MGH Institute 2009 Annual Report

ADVANCING A NEW ERA IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION

ANNUAL REPORT 2009

In 1977, leaders at Massachusetts General Hospital saw a futurethat few others could. Dramatic change was coming, and it wouldinvolve a new type of health care professional.

MGH, a pioneer in medical and nursing education 100 yearsearlier, again made a bold choice. It would create a graduateschool in health sciences, one of the first in the country foundedby a teaching hospital.

More than three decades later, the MGH Institute of HealthProfessions remains a unique and innovative graduate school,integrating rigorous academics with clinical practice to preparestudents for leadership roles in nursing, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and radiologic technology.

We invite you, through these pages, to take a closer look at thisvision, which continues to set the standard in health sciences.

We invite you inside the MGH Institute.

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MGH saw enormous change coming, driven in part bypromising new technologies and the growing demand forskilled clinicians who could master them.

The Vision to Lead

Back in the late 1970s, new words beganto appear in the nation’s vocabulary, termslike “managed care” and “HMO.” Meanwhile,health care itself was undergoing profoundchange, as new technologies were propellingnurses to take their skills beyond their tradi-tional bedside role.

These weren’t the only changes coming tohealth care.

Leadership at Massachusetts GeneralHospital, initiated by Dr. John Knowles andcontinued by Dr. Charles Sanders, recognizedearly on that a new type of health careprofessional would be needed, one steepedin science, prepared in evidence-based care,skilled in clinical techniques, knowledgeableabout research, and possessing the toolsand leadership skills to practice autonomouslywhile also operating as a vital part of thelarger health care team.

MGH made a bold decision. It would leverageits reputation as a renowned academic teach-ing hospital for Harvard Medical School tolaunch a graduate school for the healthsciences, one of the first such institutions inthe country.

More than three decades later, with outstand-ing programs in Nursing, Physical Therapy,Communication Sciences and Disorders, andMedical Imaging, the MGH Institute of HealthProfessions sits at the forefront of healthprofessions education.

The quality is evident in the feedback fromour numerous clinical education sites that ourstudents are consistently better prepared thantheir peers from other programs. The rangeof jobs that students are able to land upongraduation is further evidence of their highlevel of preparation.

You can see it in alumni such as Sarah WardCSD ’95, founder of the Center for ExecutiveFunction Skill Development and pastpresident of the Brain Injury Association ofMassachusetts. She is typical of so manyof the 3,500 graduates who lead in theirrespective fields and use their skills to workwith nonprofit organizations, start companies,or serve on presidential advisory boards andnational commissions.

You can see in it the Institute’s newest leader,President Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAAN,who in just two years has moved the graduateschool to a new level of prominence acrossPartners HealthCare, Eastern Massachusettsand beyond. Overseeing adoption of a newmission and vision statement, a campusexpansion of nearly thirty percent, and reorg-anization of four academic programs into twonew Schools are all visible indicators ofchanges that are helping the MGH Institutebecome a global leader in health professionseducation.

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You can see it in its world-class faculty, whichcontinues to distinguish itself through teachinginnovation while contributing to outstandingresearch aimed at improving health care.

You can see it in the 700 clinical supervisorsand preceptors, many of whom are Institutealumni, who guide students through frontlineexperiences at more than 600 acute andcommunity health care settings.

You can see it in the expanded clinical simula-tion labs, which have received funding throughthe Massachusetts Department of HigherEducation to support a grant project of ClinicalAssistant Professor Patricia A. Reidy, MSFNP-BC, to allow students interprofessionalpractice opportunities to meld classroomtheory with clinical technique in a simulatedhome care setting.

And you can see it in the newly renovatedSpeech, Language, and Literacy Center, whichbrings clinical assessment, innovative thera-pies, and cutting-edge technology right intothe classroom while delivering much-neededservices to children and adults in theCharlestown community.

Yet, true to its founding vision, the MGHInstitute is not content to rest on its laurels.As advances in health care allow Americans tolive increasingly longer, the demand for highlyskilled health care professionals will need toincrease exponentially to meet the demandsof the largest demographic in the country’shistory—the 76 million Baby Boomers whoare on the cusp of retirement. And MGHInstitute graduates will be on the front linesproviding that care.

Of course, these challenges represent thevery reason the MGH Institute was createdmore than three decades ago—to ensure thatthe next generation of health care leadersand skilled practitioners are ready to deliverhigh-quality care to those in need.

It is a vision whose time has come.


As advances in healthcare allow Americans tolive increasingly longer,the demand for highlyskilled health careprofessionals willincrease exponentiallyto meet the demands ofthe largest demographicin the country’s history:the 76 million BabyBoomers who are onthe cusp of retirement.

And MGH Institutegraduates will be on thefront lines providingthat care.

AdministrationJanis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAANPresident

Janis P. Bellack became President of the MGHInstitute of Health Professions in September, 2007.

As President, Dr. Bellack holds an academicappointment as the John Hilton Knowles Professor.Previously, she served for seven years as VicePresident for Academic Affairs/Provost and Professorof Nursing and Health Sciences at MassachusettsCollege of Pharmacy and Health Sciences inBoston. Prior to that, she served as AssociateProvost for Education and Professor of Nursing andHealth Professions at the Medical University ofSouth Carolina in Charleston.

Dr. Bellack is a senior consultant and member ofthe National Program Faculty for the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse FellowsProgram, and senior fellow at the University ofCalifornia, San Francisco Center for the HealthProfessions.

She currently serves on the RWJF NationalAdvisory Committee for a new program, EvaluatingInnovations in Nursing Education, and the City ofBoston’s Mayor’s Task Force on Improving Access toPrimary Care.

Dr. Bellack is recognized for her work in curriculumdevelopment and program evaluation in nursing andthe health professions, educational accreditation,interdisciplinary education, and health professionsleadership and workforce development. She hasreceived more than $7 million in external funding tosupport health professions education and workforcedevelopment and research, and has directed or co-directed a variety of federal and foundation grants.

She has co-authored two editions of a nursingtextbook, and has published numerous articles andbook chapters in the professional literature. For thepast 12 years, Dr. Bellack has served as associateeditor of the peer-reviewed Journal of NursingEducation.

Dr. Bellack received her nursing diploma and later abachelor’s degree in nursing from the University ofVirginia, a master’s degree in pediatric nursing fromthe University of Florida, and a doctoral degree ineducational policy studies from the University ofKentucky.

She is a Fellow of the American Academy ofNursing, and has been honored as OutstandingAlumnus of the University of Florida College ofNursing (1998), inducted into the Alumni Hall ofFame at the University of Kentucky (2002), andnamed the 2007 Distinguished Alumna of the Yearby the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLPProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Margery Chisholm, EdD, RN, CS, ABPPDean, School of Nursing

Atlas D. EvansVice President for Finance and Administration

Bette Ann Harris, DPT, MS ’83Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

Christopher HartleyExecutive Director of Institutional Advancement andChief Development Officer

Calvin R. Hill, PhDAssociate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer

Robert E. Hillman, PhD, CCC-SLPAssociate Provost for Research

Gregory L. Lof, PhD, CCC-SLPChair, Department of Communication Sciencesand Disorders

Carolyn LockeDean of Student Affairs

Leslie G. Portney, DPT, PhD, FAPTAChair, Department of Physical Therapy

Denis G. StratfordChief Information Officer

Richard Terrass, MEd, RT(R)Director, Graduate Program in Medical Imaging


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Board of TrusteesGeorge E. Thibault, MDPresident, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAANPresident, MGH Institute of Health Professions

Louis A. Bransford, PhDChairman of the Board, Public ServiceTelecommunications Corp.

D. Ari Buchler, JDSenior Vice President and General Counsel,Phase Forward, Inc.

John M. Connors III, BA, Vice ChairCo-founder, Boathouse Group, Inc.

Jeanette Ives Erickson, MSN, RN, FAANSenior Vice President for Patient Care and ChiefNurse, Massachusetts General Hospital

Judith A. Fong, RN, BA (SON ’68)Healthcare Administrator (retired)

Julia L. Greenstein, PhDDirector, Beta Cell Replacement, Juvenile DiabetesResearch Foundation

Matina S. Horner, PhDHonorary Trustee, Massachusetts General HospitalPresident Emerita, Radcliffe College

Oswald “Oz” Mondejar, BAVice President for Human Resources andCommunity Relations, Partners Continuing Care,Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

Angelleen Peters-Lewis, PhD, RNDirector of Women’s and Newborn Nursing andClinical Services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Colette A.M. Phillips, MAPresident and CEO, Colette PhillipsCommunications, Inc.

Diana L. Scott, ABSenior Vice President and General Manager, U.S.College Savings, John Hancock Financial Services

Sara Elizabeth Sievers, MBADirector, Center for Global Health and Development,The Heller School, Brandeis University

Carol M. Taylor, PhD, SMPresident, cmt Associates

Debra Weinstein, MDVice President for Graduate Medical Education,Partners HealthCare

James A. Wolf, BSPresident, TIAA-CREF Retirement Services (retired)

Corporate OfficersJanis P. Bellack (President)

Cindy L. Aiena (Treasurer)Budget Director, Massachusetts General Hospital

Judi S. Greenberg (Secretary)Office of the General Counsel, Partners HealthCare

Atlas D. Evans (Assistant Treasurer)Vice President for Finance and Administration,MGH Institute of Health Professions

Elizabeth D. Camelo (Assistant Secretary)Executive Assistant to the President, MGH Instituteof Health Professions

Honorary TrusteesE. Lorraine Baugh, MS, RNEdith L. Dabney, BAAlice F. Emerson, PhDNicholas A. Grace, LLBJohn V. Guttag, PhDHenry J. Mankin, MDHèléne K. Sargeant, MSCarol F. Surkin, MSWilliam O. Taylor, BAW. Nicholas Thorndike, ABEllen M. Zane, MA

George E. Thibault, MDChairman of the Board

George E. Thibault, MD, who became Chair of theMGH Institute Board of Trustees after eight years asa board member, became the seventh president ofthe Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation in January 2008.

After graduating summa cum laude fromGeorgetown University in 1965 and magna cumlaude from Harvard Medical School in 1969,he completed his internship and residency atMassachusetts General Hospital in Medicine andfellowship in Cardiology. After training in Cardiologyat the National Heart and Lung Institute inBethesda, MD, and at Guys Hospital in London,he became Chief Resident in Medicine at MGH.

In 1977, he founded and became the first directorof the Medical Practices Evaluation Unit, and wasnamed director of the Medical ICU/CCU at thehospital. In 1978, he became the Director of theTraining Program in Internal Medicine and AssistantChief of the Department of Medicine at MGH.

Dr. Thibault is a Professor of Medicine at HarvardMedical School. He was chosen in 2001 as the firstDirector of The Academy at HMS, and in 2005 wasnamed the first Daniel D. Federman Professor ofMedicine and Medical Education at HMS. Earlierthis year, President Barack Obama named him to acommission to nominate the next class of WhiteHouse Fellows.

Dr. Thibault has been the recipient of numerousawards and honors from Georgetown (Ryan Prizein Philosophy, Alumni Prize, and CohongarotonSpeaker) and Harvard (Alpha Omega Alpha, HenryAsbury Christian Award and Society of Fellows).He has been a visiting Scholar both at the Instituteof Medicine and Harvard’s Kennedy School ofGovernment, and a Visiting Professor of Medicine atmany medical schools in the U.S. and abroad.


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What distinguishes an MGH Institute education? It startswith innovation. From the beginning, the Institute has been aleader in developing cutting-edge academic programs toposition it at the forefront of change.

Innovation and Teaching

With a shortage of nursing faculty forcingmany nursing schools around the country toturn away qualified applicants, MassachusettsGeneral Hospital Senior Vice President andChief Nurse Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, MS,FAAN, urged the MGH Institute to help addressa nationwide shortage of Registered Nurses.

In less than two years, the 14-monthAccelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursingdegree was launched to meet a growingdemand for baccalaureate-prepared nurses.

Likewise, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)program was created to educate master’sprepared nurses for leadership roles in theincreasingly complex management of healthcare delivery. Launched in 2007, it was one ofthe first four such programs to be nationallyaccredited.

And just this fall, after recognizing a need formore advanced learning, the DNP for NursingExecutives (EDNP) was started for chiefnursing officers, vice presidents, and othersenior nurse leaders.

This comes on top of earlier programmaticinnovations, such as the entry-level Doctor ofPhysical Therapy (DPT) program, one of thefirst in the country to offer a one-year clinicalinternship paid by an employer. Similarly, theMedical Imaging program is one of few in thecountry to offer a post-baccalaureate leveleducation, and this year received an eight-year accreditation—the longest designationavailable.

This ability to look ahead has also helped theInstitute’s reputation among peer institutions.The DPT is ranked 7th in the country—andfirst in New England—by U.S. News & WorldReport; ranked 24th is the Master of Sciencein Speech-Language Pathology, again first inthe region; and the direct-entry Master ofScience in Nursing is in the top 10% of suchprograms nationwide.


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PROFILE

ELEANOR PUSEY-REID

Master TeacherDelivering the inaugural address at the AcceleratedBachelor of Science in Nursing pinning ceremony lastJune, Clinical Assistant Professor Eleanor A. Pusey-Reid, RN, MS, MEd, CCRN, spoke to “The Power ofCommitment”.

Born in Panama and educated in Mexico and theUnited States, Pusey-Reid served in a number of clinicalsettings after becoming a nurse, but knew all along herpassion was teaching. She has taught in locationsranging from Central America to New York to Californiato Massachusetts, focusing on students from lessadvantaged backgrounds who often get overlooked inacademic settings.

“My philosophy is to work with students and bring themto the level where they need to be,” she says. “I don’tbuy into the theory that some kids can’t learn.”

Pusey-Reid’s passionate and supportive teaching stylehasn’t changed since she joined the MGH Institute in2008, but she has adapted it for the program’sstudents, most of whom are older and have decidedto change to a new career in nursing.

“Undergraduate students don’t have the academicqualifications or the maturity like the students here,”she explains. “Sometimes, you had to beg them tostudy. Institute students understand discipline, so I canfocus much more on advanced learning because theyhave to learn a lot in just 14 months.”

For Pusey-Reid, the Institute’s success is attributablein large part to its teaching philosophy, which stressesclinical mastery and evidence-based learning.

“The Institute encourages faculty tokeep current in their clinical setting,”says Pusey-Reid, who maintains herown practice. “This enables faculty tobring the latest techniques andknowledge right into the classroom.That’s a powerful tool for teaching.”

While these innovative programs offerunmatched learning opportunities, it is theInstitute’s personalized approach to educationthat sets us apart. From the moment studentswalk through our doors, faculty treat them asfuture colleagues.

It’s commonplace for students to workone-on-one with some of the top health caretalent in the country, such as Professor RobertHillman, PhD, CCC-SLP, whose pioneeringwork in speech therapy led to stunning break-throughs in electrolarynx technology, includingvoice boxes controlled by a person’s ownbrainwaves.

Or Diane Feeney Mahoney, PhD, ARNP, BC,FGSA, FAAN, whose work in gerontechnologyled to her recent induction as a Fellow intothe American Academy of Nursing. TheJacques Mohr Professor in Geriatric Nursing,Dr. Mahoney is the only nurse principal inves-tigator for the National Institute on Aging andthe National Institute of Nursing Research’s“Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer’sCaregiver Health” project, the largest multi-site interventional study of Alzheimer’s familycaregivers.

While the numerous faculty with nationalreputations enhance the Institute’s prestige,its reputation is cemented in the classroom—in large part because more than 65% ofthe full-time faculty continue to practiceprofessionally, a much larger proportion thanin most other schools. This extensive wealthof practical knowledge provides studentswith cutting edge knowledge and treatmentbased upon real-life experiences.

That’s not only innovation, it’s realworld learning.


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While the Institutecan boast ofnumerous facultywith nationalreputations, it isin the classroomwhere its reputa-tion is mostrenowned—inlarge part becausemore than 65%of the full-timefaculty continueto practiceprofessionally, amuch largerproportion thanin most otherschools.

For decades, professional education in health care followedan apprenticeship model. Not so at the MGH Institute.

From Practice to Mastery

At the MGH Institute, from the start theemphasis has focused on the acquisition ofcutting-edge knowledge and providingevidence-based care in a variety of clinicalsettings.

With Massachusetts General Hospital as itsfounder, the Institute has been able to offerits students clinical rotations at the very bestsites. It starts with Partners HealthCareaffiliates MGH, Brigham & Women’s Hospital,Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, andNewton-Wellesley Hospital, and extends tomore than 600 other partnerships throughoutNew England and beyond, including theMGH Charlestown HealthCare Center, PartnersHome Care, and the Veterans HealthAdministration.

Clinical practica for students begins soonafter they begin classes—far sooner than atmany other schools—allowing immediateapplication of what they are learning in theclassroom. Working with the Institute’simpressive array of clinical partners offersstudents unparalleled opportunities to perfecttheir competencies while being exposed to avariety of specialties and diverse patientpopulations.


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With Massachusetts General Hospital asits founder, the Institute has been able tooffer its students clinical rotations at thevery best sites.

Penn currently balances a full course load with apart-time clinical placement job in the medical-surgical unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.Despite little time for anything other than school,he has managed to fit in working 12 hours aweek at The New England Organ Bank.

His work at the organ bank is a daily reminderthat compassion and empathy are as importantskills for a nurse as diagnostic aptitude.

“I’m receiving an incredible foundationwith my education here,” adds Penn,“and it really makes me want tobecome a nurse.”

For an assignment in his History of NursingIdeas class, Penn picked up his guitar and wrotea tribute to his grandfather who passed awayfour years ago after battling Parkinson’s disease.Performing the song for a group of nursingalumnae recently, a misty-eyed alumnaapproached Penn afterward, gave him a bighug and whispered, “Your song touched me.I lost my husband four years ago. Thank you.”Then she squeezed him a little harder.

“Bompa” by Ian PennIt’s been three years since I last enteredin this dark, lonely room,It screams of memories of you following away,With your eyes closed so tightly you travel back in time,Until the place that you know you once knew,Slowly fades away.

When all has gone away and nothing’s left behind,I will slip into forever,And even though you may not be listening,I’m still singing, I’m still singing for you.

It’s been three years since I said hello for the very last time,Well I wish that I could take it back,And save it for a rainy day.

In many instances, students don’t have toleave campus to sharpen their practice skills.The Institute recently doubled the size of itsSpeech, Language and Literacy Center, astate-of-the-art facility where first-year studentsin Communication Sciences and Disorders seechildren with speech and reading issues, whileprofessors Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP,and Eileen Hunsaker, MS, CCC-SLP, guidesecond-year students in the Aphasia Centerwith innovative approaches such as thepopular Nintendo Wii interactive video gameto help adult clients recovering from strokesregain their motor skills.

Innovation allowsthe Institute todevelop moreinter-professionalexperiences, astoday’s healthcare professionalsmust know howto work effectivelyas a member ofthe total healthcare team.


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PROFILE

IAN PENN

Committed to NursingAdvised to consider medical school while afreshman biology major at Gordon College, IanPenn worked part time as an Emergency MedicalTechnician to prepare for an anticipated careerin medicine.

During his stint as an EMT, Penn began to realizehe needed a career in which he could have amore fulfilling impact with patients.

“I spent a lot of time with nurses,” Penn recalls,“and the more I saw how much time and energythey put into their patients, the more I consideredthat nursing was the career I wanted.”

But first there was a detour teaching marineand environmental science at a youth adventurecamp on the West Coast, then an unfulfillingdesk job at an engineering firm, before he finallydecided to follow his initial instinct. Accepted intothe MGH Institute’s 14-month AcceleratedBachelor of Science in Nursing program, where18 percent of his classmates are men, he knewhe made the correct choice the moment hebegan classes last May.

“The clinical knowledge and real worldexperience the faculty bring to theclassroom is simply amazing,” hesays, “and the clinical experienceshere can’t be matched.”

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Likewise, our Home Health SimulationLaboratory—the first of its kind in the region—offers opportunities for both nursing andphysical therapy students to learn to care forpatients in an environment experts predictwill soon become much more common—our homes.

Such innovation allows the Institute todevelop more inter-professional experiences,as today’s health care professionals mustknow how to work effectively as a member ofthe total health care team.

As new methods appear on the horizon,the Institute will be there to spearheadtheir development.

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LAURA LITTLE

An Emerging LeaderAs a freshman at Boston College, Laura Little volun-teered at the Franciscan Hospital’s Kennedy DaySchool, helping disabled students with their physicaltherapy exercises. She soon discovered they weren’tthe only ones learning.

“I benefited just as much as they did,” recalls Little.“I was really struck by how much fun they had workingreally hard and by the progress they had made by theend of the year.”

By the time she completed her bachelor’s degree inBiology, she knew she wanted to become a physicaltherapist, a goal which led her to the MGH Institute.

“It’s a terrific program with outstanding faculty,” saysLittle, who earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy thisyear. “It’s a very supportive environment where studentsare encouraged to develop their skills and aim high.”

As a student, Little carved out time to be an activemember of the Physical Therapy Club, a peer tutor, anda member of the American Physical Therapy Associationof Massachusetts’s legislative committee.

While at the Institute, Little also applied for and won ayear-long Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, which assistsgraduate students in the health professions to dedicatetheir time and service to helping others. She createdand ran an innovative community health initiative calledFeelin’ Fit at the Boys and Girls Club of Charlestown inwhich she worked with young women to promote healthbehavior changes.

It was no surprise when she received the 2009 AdamsFellow Award upon graduation, which recognizes leader-ship, service to the profession, and clinical scholarship.

“Dr. Little clearly fits the definition of an emergingleader within our profession,” says Physical TherapyDepartment Chair Leslie Portney, DPT, PhD, FAPTA,“and we look forward to many more accomplishmentsas she pursues her professional path.”

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Evaluation of Expanded Mental Healthand Substance Abuse in Massachusetts,2008-2009

$16,000 from Massachusetts Departmentof Public Health School Based Health CenterProgram and Massachusetts Coalition ofSchool Based Health CentersGail Gall, Project Evaluator

Mother-Infant Intervention for thePrevention of Postpartum Depression andAssociated Mother-Infant RelationshipDysfunction, 2009-2012$350,000 from Robert Wood JohnsonFoundation Nurse Faculty Scholars GrantJanice Goodman, Principal Investigator

Efficacy of A Post-Rehabilitation ExerciseIntervention in Patients After Hip Fracture,2007-2012$332,000 from RO1 Grant with Health andDisability Research Institute, Boston UniversityBette Ann Harris, Principal Investigator,MGH Institute subcontract

Dissemination of Strong for Life: Trainthe Trainers, 2007-2010$25,000 from Illinois Department ofPublic HealthBette Ann Harris, Exercise Trainer andConsultant

Early Reading First, 2007-2010$472,721 from Chelsea Public SchoolsSandra D. Jones, Principal Investigator

Feeding Decisions by African Americanand White Surrogate Decision Makers forNursing Home Residents with AdvancedDementia, 2007-2009$120,000 from John A. Hartford Foundation’sBuilding Academic Geriatric Nursing CapacityAward Program$5,000 from Frank Morgan Jones GrantRuth Palen Lopez, Principal Investigator

Robotic Nursing Assistant to HstarTechnology company, 2009-1011$30,000 from J. Hu PI, U.S. Department ofDefense Phase 2 Small Business InvestigatorReportDiane Mahoney, Consultant

Toward understanding Nurse Practitionerprescriptive decision making and responseto evidence based prescribing studies,2008-2009$35,000 as a substudy of current PERXproject by Elissa LaddDiane Mahoney, Co-Investigator

Nursing Initiative: Simulation Technologyin Nursing Education and Practice,2008-2009$48,000 from the Massachusetts Boardof Higher Education in form of high fidelitysimulation mannequinPatricia A. Reidy, Daniel Kane, Denis Stratford,Co-Investigators

Development of SimMan NursingScenarios for Home Care Simulation, 2008$9,825 from the Massachusetts Board ofHigher EducationPatricia A. Reidy, Project Director; DanielKane, Deborah Navedo, Judith Arneson,Co-Investigators

Family Participation in a DeliriumPrevention Program for the OlderHospitalized Adult, 2008-2009$3,600 from Sigma Theta Tau InternationalNursing Society Small Research GrantDeborah Rosenbloom-Brunton, PrincipalInvestigator

Feasibility of Family Participation in aDelirium Prevention Program for the OlderHospitalized Adult, 2008-2009$10,000 from MGH Institute of HealthProfessions Geriatric Faculty ResearchFellowship AwardDeborah Rosenbloom-Brunton, PrincipalInvestigator

The Updated Ethics and Human Rights inNursing Practice Survey, 2008-2009$10,000 from MGH Institute of HealthProfessions Faculty Research Fellowship AwardJohn Twomey, Principal Investigator

“We’re in the early stages of research, but theevidence suggests that supported standing hasphysiological benefits for these boys, allowingthem to be upright more often, and to move withless risk of the falls and fractures once they losethe ability to walk on their own,” says Townsend,who also is a clinical associate at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital’s Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinic.

Her research is uncovering other benefits.“Standing allows for better eye contact and moreopportunity to engage, which is quite importantpsychologically,” she notes, “which can improvequality of life for Muscular Dystrophy patients athome, at school and in their communities.

“Understanding how physical factorslike supported standing interactwith social and emotional health isa valuable part of providing qualitycare for these boys.”

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DID YOU KNOW?The first cohortof four physicianscompleted theTeaching and Learn-ing Certificate witha concentrationin health caresimulation, a jointinitiative with theHarvard MacyInstitute and theCenter for MedicalSimulation inCambridge.

Inquiries to theAccelerated Bachelorof Science in Nursingprogram jumped184% in its secondyear and applicationsincreased 70%. Thenumber of studentsrose from 45 to 86to meet the growingdemand to educatenew professionals.

Applications to theDoctor of PhysicalTherapy programhave increased 58%since the 2006-07academic year.

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ELISE TOWNSEND

Improving Childrens’ LivesAssistant Professor Elise Townsend, DPT, PhD,PCS, is focused on identifying ways to improvethe lives of children with physical disabilities.

“Intervening at an early age is important formaximizing children’s potential,” says Townsend,whose recent publications and presentationshave focused on functional recovery in childrenwith Spinal Cord Injury, and the effects of aquaticexercise in children with Cerebral Palsy.

Using a Faculty Research Fellowship Grantshe received earlier this year, Townsend hasembarked on a study of boys with MuscularDystrophy.

“While gene therapy research offers promise forfuture decades, this funding allows me to focuson finding ways to improve boys’ health, functionand quality of life until a cure is found,” saysTownsend, who joined the faculty in 2005 andbecame a Pediatric Certified Specialist earlierthis year.

Her new study is concentrating on the effects ofa rehabilitation method called supported standing,in which boys use powered equipment to helpthem stand and move about.

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2008-2009Statistics

Averages fornew students:

Age: 30GRE Verbal: 620GRE Quantitative: 520GRE Written: 4Undergrad GPA: 3.36

AdditionalInformation:

Inquiries, total: 6,959• Entry-Level: 5,413

• Post-Professional: 1,546

Applications: 1,406• Entry-Level: 1,119

• Post-Professional: 287

Acceptances: 621• Entry-Level: 465


Enrollment: 356• Entry-Level: 220


The GraduateProgram in MedicalImaging wasreaccredited forthe maximumeight year periodby the Joint ReviewCommittee onEducation in Radio-logic Technology.

98% of the 2009Master of Sciencein Speech-LanguagePathology gradu-ates passed theNational LicensureExamination ontheir first attempt,far exceeding thenational averageof 80%.

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Financial Statements


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OverviewIn fiscal 2009, a significant downturn in United States andglobal economic conditions reduced resources that studentstypically rely on to fund an education and contributed to anInstitute shortfall in new student enrollment. As a result,FY09 actual revenue growth and operating results fell shortof budget plans.

The Institute took several actions during the year to addressrevenue shortfalls, including increasing enrollment, tighteningcontrols over faculty and staffing levels, reducing costs andreallocating certain expense budgets to align its resources moreeffectively with strategic goals.

For 2009, the Institute reported a decrease in net assetsfrom operating activities of $467,000, down from the increaseof $301,000 for the previous year. Other changes fromnonoperating activities decreased net assets by $4.6 millionfor 2009 compared to a decline of $564,000 for 2008.

AssetsTotal assets decreased by $1.3 million to $62.5 million as ofJune 2009. The decline is primarily due to investment marketvalue decreases as a result of global economic conditionsthroughout the year. Additions for new leased administrativespace and academic building renovations increased propertyand equipment assets by $3.5 million.

Liabilities and Net AssetsTotal liabilities increased by $3.8 million to $27.9 million asof June 2009. Deferred revenue grew by $1.1 million due toincreases in summer term enrollment. Long-term obligationsincreased by $2.3 million due to a $3.0 million loan for theInstitute’s new office space project and scheduled debtpayments made during 2009.

Net assets decreased by $5.1 million to $34.6 million as ofJune 2009 primarily due to non-operating losses from invest-ment market value changes.

Statements of Financial Position: June 30, 2009 and 2008(in thousands)

Assets 2009 2008

Cash and equivalents $1,613 $2,322

Student accounts receivable, net 266 271

Pledges receivable, net and contributions receivable 3,946 701

Other assets 740 396

Investments 12,973 15,049

Assets under split interest agreement 229 –

Investments held in trust 3,238 4,228

Interest in the net assets of The Massachusetts General Hospital 15,249 20,047

Property and equipment, net 24,216 20,723

Total Assets $62,470 $63,737

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts payable and accrued expenses $1,763 $1,549

Liability under split interest agreement 126 –

Due to affiliates 1,566 1,511

Student deposits and deferred revenues 3,007 1,916

Long-term obligations 21,403 19,100

Total Liabilities 27,865 24,076

Commitments and ContingenciesNet assets

Unrestricted 16,622 21,436

Temporarily restricted 8,634 7,941

Permanently restricted 9,349 10,284

Total net assets 34,605 39,661

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $62,470 $63,737

Complete financial statements are available upon request.


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Statement of Activities and Changes In Net Assets: Year Ended June 30, 2009(with summarized financial information for the year ended June 30, 2008) (in thousands)

Temporarily PermanentlyOperating Revenues Unrestricted Restricted Restricted 2009 2008

Tuition and fees $19,094 $– $– $19,094 $17,470

Less: Financial aid 2,553 – – 2,553 2,099

Tuition and fees, net 16,541 – – 16,541 15,371

Grants and contracts 1,174 – – 1,174 975

Contributions used for operations 660 540 – 1,200 1,120

Investment income 432 118 – 550 807

Gains used for operations 630 596 – 1,226 930

Rental income 85 – – 85 125

Other revenue 868 – – 868 390

Net assets released from restrictions 1,367 (1,367) – – –

Total operating revenues 21,757 (113) – 21,644 19,718

Operating Expenses

Instruction 11,504 – – 11,504 10,673

Institutional support 4,598 – – 4,598 3,324

Research 231 – – 231 433

Student services 1,515 – – 1,515 1,230

Academic support 3,969 – – 3,969 3,415

Facilities 294 – – 294 342

Total operating expenses 22,111 – – 22,111 19,417

Increase (decrease) in net assetsfrom operating activities (354) (113) – (467) 301

Nonoperating Activities

Contributions 310 3,992 55 4,357 1,492

Contributions used for operations (660) (540) – (1,200) (1,120)

Net realized gains (losses)on investments (570) (352) – (922) 1,002

Gains used for operations (630) (596) – (1,226) (930)

Change in net unrealizedappreciation on investments (3,366) (1,684) – (5,050) (680)

Change in interest in the net assetsof The Massachusetts General Hospital – (43) – (43) (59)

Change in investments held in trust – 29 (990) (961) (269)

Other 456 – – 456 –

Increase (decrease) in net assetsfrom nonoperating activities (4,460) 806 (935) (4,589) (564)

Increase (decrease) in net assets (4,814) 693 (935) (5,056) (263)

Net assets, beginning of year 21,436 7,941 10,284 39,661 39,924

Net Assets, end of year $16,622 $8,634 $9,349 $34,605 $39,661

RevenuesTotal operating revenues increased by $1.9 million (9.8%) to$21.6 million for 2009. The growth was driven by net tuitionand fee revenue increases of $1.2 million due to enrollmentgrowth in the Accelerated BSN and the Physical Therapyprograms, growth in other revenue of $478,000 from Medicarereimbursements and other miscellaneous sources and gainsused for operations of $296,000.

ExpensesTotal operating expenses increased by $2.7 million (13.9%)to $22.1 million for 2009. Higher costs for salaries and fringebenefits were the primary driver of growth in expenses forinstruction, institutional support, student services and academicsupport as the Institute hired additional faculty to supportenrollment growth in its academic programs and strengthenedorganization structures to advance its fundraising, researchand other academic strategic goals. The Institute entered intoleases for additional office and administrative space andincurred new rents of $416,000 for this space.

The MGH Institute is squarely in the center of two of thenation’s most important issues.

Creating Leaders

Ask Americans their top three domesticconcerns and you’ll hear it clearly: healthcare, education, and the economy—whichputs the MGH Institute squarely in the centerof two of the nation’s most important issues.

Health care delivery continues to grow morecomplex as new research and techniques areintroduced almost daily, making it clear thathealth care will need greater talent and moreeffective leadership in the years ahead.

The MGH Institute embraces that challenge.Its mission has always been to educate thenext generation of health care leaders whocan make sound judgments, inspire otherpractitioners, influence delivery outcomes,and undertake vital new research. Leaderssuch as:

• 2009 Distinguished Alumni Award recipientDeborah Givens, PT, PhD, DPT, OCS ’90,’05, a nationally recognized expert on spinalbiomechanics and associate professor atOhio State University, whose work is offeringhope to those with spinal injuries;

• Associate Professor Pamela Hook, PhD,who as president of the MassachusettsBranch of the International DyslexiaAssociation, is leading the charge to elimi-nate the stigma of a learning condition thatmight otherwise prevent millions of childrenfrom reaching their full potential; and

• Clinical Assistant Professor Sheila Davis,DNP, RN, APN-BC, FAAN ’97, ’08, recentlynamed a Carl Wilkens Fellow who is workingwith the internationally renowned GenocideIntervention Network; Dr. Davis is thesole voice representing 12 million nursesworldwide.


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Deborah Givens, PT, PhD,DPT, OCS ’90, ’05

Pamela Hook, PhD

Sheila Davis, DNP, RN,ANP-BC, FAAN ’97, ’08

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Our commitment to leadership also includeslooking beyond Boston and past America’sborders to determine where and how wecan assist others in their quest to improvehealth and health care. Professor Inge Corless,PhD, RN, FAAN, has travelled extensively toSouth Africa to help combat that continent’sAIDS epidemic, including being named anhonorary research Fellow at the University ofKwaZulu-Natal, and taking students for a first-hand look at the health problems of thatcountry’s people.

And Associate Professor Charles Haynes, EdD,CCC-SLP, developed an informational videofor the Center for Child Evaluation and Teachingin Kuwait to help parents and teachers in theGulf Region overcome a prevalent culturalmisconception that children’s learning difficul-ties are a barrier to their future success.

Given the ongoing debate over the future ofhealth care in the United States, one thing iscertain: health care will surely be a focal pointfor millions of Americans in the foreseeablefuture. Students, faculty, and graduates of theMGH Institute will continue to be at the centerof that debate, helping to influence and shapehealth care for millions.

Health care willsurely be a focalpoint for millions ofAmericans in theforeseeable future.Students, faculty,and graduates ofthe MGH Institutewill continue to beat the center of thatdebate, helping toinfluence and shapehealth care formillions.

As so many of the MGH Institute’s alumni can attest, theirgraduate education was a defining experience that preparedthem for their professional futures, providing them with theskills, knowledge, experience, and relationships to achievetheir professional dreams.

Building The Future

An extraordinary education requires resources,and thus, an ever greater focus on philan-thropy to maintain and further enhance ourposition as a premier graduate school in thehealth professions.

Historically, the Institute has relied primarilyupon tuition and fees to meet expenses andto fund growth and innovation. Tuition andfees currently cover 83% of the cost of anInstitute degree, with philanthropy, endowmentincome, and grant funding providing theremainder that funds innovation, scholarshipand new initiatives.

Despite the pressures of the recent economicdownturn and cognizant of a modest dip inenrollment in fiscal 2008, the Board of Trusteesvoted an increase in the 2009 financial aidbudget while holding tuition to only a 3%increase for the current year—the smallestrise in tuition in 10 years.

To ensure broad access to careers in thehealth professions, a steady rise in philan-thropic support is necessary to ensure theInstitute can continue to attract a talentedand diverse pool of students.

Fundraising activities, such as the annualScholarship Gala, raise much-needed fundsthat have allowed the Institute to increasescholarship awards by more than 30 percentover the past two years.

Recently, the Trustees reaffirmed a commit-ment to increasing need-based financial aid toensure a larger number of top students canenroll at the Institute regardless of theirfinancial limitations. Thirty-three percent ofscholarships are now need-based. Thesescholarships are especially important inattracting a more diverse student populationwho will contribute to improving health carefor an increasingly diverse society.

Make no mistake: we’re still farfrom our goal of ensuring financialaid to every qualified student whodemonstrates genuine need.

While we can boast that 69% of our studentsreceive some financial aid, graduates onaverage are still burdened with nearly $90,000in cumulative student loan debt—an amountthat threatens to make graduate schoolunavailable to the many who are needed tomeet health care workforce needs in thecoming decade.

Whether from alumni and donors supportingthe Annual Fund, corporate and major donorsupport of the annual Scholarship Gala, orbequests and planned gifts, the future growthand direction of the MGH Institute dependson our ability to attract increased financialsupport from an extended community ofsupporters.

Our graduates receive an outstandingeducation that allows them to transform theirlives professionally and personally. Fromour alumni, employees, and a growing circleof friends, we are confident that we’ll realizethe support needed to continue to providean exceptional education to future healthprofessionals and, in turn, shape the futureof health care for all.


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To ensure broadaccess to careersin the healthprofessions, asteady rise inphilanthropicsupport is neces-sary to ensurethe Institute cancontinue to attracta talented anddiverse pool ofstudents.

“Relationship building is critical to new momsand babies, and it’s a vital step to ensuring ahealthy start for both,” she says. “Supporting thedevelopment of the mother-baby relationship isincredibly important.”

Goodman, who maintains her own clinical practicein psychotherapy and psycho-pharmacology, isenthusiastic about how her research, clinicalwork, and teaching inform and enrich each other.

“Being a clinician makes me a betterteacher and it is where my researchquestions come from,” she says.“Being a teacher keeps me on mytoes to be up on the latest in thefield. Being a researcher, I stress theimportance of both creating andusing evidenced-based care to mystudents.”

In both her teaching and her clinical work,Goodman emphasizes listening, empathy, andunderstanding. “With an illness like postpartumdepression, those skills are sometimes themost important tools we have.”


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PROFILE

JANICE GOODMAN

Targeting PostpartumDepressionA new mother, just days after giving birth, isdepressed and disinterested in her newborn.Waves of guilt follow, which only deepens thedepression, and a dangerous spiral begins. It’scalled postpartum depression, and its debilitatingsymptoms affect 15 percent of new mothers.

Associate Professor Janice Goodman, PhD, RN,has been studying the illness for years, and wasrecently named a 2009 recipient of a competi-tive $350,000 Nurse Faculty Scholars grant fromthe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

“Postpartum depression is veryreal and serious, and it can bedevastating not only for themother, but for her baby as well,”says Goodman.

“Current treatments for postpartum depressiontreat mothers in isolation and don’t address themother-infant relationship, which can lead tochild development problems for years to come.”

With the grant, Goodman will study the effectsof an integrated treatment for first-time mothersand their infants, which she believes willsignificantly reduce the risk of postpartumdepression and its consequences.

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FundsEndowed Funds

Unrestricted

Mrs. George S. Selfridge Fund*Est. 1971 by estate of Annie F. Selfridge$2,140,942

James E. and Mary E. Davis Fund*Est. 1978 by James E. and Mary E. Davis$1,065,374

Institute of Health Professions EndowmentFundEst. 1982 with MGH board-designated funds$5,047,794

Herbert Farnsworth Trust FundEst. 1983 by estate of Herbert Farnsworth$260,424

Putnam Family FundEst. 1983 by George Putnam$193,842

Ruth Sleeper Endowment FundEst. 1993 by gifts in memory of Ruth Sleeper$36,210

Building Endowment FundEst. 2007 with initial gift from Sumner W. Brown$185,770

General Scholarships

John Hilton Knowles Fellowship FundEst. 1979 by the Rockefeller Foundation, Edith L.Dabney and the family of John Hilton Knowles, andgifts in memory of John Hilton Knowles$1,912,454

Lucretia Brigham Scholarship Fund*Est. 1982 by Irene M. Newton$11,382

Amelia Peabody Scholarship FundEst. 1986 by Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund$1,010,079

Sibylla Orth Young Memorial Scholarship Fund*Est. 1987 by estate of Sibylla O. Young$470,336

Starr Foundation Scholarship FundEst. 1997 by the Starr Foundation$140,077

President’s Scholarship FundEst. 1999 by gifts in honor of President Ann W.Caldwell$219,469

Morris F. Darling Scholarship FundEst. 2001 by Nelson J. Darling, Jr.$160,859

Nancy T. Watts Fellowship for InterdisciplinaryStudiesEst. 2005 with gifts in honor of Dr. Nancy T. Watts$159,210

Lucy A. Burr ScholarshipEst. 2006 by Lucy A. Burr$447,266

Connors Family ScholarshipEst. 2007 by John M. Connors III and LarisaConnors$179,325

Communication Sciences and DisordersScholarships

McElwee-Souretis Award FundEst. 1997 by Matina S. Horner, PhD$111,414

Nursing Scholarships

MGH School of Nursing Graduate NurseScholarship Fund*Est. 1948 by estate of Annabella McCrae$7,075

MGH School of Nursing Scholarship Fund*Est. 1959 by gifts in memory of Jessie Stewart$296,237

William C. and Jessie B. Cox Scholarship Fundin Nursing*Est. 1962 by William C. and Jessie B. Cox$731,836

Nancy M. Fraser Memorial Fund*Est. 1963 by Norman S. Fraser$19,467

Olive Lightell Hunter Scholarship Fund*Est. 1979 by estate of Arnold H. Hunter$26,831

Elizabeth Fundus Scholarship FundEst. 1980 by estate of Elizabeth B. Fundus$338,096

Virginia Delaware Zahka Nursing ScholarshipFundEst. 1991 by Sumner and Emeline Brown, SON ’59$396,824

Mary Clapham Endowed Nursing FundEst. 1995 by Mary D. Clapham$473,071

The Mabel Coffin and Albert Coffin, Jr. FundEst. 2000 by estate of Margaret A. Coffin$76,803

Christine Bridges Nursing ScholarshipEst. 2005 by gifts in memory of Dr. Christine Bridges$55,867

Anson M. and Debra Beard Nursing ScholarshipEst. 2006 by Anson M. Beard, Jr. and Debra Beard$194,404

Physical Therapy Scholarships

Adams Scholarship FundEst. 1986 by Barbara Adams$322,046

Professorships

John Hilton Knowles ProfessorshipEst. 1980 by Edith L. Dabney and the family ofJohn Hilton Knowles, and gifts in memory of JohnHilton Knowles$2,298,685

Henry Knox Sherrill Chair in EthicsEst. 1987 by gifts in memory of Henry Sherrill$224,877

Amelia Peabody Professorship inNursing ResearchEst. 1989 by Amelia Peabody Charitable Fund$2,524,854

Geriatric Research

Geriatric Educational Endowment FundEst. 1988 by an anonymous donor$254,003

Nursing Education

Training School for Nurses Fund*Est. 1897 by originators of the Training Schoolfor Nurses$258,661

Training School for Nurses Endowment*Est. 1924 by the MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Association$2,670,603

Wetherill Award Fund*Est. 1936 by E. Stanley Abbot, MD, in memory ofMarion Wetherill Abbot and her mother$12,718

Betty Dumaine Fund*Est. 1940 by Elizabeth Dumaine, SON ’26$1,930,352

Delores DeBartolo Lectureship FundEst. 1983 by MGH School of Nursing, Class of ’58,March section$7,667

Library Endowment Fund*Est. 1983 by MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Associationwith proceeds from A Centennial Review$35,982

Jacques Mohr Fund for Research, CurriculumDevelopment or Student Financial Aid inGeriatric NursingEst. 1996 by the estate of Jacques Mohr$253,252

Nursing Prize

Rebecca Colvin Memorial PrizeEst. 1995 by George and Regina Herzlinger$18,068

Judith A. Fong Nursing Faculty PrizeEst. 2006 by Judith A. Fong, SON ’68, andRichard Bressler$101,208

Physical Therapy Education

Arthur Antonopoulos Endowment FundEst. 1993 by Matina S. Horner, PhD$44,925

Special Projects in Physical Therapy

Marjorie K. Ionta FundEst. 1983 by gifts in honor of Marjorie K. Ionta$82,756

Current Use Funds

General

Community Project FundEst. 2008 and supported by gifts in honor ofProfessor Karen A. Wolf

Loan

Emergency Loan FundEst. 1992 by the Darling Family

Nursing

Stephanie Macaluso Memorial FundEst. 1999 and supported by gifts from the NursingClass of 1988

Jacques Mohr Professorship in GeriatricNursing FundEst. 1997 and supported by gifts from the JacquesMohr Charitable Trust

Nursing Program FundEst. 1956 and supported by gifts from theC. Margaret Browne Trust

Physical Therapy

Nancy Schonheinz FundEst. 2001 with gifts in memory of NancySchonheinz, PT ’96

Nicholas Mellor Robbins Fund inPhysical TherapyEst. 2006 by Lucy and Peter Robbins and supportedby gifts from family and friends

Prizes

Harriet Towle Excellence in ClinicalNursing PracticeEst. 1989 by the nursing faculty, renamed in 2006in memory of Harriet Towle, a 1910 graduate of theMGH School of Nursing

Mary Mankin PrizeEst. 1992 by Honorary Trustee and Professor HenryJ. Mankin and his wife Carole in memory of Dr.Mankin’s mother

Josephine Mangio Keaveney MemorialNursing PrizeEst. 2003 by Madeline M. Keaveney to honor hermother, Mrs. Josephine E. Keaveney, a 1940graduate of the MGH School of Nursing

Scholarships

Charles Ely Trust Scholarship FundEst. 1985 and supported by gifts from the CharlesC. Ely Educational Fund

Melvin Scholarship FundEst. 1990 and supported by gifts from the James C.Melvin Trust

Judith A. Fong Nursing Scholarship FundEst. 1996 by Judith A. Fong, SON ’68, andRichard Bressler

Mary Hammond Taylor Scholarship FundEst. 1999 by Mr. and Mrs. William O. Taylor andsupported by gifts from the James R. Hammond1995 Charitable Trust

Henry Francis Barrows Scholarship FundEst. 2003 and supported by gifts from the Fanny B.Reed Trust


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M A R K E T V A L U E O F E N D O W E D F U N D S A S O F J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 0 9

Lesley A. Adkinsonwas the 2009recipient of theJudith A. FongNursing FacultyPrize

PhilanthropyPresident’s Circle ($25,000+)Richard BresslerLucy A. BurrMr. and Mrs. John M. Connors, Jr.Mr. John and Dr. Larisa ConnorsEstate of Ruth M. Farrisey, SON ’38Judith A. Fong, SON ’68James C. Melvin TrustJacques Mohr Charitable TrustMr. and Mrs. William O. Taylor

Exemplar ($10,000 - $24,999)Dr. Janis P. BellackC. Margaret Browne TrustMr. and Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney and the John H.Knowles FamilyMr. and Mrs. Nelson J. Darling, Jr.Partners HealthCarePhase ForwardLucy and Peter RobbinsDr. and Mrs. George E. Thibault

Founder ($5,000 - $9,999)Gretchen J. Biedron, CSD ’95CVS MinuteClinicCharles C. Ely TrustMr. and Mrs. Steven S. FischmanJames R. Hammond 1995 Charitable TrustDr. Madeline M. KeaveneyMassachusetts General Physicians OrganizationMGH Nurses’ Alumnae AssociationNewton-Wellesley HospitalFanny B. Reed TrustMr. and Mrs. Elliot M. Surkin

Patron ($1,000 - $4,999)AnonymousSanford AnsteyAnn W. and Herbert C. CaldwellJoAnn and Allan CorcoranGoodwin Procter LLPDrs. John and Olga GuttagChristopher Hartley and Micah BuisJessica X. Hennessey, NS ’97Dr. Calvin Hill and Dr. Susan M. Scully-HillDr. Robert E. Hillman and Mrs. Sheila McElweeKris Anne HormannDr. Alex and Mrs. Linda JohnsonDr. Gregory L. Lof and Mr. Tom MutschlerDr. Henry J. and Mrs. Carole J. MankinEllen and Duncan McFarlandMGH School of Nursing, Class of ’58 (Sept. Section)Marjorie E. MorrisseyDr. Patrice Kenneally Nicholas, NS ’94Natalie L. PetzoldDr. Leslie G. Portney and Mr. Merrill B. PortneyDrs. Clyda and George RentDr. Carol M. TaylorMr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas ThorndikeRonald P. WeissMr. and Mrs. James A. Wolf

Sponsor ($300 - $999)Bay State Physical Therapy of RandolphDr. and Mrs. Louis BransfordJohn BurnsMay Y. Chin, SON ’58Dr. Margery and Mr. John ChisholmDiMella ShafferDr. Alice F. EmersonAtlas D. and Margaret L. EvansFinagle-a-BagelDr. Deborah L. Givens, PT ’90, ’05Dr. Julia L. Greenstein and Dr. Paul A. BleicherDr. Bette Ann Harris, PT ’83, ’02Cynthia Cardon Hughes, NS ’88Hunt Alternatives FundMr. and Mrs. Craig JohnsonMr. and Mrs. John H. Knowles, Jr.Ms. Carolyn F. Locke and Dr. Stephen A. LockeJohn and Kim MutkoskiWilliam and Roberta SchnoorWilliam and Judi ShipmanDenis and Marnie StratfordDr. Akiteru Tono Takagi, PT ’87Dr. and Mrs., John G. Twomey, Jr.William Van Faasen FamilyDeborah Warren and George MacNaughtonDr. Debra F. Weinstein and Dr. Anthony RosenzweigGeorge Woodland


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G I F T S R E C E I V E D B E T W E E N J U L Y 1 , 2 0 0 8 A N D J U N E 3 0 , 2 0 0 9

Institute Receives Its Largest GiftThe MGH Institute received a gift of real estate from Richard Bressler and Judith A. Fong, SON ’68,an Institute trustee. Ms. Fong, who graduated from the Institute’s predecessor institution, the Massachu-setts General Hospital School of Nursing, is a strong advocate for promoting educational opportunities,especially for women. In 1996 she established and funded the Judith A. Fong Nursing Scholarship to supportInstitute nursing students who demonstrate clinical excellence in their studies.

“Whether acquired formally or informally, education can level the playing field for even the most disadvantagedindividuals,” says Ms. Fong. “Education is a catalyst for change.”

“Richard and Judith have been steadfast champions of the MGH Institute over the years and we are deeplygrateful for this supreme vote of confidence in supporting our mission to prepare the very best health carepractitioners,” says board of trustees chair George E. Thibault, PhD.

In announcing the gift to faculty and students, President Janis P. Bellack noted the real estate gift is twice thesize of the largest gift previously made to the MGH Institute by any individual or foundation. “This remarkableact of philanthropy will help position us for future growth,” says Dr. Bellack.

Friend ($100 - $299)Jason J. AdourBetsy J. AgrimanakisMelissa H. AgrimanakisStacey Pappas Albren, CSD ’93Patrick Alexis, CSD ’03Dr. Linda C. Andrist and Dr. Russell W. HerefordDr. Jane S. BaldwinJanine L. BarronDr. Margaret W. BealNeeta D. BeepathDr. Marianne Beninato, PT ’02Elena S. Bizounok, NS ’04Nadine S. Braunstein, DI ’84Richard BreedJacqueline C. Broekhuysen, NS ’95William C. Burke, Jr. Insurance AgencyJanet Callahan, PT ’00Susan Chambers, CSD ’99Jessica W. CheungJames ClydeDr. Stephen N. CollierSean M. CollinsJoan W. Corbett, SON ’57Dr. Inge B. CorlessJennifer CortrightConstance M. Dahlin, NS ’91, ’98Christopher and Kelli DennJoshua D. Dion, NS ’02William and Arden DoreDr. Laura R. Doskocil, PT ’08Joanne and Scott DugganAndrew Dwyer, NS ’00, CI ’00East Coast AssociatesDr. Amy L. Ellrodt, PT ’00Dr. Shawna R. Foley, PT ’08Jennifer Francese, CSD ’05Gail B. Gall, NS ’97Dr. Roya Ghazinouri, PT ’99, ’06Annia Lowe Giger, SON ’47Dr. Melanie A. Gillar, PT ’04Victoria J. Gold, SON ’65

Dr. Lisa Griggs, PT ’99, ’03Elaine Au-Yeung Gruber, CSD ’02Erin M. HallettJames and Ellen HarrisDr. Charles W. HaynesEsther W. Henning, SON ’47Caroline M. Hewitt, NS ’99Ingrid and Jonathan HodgesDr. Thomas Matt Hornsby, PT ’04Marcia Gold Horowitz, NS ’85Amber HoseyJ. Alexander Hoyt, NS ’96Susan Hull, SON ’58Joan M. Hunt, NS ’97Karen C. Ingwersen, NS ’86James R. KasingerBarbara J. Kaslow, SON ’55Dr. Aimee B. Klein, PT ’02Dr. Mary S. Knab, PT ’02Dr. Catherine S. Lane, PT ’04Ji Lee, NS ’00Ching-Chun Lin, PT ’04Doranne L. Long, PT ’88Dr. Patricia Lussier-DuynsteeEleanor Lynch, SON ’51Dr. Diane F. and Mr. Edward J. MahoneyEric R. MarshallDr. Douglas J. Mattson, PT ’07Lesley A. MaxwellMaureen McKay, NS ’99Dr. Theresa H. Michel, PT ’02Mary D. Miller, NS ’97Steven MillerMeaghan D. MinzyLincoln and Mary Lou MorisonJessica MorrisseyKaren E. Murtagh, NS ’93Dr. Deborah D. NavedoDr. Lee Nelson, PT ’84, ’02Dr. Marjorie L. NicholasDr. Matthew Nippins, PT ’05

Dr. Madeline O’Donnell, NS ’94, ’09Cierra ParkerCatherine PirriHelene M. Quinn, NS ’88Mr. and Mrs. Cameron ReadPatricia ReidyMichelle R. Rines, NS ’88Dr. James Ruetenik, PT ’97, ’04Marcelo S. Sampang, NS ’07Dr. Richard P. SanteusanioCoreen and George ScharfeElizabeth SchneiderPeter ShepardDr. and Mrs. John M. SiliskiKatherine R. SloanDr. Kenneth N. StevensSusan Stich, PT ’99Dorothy A. Sullivan, NS ’86Sandra L. SumnerLynda and Peter SurdamKingsley L. Taft and Gillien S. ToddLaura TaylorMegan TepperDr. Nancy M. TerresKatherine S. TriceEsther TsangAlthea Wagman-Bolster, CSD ’96Judy and Steven WalesRobert B. Wall, NS ’05Dr. Michael D. Weber, PT ’94, ’02Pauline A. Wilder, NS ’89Dr. Heather Wright, PT ’04Dr. James Zachazewski, PT ’03 andMrs. Miriam McKendallDr. Cynthia C. Zadai, PT ’02

Matching Gift CompaniesJosiah Macy, Jr. FoundationThe Prudential Foundation


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This list reflects charitable contributions, including pledge payments, received during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

Event tickets are credited less the Fair Market Value of goods and services received by the donor, as defined by the IRS. The MGH Institute makes every effort to verify the accuracy of the donor listings.If you believe a mistake has been made in your listing, please accept our apologies and contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (617) 726-3141.

Ruth Farrisey Society

These extraordinary gifts, in any amount, areindicative of the donor’s most important valuesand provide critical funding for students,faculty, research, and special initiatives.

Benefits to joining the Farrisey Society includelisting as a member in publications and on thesociety’s recognition plaque (members maychoose to be listed anonymously if they wish);and invitations to special events hosted oncampus.

Miss Farrisey led a distinguished career as aclinician; senior administrator at Massachu-setts General Hospital and its NeighborhoodHealth Centers; advocate for health careaccess for all; and as a faculty member ofthe MGH School of Nursing, the Institute’spredecessor institution, and a faculty memberat the Institute.

She was known as a visionary advocate forthe advanced practice nursing role and astrong leader in the development of collabora-tive nursing and medical practice. When shepassed away in 2007, Ruth M. Farrisey madea generous gift to the MGH Institute througha bequest.


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Individuals who notify the MGH Institute byJune 30, 2010, of inclusion in a bequest orplanned giving vehicles will become aCharter Member of the Society.

Contact Kris Anne Hormann, AssociateDirector of Development, at (617) 643-3928or [email protected].

Charter Members

AnonymousBarbara F. AdamsSumner W. BrownC. Margaret BrowneMr. and Mrs. Francis H. "Hooks" BurrRuth M. Farrisey, SON ’38Judith A. Fong, SON ’68Victoria Joel Gold, SON ’65Dr. Bette Ann Harris, PT ’83Dr. Julian F. HaynesDr. Madeline M. KeaveneyEleanor Lynch, SON ’51Mr. and Mrs. William O. TaylorDr. Nancy T. Watts

The Ruth M. Farrisey, SON ’38 Legacy Society has beenestablished to honor and recognize those who have made aprovision for the MGH Institute through a bequest, trust,insurance or retirement policy, or other estate-planning vehicle.


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PROFILE

CHRISTINA KANG

Finding Her VoiceChristina Kang dreamed of a career as an opera singer.It’s a tough industry to crack, and even harder to makea decent living.

But she followed her muse and spent more than adecade performing in Los Angeles and Europe whileteaching voice, and eventually earned a master’sdegree in Vocal Performance from the University ofConnecticut.

Kang embraced her musical career, but it was onlyafter she suffered from vocal strain and went throughspeech therapy that she heard a new calling, one thatwould allow her to pursue her passion in a completelynew way.

“Opera singing involves a very specialized type of voiceknowledge, and what I discovered is that many peopledon’t use their voice and their breathing to speakproperly,” explains Kang, a first-year student in theDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders.“In my case, the way I spoke was damaging the way Isang, which was serious enough that I needed therapy.It really opened my eyes. The ability to use my voicetraining in a different setting is very satisfying.”

The MGH Institute has been atremendous educational experiencefor Kang, with the speech-languagepathology curriculum broadeningher knowledge far beyond voiceand singing.

“Learning to work with people with a wide range ofcommunication disorders has been very beneficial,”she says. “I’m being very well prepared for success.”

Besides voice, Kang is also interested in working withaphasia patients who have lost their ability to speak dueto stroke. “Spiritually, I find something very uplifting thatdespite a terrible trauma, we humans still strive to findour voice.”

Boston Turns Out for Scholarship Gala

Jack Connors handled the masterof ceremony duties.

Ari Buchler, Gala co-chair, andHelene Buchler

Featured alumna Sheila DavisNS ’97, ’08, co-founder of Sibusiso,an NGO working in South Africa,and Carl Wilkens Fellow at theGenocide Intervention Network,with daughter Eva.


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More than 350 people packed theGrand Ballroom at Boston’s FairmontCopley Plaza Hotel on October 29 forthe third annual Scholarship Gala.

Begun in 2007 to raise scholarship funds for MGH Institute students, the gala generated more than$300,000, pushing the total amount raised for scholarships in 2009 to more than $825,000.

“To achieve this level of support in the current economy is very impressive,” said PresidentJanis P. Bellack. “It’s a strong indication that people value the education we are providing to helpalleviate the shortage of health care professionals in nursing and across the health sciences.”

Three $25,000 Diamond Sponsors—CVS MinuteClinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Dr.Charles and Mrs. Ann Sanders—each underwrote one scholarship for a currently enrolled student.

Trustee Ari Buchler, senior vice president at Phase Forward, and Dr. Sanders’ daughter, TrishJoyce, co-chaired the gala. Honorary Co-chairs for the evening were Dr. and Mrs. Sanders,and Dr. Julian Haynes. Dr. Sanders oversaw the establishment of the MGH Institute in 1977while serving as general director of Massachusetts General Hospital; Dr. Haynes was the Institute’sfirst provost.

The evening’s program included remarks by three featured alumni who exemplified the evening’stheme, “Unlocking the Potential to Transform Care.”

Legendary ad executive and philanthropist Jack Connors, chairman of the board of trustees atPartners HealthCare, was the master of ceremonies for the third consecutive year. The Connorsfamily established a $500,000 scholarship fund at the 2007 Scholarship Gala.

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Featured alumna Sarah WardCSD ’95 (3rd from left), founder, TheCenter for Executive Function SkillDevelopment and past president ofthe Massachusetts Brain InjuryAssociation, with Gala co-chair TrishJoyce, her mother Ann Sanders,and father Dr. Charles Sanders.

CVS MinuteClinic Scholar SarahTaylor, 2nd from left, with companyrepresentatives.

Featured alumnus Michael ReinoldPT ’04, rehabilitation coordinator andassistant athletic trainer for theBoston Red Sox, with MGH ScholarThomas Yee.

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When a family member first suggested toMarty Lamoureux he should consider returningto school to become a radiologic technologist,taking x-rays didn’t immediately come to mind.

“My initial reaction was that I wanted to sellthem, not work with them,” said the first-yearstudent in the MGH Institute’s MedicalImaging program.


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Gala Sponsors

Diamond

CVS MinuteClinic

Massachusetts GeneralHospital

Dr. and Mrs. Charles A.Sanders

Platinum

Phase Forward

Gold

John and Larisa Connors

Genesis HealthCare

iFactory, a division ofRDW Group

The Knowles Family

Henry and Carole Mankin

Merrill Corporation

MGH Nurses’ AlumnaeAssociation

Partners HealthCare

Dr. and Mrs. George Thibault

Sterling

Janis P. Bellack

Cephalon, Inc.

Cross Country Staffing

EMC Corporation/PresidioNetworked Solutions

FHO Partners

Judith A. Fong, SON ’68

Goodwin Procter LLP

John Hancock FinancialServices

Bette Ann Harris ’83

Julian F. Haynes

Elizabeth T. and Mark S. Joyce

Massachusetts GeneralPhysicians Organization

Spaulding RehabilitationHospital

It was his previous successful life in sales—first with AT&T, and more recently sellingmedical equipment such as defibrillators andcardiac monitors with Royal Philips Electronics—that prompted his initial response. It was hiswork as a part-time firefighter and EMT nearhis New Hampshire home that sold him onpursuing a career in health care.

“I’ve never been a ’sit behind the desk’ guy,so being able to blend my interests at theInstitute was perfect,” said Lamoureux, thisyear’s Charles & Ann Sanders Family Scholar.“I love the technology side of health care, andI’ve been helping people as a firefighter for afew years. It’s a good fit.”

Studying at the Institute gives him access toa hands-on education in some of the busiesthospitals in the country.

“I like action,” said the former college hockeyplayer. “Being in city hospitals, I get to see alarge volume of patients where I can learn asmuch as I can.”

When Lamoureux discovered the MedicalImaging program’s small class size, plus thefact he would be getting 20 percent moreclinical experience than offered at otherprograms, he was sold.

“I had nine kids in my senior class in highschool, so I really liked the idea of getting toknow the faculty and them getting to knowme,” he said. “And the more time I getworking with this technology, the better I’ll be.”

Gala Spotlight: Charles & Ann Sanders Scholar

PROFILE

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School of Nursing staff memberJoan Blue performed the hit LeanOn Me to the packed house.

Marty Lamoureux, left, talks withDr. Charles Sanders

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Faculty and staff worked diligently over the spring andsummer to put two technology enhancements in place intime for the start of the academic year.

A New Look for the Institute

First, the administration decided to migratefrom the school’s proprietary online course-ware—known as IWare—and selected a wellregarded commercial product for academia,Desire2Learn, to replace IWare in time for thestart of classes in September.

Eighty percent of online courses were offeredvia the new learning platform this fall; theremaining twenty percent will be converted toDesire2Learn by the start of the springsemester in January 2010.

Meanwhile, with the Admissions office fieldingfewer requests for printed and mailed appli-cation materials—prospective applicantsincreasingly expect to conduct their graduateschool search entirely online—the Institute’sexisting Web site was showing its age. Workingwith Boston-based Interactive Factory, theMGH Institute Web site received a completemakeover this summer.

Drawing on focus groups and interviews witha variety of campus stakeholders, as well asa competitive analysis of competitor schools’Web sites, a completely new navigationalstructure was developed to provide a moreintuitive way of organizing information online.

The Web site redesign also unveiled an updateto the MGH Institute’s official logo. Just asthe Web site redesign aimed to give onlinevisitors a visually bolder aesthetic that moreaccurately captured the student experienceand the personality of the campus, the newlogo was designed to convey a moreacademic, less corporate, look.


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The redesigned Web site went live on September 1, 2009.

The updated logo replaced an abstract flamewith a variation of the MGH shield that is partof the Institute’s official academic seal. Thenewly formed School of Nursing and School ofHealth and Rehabilitation Sciences were eachgiven their own graphic identity.

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