… named the Summer Program in Literacy and Scholarship (SPLASH), the initiative is now in its seventh year. In this month's IHP Interview, Chief Communications … effect on the kindergarten through 6th grade students who’ve been helped.  What is the “Summer Slump?” Summer Slump refers to the idea that academic scores decline … the end of the summer, reading scores tend to decrease for most students. Reading is experience-dependent in that readers improve with dedicated opportunities to …

… but reading might not make the list when a health professions graduate school is involved. It should now, thanks to Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver, who was just named the … MacLeod-Bluver, who spent two years at the MGH Institute . “I feel like this work is incredibly sacred, and I work really hard at it. It means a lot to me, and teaching is truly a team sport. I’m very proud of what I’ve accomplished, but I couldn’t do it …

… learning, where students from multiple programs learn with and from each other, is a cornerstone of the IHP.  Studies show that team-based patient care improves … overall professional readiness, and at the Institute interprofessional learning is a cornerstone of all programs.  Child Development Day Bringing together over 300 … Aphasia Program (S-IHP's CAP) and his caregiver took the stage on October 26 to share his story. He’s been diagnosed with aphasia, a language disorder caused …

… and dedication to patient outcomes, research, and student experiences, it is not surprising that Dr. Hildebrand and Dr. Lyons joined the ranks of Fellows which … Kim Erler, OT, PhD; and OT Professor Diane Smith, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA.  Lyons is a national leader in the fields of occupational therapy and rehabilitation … and director of the Cancer Rehabilitation (CaRe) Lab at the MGH Institute, she is an associate member of the Cancer Care Delivery Research Program at Dana …

… at Guatemalan facilities throughout the year. The goal of these collaborations is to foster sustainable healthcare and to improve the health of local communities. … where they worked in a health clinic that also included a nursing home. The region is so remote that there are no physical therapists working there; patients are … to school. “I saw that and said, ‘You know what, I really want to make this an official trip and have it be part of our health promotion course’,” Baldwin recalled. …

… to say goodbye to three colleagues whose aggregate service to the Institute is 38 years.  Pat Reidy , interim dean for the School of Nursing and director of … a lifetime. When she invited me to join the Institute. I thought to myself, ‘What is an Institute?’ I had no idea of what was ahead for me, but it became my very … “What a journey it's been. And as I've often said to our graduates, nursing is a profession full of opportunity. From the bedside to the community, from primary …