July 24, 2003

What's Happening

Annuity fairs and financial planning workshops
The Partners Benefits Office will host two tax-sheltered annuity fairs July 29, from 7:30 am to 4 pm, at CNY Building 149 in the Research Affairs Conference Room, and July 30, from 7:30 am to 4 pm, in the Wellman Conference Room. Representatives from Fidelity, TIAA-CREF and Vanguard will be available to answer questions. There also will be a financial planning workshop July 28 at noon in the O'Keeffe Auditorium and July 31 at noon, at CNY Building 149 in the seventh floor auditorium. For more information, contact Patrick Tan at (617) 726-6534.

Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials course
The Educational Unit of the Clinical Research Program (CRP), in collaboration with the MGH Cancer Center, will offer an intensive course "Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials" Mondays and Thursdays in September and October, from 5 to 6:15 pm in the Trustees Room. The course will survey the theory and practice of clinical trials, review design and conduct of clinical research and enable participants to develop effective clinical trials. The course is geared toward second-year fellows and junior faculty, and the fee is $200. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required. For more information, visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or call the CRP at (617) 726-1669.

Health disparities seminar
The MGH Patient Care Services Diversity Steering Committee will host "Health Disparities: A Minority Nurse and Health Professions Perspective" Sept. 5, from 8 am to noon in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Join nurses, therapists and social workers from the Alaska/Native American Indian, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic and Philippine Nurses Association for a minority-based perspective on health disparities. If special accommodations are required, contact Oz Mondejar at (617) 726-5741.

MGH/Timilty Partnership programs
The MGH/Timilty Partnership will be recruiting presenters for the 2003-2004 Science in the Classroom program July 29, from 11:30 am to 1 pm in the Main Corridor. Science in the Classroom brings MGH scientists into sixth-grade classes to present hands-on science lessons. The Partnership provides training, resources and ongoing support to the program. Lessons take place at the James P. Timilty Middle School in Roxbury. For more information about Science in the Classroom or any of the volunteer opportunities available through the Science Connection Program, contact the Partnership Office at (617)445-5712 or send e-mail to sberglund@partners.org The Partnership also will hold its annual SummerWorks showcase in the Main Corridor, Aug. 7, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. SummerWorks is a career exploration and summer employment program that offers graduating Timilty students paid part-time summer internships at the MGH. At the SummerWorks Showcase, interns will present the skills, experience and the lessons they learned throughout the seven-week program. For more information, call (617) 724-6424.