February 18, 2005

What's Happening

Graduate information sessions
The MGH Institute of Health Professions will offer graduate information sessions Feb. 26, from 10 am to noon, and May 19, from 6 to 8 pm in the Catherine Filene Shouse Building. Staff will be available to answer questions about the admissions process, application deadlines, prerequisites, financial aid, student life and online learning options. Faculty and students will offer information regarding the Institute's graduate entry-level, post-professional and certificate programs in Clinical Investigation, Communication Science and Disorders (including Reading Specialist CAS), Medical Imaging, Nursing and Physical Therapy. To make a reservation, send e-mail to admissions@mghihp.edu or call (617) 726-0422. For more information, visit http://www.mghihp.edu.

Longwood Symphony Orchestra
The Longwood Symphony Orchestra, the orchestra of Boston's medical community, will perform March 12 at 8 pm at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall to benefit the Joslin Diabetes Center. The concert will feature guest artists The Weilerstein Trio. There will be a pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm with Jonathan McPhee, the newly appointed music director. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for seniors and students. To purchase tickets, call Jordan Hall box office at (617) 585-1260 or visit
http://www.longwoodsymphony.org. For more information, call Leslie Wolfe Arista at (617) 713-4130.

MGH Leadership Academy
MGH supervisors and managers are invited to the launch of the MGH Leadership Academy Feb. 23, from 10 to 11 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. This information session will introduce supervisors and managers to the Academy's five pillars of leadership and its competency model. For more information, send e-mail to MGHLeadershipAcademy@partners.org or call (617) 726-2230.

CRP seminar
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will sponsor "Problem-Based Biostatistics Seminars for Physiologic Investigators" March 8 and 22, from 3:30 to 5 pm in the Walcott Conference Rooms and March 15 and 29, from 3:30 to 5 pm in the Burr 5 and 6 Conference Rooms. Intended for physiologic investigators who have moderate or substantial statistical experience, each of the four sessions will focus on a different theme and an actual research project. A database will be used to provide concrete and realistic examples. Seminars will be run by John Orvav, associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Enrollment is limited. Registration is required and must be received by March 1. To register, visit http://crnet.mgh.harvard.edu/. For more information, send e-mail to Elaine Almeida at ealmeida@partners.org or
call (617) 726-5010.