• Holiday shopping begins with MGH fundraiser
  More than 700 guests shopped until they dropped at the eighth annual FAO Schwarz Holiday Shopping Benefit Nov. 16 which raised almost $300,000 for the Friends of the MGH Cancer Center.

• The MGH holiday parties
  MGH employees are cordially invited to attend the annual MGH holiday party hosted by James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH.

• MGH to serve as regional headquarters for national mentoring program for Hispanic medical students
  More than 70 medical students, faculty and staff attended an inaugural event for the Hispanic Medical Students Mentorship Program, Nov. 15. The Multicultural Affairs Office at the MGH will serve as the regional coordinator of the program.

• United Way campaign extended
  THe MGH United Way campaign will be extended so that MGHers can make donations through Dec. 29. More than $160,000 had been pledged to the campaign during October and November.

• Safety tips for seniors
  John Driscoll from MGH Police and Security spoke with local senior citizens Nov. 15 about basic safety and prevention guidelines. The seminar was sponsored by the MGH Senior Supper Club, a program sponsored by MGH Senior Health and MGH Nutrition and Food Services.

• A gift of $20 million creates joint imaging center
  A $20 million gift given by a Greek shipping family has established the Massachusetts General Hospital/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Functional and Structural Biomedical Imaging, which will be directed by Bruce Rosen, MD, PhD.

• Scientific symposium honors MGH physician
  A scientific symposium was held Nov. 17 to honor John T. Potts, Jr., MD, director of Research at the MGH, for his leadership in endocrinology, medicine and biomedical science.

• Holiday celebrations begin
  The spirit of the holiday season soon will descent on the MGH with many celebrations among departments, the Patient Care Services' presentation of "Holidays around the World."

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