• Like a good neighbor, MGH is there
  With a long history of caring for the community beyond the hospital's main campus, the MGH recently launched a program that focuses on a specific population in nearby neighborhoods. Called MGH Senior HealthWISE (wellness, involvement, support and education), the program is meant to improve the health and well-being of seniors living in the Beacon Hill and West End areas.
  

• Marking medical career beginnings with house staff orientation
  It is a rite of passage for all new physician trainees at the MGH – house staff orientation.
  During June and July, hundreds of interns, residents and fellows participate in the orientation process at the MGH, spending a full day learning about hospital policies, departments and resources before going to their individual departments for additional training.
  

• Making medical music
  Partners physicians enjoyed an evening of music and laughter June 28 at the fifth annual "Partners Night at the Pops: A Celebration in Honor of our Physicians." Led by guest conductor Marvin Hamlisch, the Boston Pops treated an audience of 1,000 physicians from across Partners HealthCare and their guests to the sounds of Broadway, including tributes to Cole Porter and Richard Rogers.
  

• Partners steps up proteomic research
  Advancing its pioneering role in the emerging field of proteomics – the study of proteins – Partners HealthCare forged a new alliance with Zyomyx, a leading biotechnology company. In collaboration with Zyomyx, Partners will apply leading technology in protein chips to facilitate a better understanding of the changing form and function of complex proteins.
  

• Bone Marrow Transplant Unit honors, remembers and reminisces with patients
  It was a day of celebration as more than 200 peopled gathered June 13 to honor, reminisce and remember patients who have been treated in the MGH Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Survivors and their families joined physicians, nurses and therapists at the Bone Marrow Transplant Patient and Family Reunion, which first began in 1996.
  

• Habla Espanol? MGHers learn new language, celebrate achievements
  Recognizing the increasing diversity among its patients and employees, the hospital created a program to help break through the language barrier. The MGH Spanish for Health Care program is designed to teach employees who want to learn – and often need to learn – Spanish to improve the quality of their job performance. On June 18, more than 50 of the students from the program received certificates after completing two cycles of Spanish-related courses.

• MGH Police and Security gives back to community
  In keeping with the tradition of reaching out to community youth programs, the MGH recently provided equipment and expertise to educate teenagers about important life-saving skills.
  

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