… Topics Campus Culture Health Equity MGH Institute is recognized with a HEED Award for the eighth consecutive year A student initiative that encouraged expanding previous efforts to create more inclusive learning spaces … was the only health professions college in Massachusetts to receive the award.  That 2017 student-led initiative at the MGH Institute developed into the …

… provost and vice president of academic affairs, referencing the chaos and violence that occurred on January 6 at the United States Capitol while Congress was meeting to affirm the election results of President-Elect Joseph Biden. “I see this as a kind of push back from the Institute against other things that are … Nicholas, distinguished teaching professor and director of the Institute’s Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health, spoke of the Center’s efforts to …

… mission was to create and support innovative continuing professional development that advances interprofessional, team-based skills and performan A Hidden Issue Derek Belong is a captain for the New Bedford Police Department. Michele Rodrigues-Belong is the director of … been trafficked report that they have also had at least one emergency department visit. That’s a huge number, and it means we’re missing a very large segment of the …

… Fellows at the MGH Institute are out to heal the world and make it a better place for others by learning the skills they need to address existing cultural … On Saturday, the 2023-2024 cohort of JEDI Fellows had a day-long orientation that included a video meeting with six alumni Fellows who are now living and working … community that promised to jumpstart their role of becoming healthcare activists. “I feel incredibly energized,” Karina Absalon , a first-year Doctor of Occupational …

… “There Are No Hospitals for Sick Planets” … “There Are No Hospitals for Sick Planets” Topics Climate Change Area of Expertise Health & Environment Scorching-hot summers, raging storms, and melting ice caps offer proof that the Earth’s temperature is rising at an unprecedented rate. Yet the medical and human rights part of the changing climate equation includes crises that don’t seem as obvious to most people, and remain woefully missing. To address …

… AlHeresh is one of the few in the world utilizing a community–academic partnership that sustainably improves lives through rehabilitation. Classes may be in full swing this fall at the MGH Institute, but for a handful of Doctor of Occupational Therapy Students, a summer experience in … them live a more independent life,” said Long. “For example, one of the children I saw was diagnosed with Autism, and I promoted the point of view to the community …

… Racial Injustice Topics Health Equity It should have been enough of a crisis that coronavirus shut down the country this past spring. It forced the MGH Institute … exposing the depth and daily practice of systemic racism in the United States. For the Institute, it was more than a one-two punch. It was a call to action. Less … Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity. “Even at a place like the IHP, which I think is fairly progressive, there’s still a lot of room for growth,” says Luna, a …