Partners completes
affiliation with Faulkner Hospital Partners, BWH and Faulkner Hospital announced Oct. 1 that
the proposed network affiliation among the institutions has been reviewed by all necessary
federal and state agencies, and the affiliation now is official.
MGH to be
Parkinson's disease center The MGH is one of three institutions nationwide to be
designated by the National Institutes of Health as a center for Parkinson's disease
research and care.
Parental
responsibilities limit careers of women in academic medicine Child care responsibilities appear to be a major
reason why female medical school faculty members often advance more slowly in their
careers than their male counterparts. In a study in the Oct. 1 Annals of Internal
Medicine, Phyllis Carr, MD, of the MGH Women's Health Associates, and collaborators at
Boston Medical Center, report results of a survey.
MGH
recognizes Burn Prevention Week In recognition of Burn Prevention Week, Oct. 3 to 9, the
MGH Sumner Redstone Burn Center offers tips to treat burn injuries.
Help for
non-English-speaking patients To assist non-English-speaking patients in
communicating with hospital staff, booklets entitled "English in the Hospital"
now are available in the MGH General Store.
MGH,
Partners cyclists support AIDS research Mark Ogino, MD, of the NICU, and Greg Koski, MD,
director of Human Studies, Research Affairs, teamed up with others from Partners to join
the more than 2,800 riders in the three-day, 300-mile Boston to New York AIDS Ride.
Crime
prevention fair The hospitalwide Crime Prevention Fair, which took
place Oct.1 under the Bulfinch Tent, featured booths promoting the programs and services
of the Police, Security, Parking and Photography departments.
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