… The IHP Interview: Dr. Kimberly Erler on the work of the Tedy’s Team Center During Stroke Awareness Month … time-sensitive so awareness and quick recognition of stroke symptoms can lead to faster medical intervention and better outcomes. Q: What exactly is a stroke? A … and spreading awareness of signs of stroke important across all demographics.  Q: How can a person reduce their risk of having a stroke? There are several things …

… MGH Institute contributed 20% of conference presentations and posters It was hard to miss the impact that the MGH Institute of Health Professions has on the field of … “Harnessing AI in OT: ChatGPT & Intervention Planning,” Mansour shared how ChatGPT can have an effect on intervention planning and cognitive load reduction … Alexandria Lembo, a student that Berner mentored during her time in the Institute’s entry-level OTD program. Lembo presented a poster that showcased the findings from …

… Literacy & Language Rehabilitation Runners are celebrated for raising funds to support the MGH Institute Tedy’s Team Center of Excellence in Stroke Recovery 15 … IMPACT Practice Center, for the first time gave her a better understanding of how the thousands of dollars she has raised are put into action. “It’s unbelievable,” … has a stroke.  “We know that rehabilitation helps to rebuild connections and find new pathways between different areas in the brain,” she said. “Our ultimate goal …

… Career Paths Area of Expertise Rehabilitation The Impact Practice Center was host to more than a dozen high school students this morning, who were learning about potential careers in the health professions. It’s part of the Health Careers Pathway Program between the MGH Institute of Health Professions and Charlestown High School. During five visits this summer to the IHP, students will be exposed to audiology, speech language pathology, …

… IHP Interview with Regina Doherty on the Center for Interprofessional Education and Practice … Education and Practice (CIEP) at the MGH Institute launched in early June 2023 to house all the activities that involve interprofessional work for faculty and … the student experience across the various interprofessional education offerings? How were we documenting our outcomes and measuring IPEP competencies in our students? …

… Empowering Student Advocacy Topics Health Equity The MGH Institute’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion continues to be strengthened, thanks to … experiences of marginalized and minoritized groups, they learned soft skills like how to have difficult conversations and how to engage in equity work when they face … skin, but a lot of the textbooks only provide information on how to assess someone with light-colored skin,” Kanazawa notes. “Clearly, students need to …

… Chronic Illness & Disability Rehabilitation A contingent from the MGH Institute’s Occupational Therapy Department traveled to Washington, D.C. to highlight the critical role of occupational therapy in … country for the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) Annual Hill Day on September 19. Each of them met with legislators from their home constituencies in …