… “Students are learning things like communication and how to extract information from the patients when they may not be direct about what’s going on,” said Atapattu . … to get to the solution.” Most, if not all, students under Atapattu’s tutelage are from the MGH Institute , the only degree-granting affiliate of Mass General Brigham … “Students are learning things like communication and how to extract information from the patients when they may not be direct about what’s going on,” said Atapattu . …