… MGH Institute students participate in hackathon to create assistive devices for people with disabilities Students who enroll in the MGH Institute know they are … skills and knowledge that will enable them to help people live their best lives. For 11 of those students, that educational experience extended outside of the … pediatrics and it was a fixable problem,” said Apotheker. “His mom wanted guards for the wheels but there is nothing like that on Amazon.” They only had a week and a …

… hearing and hearing aid services to Ukrainian refugees in Krakow,” Chung said. “For many of them, access to this kind of care simply isn’t possible because of the … three clinical/office rooms provided by the Komitet Obrony Demokracji (Committee for Defense of Democracy, KOD) in Krakow, an organization Chung has partnered with since the start of the war in Ukraine, the team set up multiple stations for hearing testing, hearing aid fitting, and patient consultation. Refugees were …

… New Bill Signed Will Open Doors for First Year Speech-Language Pathologists in Massachusetts … New Bill Signed Will Open Doors for First Year Speech-Language Pathologists in Massachusetts Topics Leadership … shortage, one exacerbated by SLPs leaving Massachusetts. Organizations will save money because they won’t be paying out-of-pocket to cover a first year SLP’s salary. …

… “I found it really inspiring and it looked like something I would love to do for families who have kids like mine.” Ochura had an undergraduate degree in … from Maseno University, both in her native Kenya. She had worked with the Centers for Disease Control performing behavioral research on HIV intervention and saw speech … SLP, Ochura says that her IHP education taught her non-clinical skills necessary for working in a hospital. She points to the importance of the IMPACT classes that …

… 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 … 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 … change-related risks. “So being mobile gives our students a unique opportunity to visit these communities and work first-hand with these residents. It gives them a …

… in their respective programs. During each 45-minute block, it wasn’t unusual for one of the 28 children to dart out of the camera’s view, only to return running … rest of her team. “We had just had an exam in human development, so I was looking for things like how her grip and postural control were and she seemed well above … as it’s affectionately known, has evolved over the years from being an event only for physical therapy students into one that now includes the genetic counseling, …