What's Happening

Senior HealthWISE events
The MGH Senior HealthWISE lecture series will host “Recognizing and Understanding Parkinson’s Disease” Sept. 20, from 11 am to noon in the Haber Conference Room. Albert Hung, MD, PhD, of the MGH Department of Neurology, will be the guest speaker. Senior HealthWISE also will offer hypertension screenings and blood pressure checks Sept. 24, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the West End Library. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

Comedy night to benefit MGHfC’s LADDERS program
Boston Casting will host a comedy night Oct. 7 at the Comedy Connection in Boston with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Learning and Developmental Disorders Evaluation and Rehabilitation Services (LADDERS) program at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). A reception will begin at 5 pm and the show, featuring Wendy Liebman and Boston-area comedians, will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $75. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (617) 248-9700 or visit www.comedyconnectionboston.com.

Fall 2007 computer training schedule
Partners Information Systems Training has released the Fall 2007 schedule for Microsoft Office 2003 computer training courses. To view a complete schedule or to register, visit is.partners.org/training. For more information, contact Erin Dooley at eadooley@partners.org or (617) 724-6523.

Clinics, Tilton and VBK reception
All MGH employees, patients, visitors and volunteers are invited to attend a reception celebrating the Clinics, Tilton and Vincent Burnham Kennedy (VBK)
buildings, which were vacated in July in preparation for the construction of the Building for the Third Century. The reception will be held Sept. 20, from 2 to 4 pm under the Bulfinch Tent. For more information, e-mail mghhrevents@partners.org.

MGH photo contest
All MGH and Partners employees are invited to submit their photos to the MGH Photography Department’s tenth annual amateur photo contest. Contestants may submit up to two photos and all entries should be in printed form (no slides or electronic files) and no larger than 8x10 inches, unmounted and unframed. Entry forms are available at the Photography Department. All entries must be submitted with a completed entry form by Oct. 16. From Oct 23. through 30, submissions will be displayed in the first floor corridor between the Jackson and Bigelow buildings. Voting ballots and a ballot box will be available in the same location. Winners will be announced in the Nov. 2 issue of MGH Hotline. For more
information, call (617) 726-2237.

HMS faculty fellowship program
Harvard Medical School (HMS) junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows are invited to apply for several fellowships offered by outside foundations — including the Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholars Program in Aging, the William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholars Program and the Damon Runyon Clinical Investigator Award. Potential candidates must first apply through the HMS Faculty Fellowship Program, which selects the applications to be forwarded to the foundations. Applications are due by Oct. 23 and should be sent to the Office of the Dean for Academic and Clinical Programs, Gordon Hall, Room 101. For more information, visit medapps.med.harvard.edu/fellowships. For additional questions, contact Stacy McGrath at (617) 432-3667 or stacy_mcgrath@hms.harvard.edu or Michael Bautista at (617) 432-6928 or michael_bautista@hms.harvard.edu.  

PIE Awards nomination
The Sept. 21 nomination deadline for the 2007 Partners in Excellence (PIE) Awards is approaching. All MGH employees are encouraged to nominate their colleagues — individuals or teams — in one of the following categories: leadership and innovation, quality treatment and service, teamwork, operational efficiency and community contributions. To submit a nomination online, visit pulse.partners.org/about/pie_about.htm. Nomination forms also are available through managers and supervisors. For more information, call (617) 724-9743.

Nominations for the Nathaniel Bowditch Prize
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 Nathaniel Bowditch Prize. The $5,000 award will be presented to an MGH employee — clinician or
nonclinician — who has made a significant contribution to improving the quality of care at the hospital while reducing the cost of such care. The award was established in 2000 by Charles and Nancy Munger through the Alfred C. Munger Foundation to honor Nathaniel Bowditch, a 19th century pioneer in celestial navigation and an early supporter of the MGH. Nomination forms are available by contacting Suzanne M. Williams at (617) 726-8254 or swilliams7@partners.org. Nominations are due by Nov. 2 and should be submitted to Andrew Warshaw, MD, chairman of the Bowditch Prize Selection Committee, at White 506.