May 16, 2003

What's Happening

Memorial service
A memorial service for Ricardo Diaz, the Buildings and Grounds employee who lost his life Feb. 18, will be held May 21 at 3 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Diaz's family and co-workers have been invited to attend, and the service is open to the MGH community as well. A reception at the Blossom Cafe lobby will follow the service.

MGH Revere road race and health fair
The MGH Revere HealthCare Center will host its annual road race May 17, at 8:30 am along Revere Beach. Registration will begin at 7:15 am for the 5-mile race. All proceeds will benefit the MGH Revere Teen Center. The center also will host a "fun run" for kids at 9:30 am, as well as a health fair with screenings, raffles and entertainment from 8:30 to 11:30 am. For more information, send e-mail to bmmacintyre@partners.org.

Senior HealthWISE seminar
The MGH Senior HealthWISE education seminar program will offer "From Laboratory to Life: Research Advances in Aging" May 19, from 4 to 5 pm in the East Garden Dining Room. Kenneth Minaker, MD, chief of the MGH Geriatric Medicine Unit, will discuss research findings on longer life expectancy, genetic influences on aging and making appropriate personal health choices. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

HIV symposium
The MGH Program in Nutritional Metabolism is sponsoring a symposium "Liver, Bone and Cardiovascular Consideration in HIV Lipodystrophy" May 19, from 8 am to 12:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. This symposium will feature lectures and a panel discussion. Seating is limited. For more information or to make a reservation, call (617) 724-6926.

Zervas Lecture
The fourth annual Nicholas T. Zervas, MD, Lecture will be held May 20, at noon in the Ether Dome. E. Chester Ridgway, MD, professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, will present "Proliferation of Pituitary Thyrotrope Cells." For more information,call (617) 726-3870.

Responsible Conduct of Research Program
Partners HealthCare will sponsor a Responsible Conduct of Research Program to be held May 21, from 5 to 9 pm in the Wellman Conference Room. Registration will start at 4 pm and a light dinner will be served. This program is designed to fulfill the NIH ethics training requirement for predoctoral and postdoctoral National Research Service Award trainees. For more information, send e-mail to vmirabello@partners.org.

Hispanic health services research conference
The MGH Institute for Health Policy and the MGH Multicultural Affairs Office will sponsor "Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities" May 23, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in the Bigelow Amphitheater. Health services researchers from around the country will present research that focuses on the Hispanic community and discuss approaches to addressing Hispanic health disparities. Registration is free but required for attendance. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-4613.

AMMP scholarship applications
The Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) now is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program. Current employees of the MGH, Partners and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital are eligible to compete for awards of up to $1,000 each for the fall 2003 and spring 2004 semesters. The application deadline is Aug. 15. For more information or to receive an application, send
e-mail to mwills@partners.org.