Harvey Mudd College nearly 40 years ago, over 300 organizations have participated. The College has completed over 1,150 projects. Clinic Overview (PDF)

Students work in groups of four or five under the guidance of a student project manager, a faculty advisor, and a liaison from the sponsoring organization. Projects begin in September, involve about 1200 work hours and are completed the following May. The liaison outlines the project requirements, approves the team's proposal for accomplishing the work, and receives weekly progress reports. In most cases the student team visits the sponsoring company for a midyear project review and typically provides a summary presentation to senior officials at the end of the project. Clinic teams present their research during public forums held on-campus and submit final written reports to the corporate customer upon completion of the project. Sponsors retain full rights to all intellectual property developed by the team.

Every Clinic Project is formally presented at a special year-end event called Projects Day. Clinic abstracts and sponsor information from the most recent 226 projects may be viewed:

The Clinic Advisory Committee is a special purpose committee of the Harvey Mudd College Board of Trustees. The committee's mission is to offer advice to the college's students, faculty, and staff for the purpose of sustaining and improving the Clinic Program.

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Contact: 909-607-7015 or e-mail clinic@hmc.edu