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President's PerspectiveWith the pending inauguration of the new president onJanuary 20, President Bellack urges people to listen toeach other and come together as a community and acountry in upholding and defending our sharedvalues and ideals.

Racial Justice Strategies for theHealth Care Community

(l-r) Speaker Abigail Ortiz, Honorary Trustee E. Lorraine Baugh, and speaker Dennie Butler-MacKay

Social workers Abigail Ortiz and Dennie Butler-MacKayfrom the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Centerpresented "Racial Justice Strategies for the Health CareCommunity" on December 8 as part of the E. LorraineBaugh Visiting Faculty Scholar lecture series. Thespeakers have extensive experience working withyouth, communities, and clinicians on how to minimizethe impact of structural racism on health and form racialaffinity groups. Watch video and read article.

IHP Hosts Health Education Forum

OTD Program AccreditedThe AOTA Accreditation Council for OccupationalTherapy Education (ACOTE®) voted during its December2016 meeting to award the MGH Institute Entry-LevelDoctor of Occupational Therapy program fullaccreditation. The program, the first in New England tooffer an entry-level OTD degree, was awarded a five -year accreditation through 2021. Read full story.

Helping Out During the Holidays

Paul Murphy, Liz Pipes, and Anna Cottrell were among many staffers who gift wrapped at the

CambridgeSide Galleria on December 21.

The IHP community participated in a number ofcharitable activities during the holiday season, includingraising money for organizations, donating toys for childrenin need, and sending cards to military personnel.

Full House at IHP Holiday Party

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Sue Farrell (front right) and CIPSI faculty Alan Leichtner (back left) speak to participants at the event.

Susan Farrell, Director of Continuing and ProfessionalDevelopment at the IHP, co-hosted a three-day programfor future academic clinician-educators in December.Dozens of post-graduate trainees from five states andCanada participated in this hands-on course designedto help enhance their teaching skills and educationscholarship in the health professions. Over 20 faculty,including educators from the IHP, contributed to thisprogram. This was the fourth year for this course, co-sponsored with the Harvard Macy Institute, IcahnSchool of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City,Boston Children’s Hospital, and Partners HealthCareInternational.

IHP Celebrates Dignity & RespectLed by the Diversity Council,the Institute is participating inthe national Dignity &Respect Campaign for thefourth consecutive year. Thecampaign’s 30 Tips of Dignity

and Respect will be featured from January 9 toFebruary 7 on I-TV monitors, IHP Daily News, andposters in the Shouse and 2CC lobbies, as well asincluded in the Institute’s social media postings. Pluscheck your mail boxes for this year's Dignity & Respectbrochures. There will be a special welcome-backpresent for students on Tuesday, January 17, inaddition to other activities including a Winter WarmClothing Drive and yoga classes. The IHP DailyNews will be providing information on additionalactivities.

NP Students in Dominican Republic

(l-r) Joan Blue, Lindsey Briggs, Kerry Kearns, and Robin Nelsonhave fun with Buddy the Elf.

More than 250 people attended the Holiday Party onDecember 19, held at 2CC. In addition to people minglingand listening to the jazz trio while sharing holiday cheer,the school raised almost $3,200 from the silent auction forthe Welcome Home Initiative at the Constitution InnYMCA. View Facebook album.

Students De-Stress Before Finals

Sarah Nowak enjoys time with Molly in the Shouse Lobby.

Academic support counselors Mike Boutin (SHRS),Elizabeth Hanly (Nursing), and Steve Ciesielski(Nursing) once again coordinated the visit of therapydogs to provide students with a therapeutic break asthey prepared for finals. Students also took advantageof several other stress-reduction opportunities, includinga Nap Nook, coloring, and a meditation room, courtesyof the Student Health and Wellness Committee. ViewFacebook Album.

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Waiting to board at Logan Airport were (l-r) Dillon Young, Tram Tran, Shivani Patel, Julie Sun, and Roberta Villani.

Sixteen nurse practitioner students, led by School ofNursing faculty Mertie Potter and Sara Smoller, arespending part of the semester break on a medicalmission trip to La Romana, Dominican Republic. Thegroup is partnering with Christian Medical Mission andthe Good Samaritan Medical Center. Their first blogpost is up on The Pulse; check back regularly to seemore details of their trip.

Office of Enrollment Services Moves into Building 34

The Office of Enrollment Services has moved into itsnew space on the ground floor of Building 34, afterseveral years in Building 39. The IHP community isinvited to stop in and have a tour.

Trustees in Focus: Jeanette Ives Erickson

Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN,DNP ’11, FAAN, is the focus ofthis month’s Trustee profile. Dr.Ives Erickson recentlyannounced that she will bestepping down as Chief Nurseand Senior Vice President forPatient Care Services at

Massachusetts General Hospital after serving in therole for the past 20 years, but will remain at the hospital

Team IHP Sports Three Runners at 2017 Marathon

Alumni Kristin Camara, CSD’11, Michaela Deasy, NS ’14,and Nina Freitas, PT ’16 will berunning in the 2017 BostonMarathon as members of TeamIHP. This will be the seventhyear the school has hosted ateam, during which time morethan $100,000 has been raised

to support scholarships and other causes at theInstitute. You can help them reach their goal.

Publishing, Presentations, AwardsCenter for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation

Director of IMPACT Practice and Associate ProfessorMary Knab, co-author: “Refinement of the IPECCompetency Self-Assessment Survey: Results from aMulti-Institutional Study.” Journal of InterprofessionalCare.

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Amanda Fryd ’15, first author, Jarrad H. Van Stan PhD’16, Director of Research Programs Robert E. Hillman,and Adjunct Assistant Professor Daryush D. Mehta, co-authors: “Estimating Subglottal Pressure From Neck-Surface Acceleration During Normal VoiceProduction.” Journal of Speech, Language, andHearing Research.

Adjunct Professor James Heaton, co-author: “TheEffectiveness of Low-Level Light Therapy inAttenuating Vocal Fatigue.” Journal of Voice.

Director of Research Programs Robert E. Hillman, co-author: “Comparison of Videostroboscopy toStroboscopy Derived From High-SpeedVideoendoscopy for Evaluating Patients With VocalFold Mass Lesions.” American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.

Professor Tiffany P. Hogan, co-author: “Orthographyand Modality Influence Speech Production in Adultsand Children.” Journal of Speech, Language andHearing Research.

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as a nurse scholar and international consultant as wellas continue serving as an IHP trustee. Read her bio.

MSPT Pinning Ceremony

Students in the Master of Science in Physical TherapyClass of 2017 held their pinning ceremony on December2. The students presented their scholarly work at theevent, which was followed by a reception.

IHP in the NewsA recent paper on dyslexia research, co-authored byCSD Assistant Professor Joanna Christodoulou, wasfeatured in the Boston Globe and Forbes.

Andrea Coiro, a 2014 DPT graduate, was included in aBoston Herald story for her work in helping a WestRoxbury teen relearn to walk following a tragic accident.

DPT student Mollie Frederiksen performed in theNorth Shore Civic Ballet’s s annual "12 DancersDancing ... A Christmas in Cambridge" holiday eventon December 16-17.

An essay by NP student Evgeniya Larionova, “WeMay Have Different Religions,” was published on thewebsite AWHONN.

Welcome Aboard!

Jack Gormley Dean of Students Office of Student and AlumniServices

Rawan AlHeresh Adjunct Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Heller Murray ’13, co-author: "TheRelationship Between Relative FundamentalFrequency and a Kinematic Estimate of LaryngealStiffness in Healthy Adults." Journal of Speech,Language, and Hearing Research.

Interprofessional Collaboration

CSD Associate Chair and Professor Marjorie Nicholas,first author, and OT Chair and Professor Lisa TaborConnor, co-author: “People with Aphasia Using AAC:Are Executive Functions Important?” Aphasiology.

Nursing

Associate Professor Elisa Ladd, first author, AssistantProfessor Alex Hoyt, co-author: “PharmaceuticalIndustry Interactions With Nonprescribing Clinicians:A Complex Web of Influence.” JAMA Internal Medicine.

Jacque Mohr Professor of Geriatric Nursing ResearchDiane Mahoney, first author: “Accuracy and StabilityTesting of a 'Smart Dresser' for Persons withDementia.” Gerontechnology.

Jacque Mohr Professor of Geriatric Nursing ResearchDiane Mahoney, first author: “Latino/HispanicAlzheimer’s Caregivers Experiencing Dementia-Related Dressing Issues: Corroboration of thePreservation of Self Model and Reactions to a ‘SmartDresser’ Computer-Based Dressing Aid.” Digit Health.

Assistant Professor Mary E. Thompson, co-author:“Measurable Outcomes After Transfer From Pediatricto Adult Providers in Youth With Chronic Illness.” TheJournal of Adolescent Health.

Occupational Therapy

Professor Diane L. Smith, first author: “Evidence-BasedInterventions for Increasing Work Participation forPersons With Various Disabilities: A SystematicReview.” OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health.

Physical Therapy

Associate Professor Douglas Gross, co-author: “TheAssociation of Forefoot Varus Deformity withPatellofemoral Cartilage Damage in Older AdultCadavers.” The Anatomical Record.

Calendar

01/12 BSN Convocation 5:30–7:00 p.m., Shouse 305

01/16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Offices closed

01/17 First day of spring classes

01/19 Ann W. Caldwell President's Lecture:

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Occupational Therapy

Jackie Tang Clinical Education ProgramCoordinator Physical Therapy

Transfer Ginny Do Project Manager Office of Continuing &Professional Development, Center for InterprofessionalStudies & Innovation

New Job PostingsCommunication Sciences and Disorders Chair

Occupational Therapy Program Coordinator

Physical Therapy Chair

A complete list of Institute faculty and staff postings canbe found online, and a list of Graduate Assistantshipopportunities can be found on our website.

Interprofessional Rounds Caring for our Muslim Patients 5:30–7:00 p.m. West Lobby, Partners Assembly Row

01/21 PT Club Dodgeball Tournament 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Judge Baker Children's Center 53 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston

01/23 Last day to register, add class

View more events on the Institute's Master Calendar.

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