… ischemic stroke in 2016. Almost every day this summer, Michael Obel-Omia has gone for a bike ride. While it sounds leisurely on the surface, he’d describe it as … was in the air last Friday, as he and the other riders arrived to a welcome event at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital to mark the end of their ride. Not only … stroke survivor who completed her rehabilitation at Spaulding.  Both spoke at the event Friday, sharing their thanks, immense pride, and gratitude they feel towards …

… family-centered care,” said Laura Cline , assistant professor of nursing and lead for Pediatric Day. “It also encourages reflection, teamwork, and professional … in the Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice (CIEP), who led the event. “The student clinicians looked genuinely enthralled watching these little … a lot to me,” shared Kaitlin Young, whose 18-month-old child participated in the event. “It’s a way for me to show my general support of science and higher education, …

… Institute’s program at that time, led the establishment of the Julie Atwood Award for Excellence in Speech Language Pathology. The award is given each year to a … with 8-year-old Naquana, who is now an adult and whom was in attendance at the event, Atwood’s decades-long mentorship and support of her little sister resulted in … supports a student scholarship fund she founded years ago. As she said after the event concluded, while the close to 100 people in attendance waited to give her hugs …

… change is a public health and health equity crisis. The MGH Institute’s  Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health , situated within the School of … alumni along with health practitioners from around the globe, attended the hybrid event, Climate Change & Health Equity 2024: MGH Institute of Health Professions’ … leadership programs.  “This is not something to be concerned about in the future for the next generation – it’s an issue that’s present and is here at a critical …

… offers physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and nursing for clients who are no longer eligible to have their rehabilitative care covered by … system often does not allow clients to be seen in traditional outpatient settings for as long as we have worked with Derrick,” said Pauline Fiorello , a clinical … without him choking or without me having to bang his back every second. And in the event he does choke, they got me involved as his caretaker with a plan: ‘If he's …