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»As an independent, interprofessionalgraduate school of health sciences,MGH Institute of Health Professions prepareshealth professionals and scientists toadvance care for a diverse societythrough leadership in education, clinicalpractice, research, and communityengagement.

Mission

MGH Institute of Health Professions willbe preeminent in:• Educating graduates to be exemplary leaders in

health care for a diverse society,• Advancing innovative models of health professions

education to improve health and health care, and• Creating and translating knowledge to improve health

through distinctive programs of research.

Vision

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M G H I N S T I T U T E O F H E A LT H P R O F E S S I O N S • W W W . M G H I H P. E D U 1

» Strategic planning may seem like a buzzword, and unfortunately, it often is.However, for MGH Institute of Health Professions, strategic planning is anunfolding and dynamic process that periodically offers us a vital opportunity tore-envision our desired future, a process that has proved successful in directingour investment of time, effort, and resources. Further, it has the added benefitof assuring we remain ever mindful of our guiding principles, values, andpriorities as we go about our daily work.

We initiated the latest round of strategic planning in early 2014. This broad–basedprocess engaged our faculty and staff, students, alumni, senior leaders, trustees,and external stakeholders to share their unique perspectives of the Institute’sstrengths as well as opportunities for improvement. Participants reflectedon such trends and issues as the Affordable Care Act, changing populationdemographics, student affordability and debt burden, and accountability forprogram excellence, and were invited to suggest what priorities should formthe core of the new plan.

The process culminated in affirming, with minor modifications, our mission,vision, and core values statements, and the creation of a new three-year StrategicMap to guide us through 2017. The new plan was approved by the Board ofTrustees in May.

The plan was rolled out in the summer to the full Institute community as wellas to stakeholders across Partners HealthCare System and in the community.Framing the plan is an overarching goal and challenge to advance the Institute’sdistinctive impact on improving health and health care, as this is ultimately whywe are in the business of educating health professionals and scientists.

Specific strategic priorities were outlined to provide direction for accomplishingthe goal and to ensure the Institute remains strong and relevant in the rapidlyevolving contexts of health care and higher education as we work towardfulfilling our mission.

First and foremost, these priorities focus on assuring the Institute remainsforward-thinking and proactive. They will guide us in the coming years tocontinue educating leaders who shape the future of health care by conductingleading-edge research; connecting our work locally and globally with ourclinical partners and communities; ensuring the Institute’s continued financialstrength; optimizing the quality and affordability of the student experience;aligning our resources with our priorities; and continuously innovating andimproving our institutional effectiveness.

We are pleased to share the 2013–2014 Annual Report and the many storiesthat illustrate and pay tribute to the Institute’s vibrancy and the impact that ourwork and our faculty, students, alumni, and staff are having in the fields ofeducation, research, health care, and community outreach.

A Framework for the Future

George E. Thibault, MDChair, Board of TrusteesPresident, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAANPresident andJohn Hilton Knowles Professor


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Letter from the Chair and President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

The Year in Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences:

Communication Sciences and Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Occupational Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Physical Therapy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

By the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

School of Nursing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Research Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Philanthropy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Endowed Funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Fact Sheet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

ContentsTA B L E O F

MAYOR WALSH ON CAMPUS

New Boston Mayor Martin J. Walshvisited the MGH Institute campusin March, when he was the guestspeaker at the annual meeting andWinter Warm Up of the Friendsof the Charlestown Navy Yard, heldat 2 Constitution Center.

EditorJohn Shaw

Contributing WritersJoel BrownJames Wolken

PhotographyJustin Knight

DesignZayd Media



The MGH Institute enrolled 1,290 students during 2013–2014, theseventh consecutive year of growth as the school continues to meet the demandfor more health care professionals to care for the country’s growing, aging, andincreasingly diverse population.

The Class of 2014, whose 535 students hail from 28 states and five countries,was the largest in the school’s 37-year history. “You are our greatestopportunity to make good on the promise of humane, safe, and excellent healthcare that can and will be accountable to the demands and expectations ofthe people of the United States and other countries in which you choose toserve,” said keynote speaker Dr. Gary Gottlieb, president and CEO of PartnersHealthCare System.

At Commencement, School of Nursing Associate Professor Dr. Patricia Reidyreceived the coveted Nancy T. Watts Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching.Dr. Allan B. Smith ’96, professor and chair of the Department of CommunicationSciences and Disorders at the University of Maine in Orono, received the BetteAnn Harris Distinguished Alumni Award, the school’s highest honor presented toa graduate. Nicole Silva ’11, a speech-language pathologist at Hartford Hospitalin Connecticut, received the Emerging Leader Alumni Award.

The Institute was the only school in Boston named to the 2014 Honor Roll inthe Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Great Colleges to Work For” survey.The school received high marks in five categories: Collaborative Governance;Compensation and Benefits; Facilities, Workspace and Security; Confidence inSenior Leadership; and Respect and Appreciation.

To accommodate the school’s growing research efforts, the Center forHealth & Rehabilitation Research was dedicated in December 2013 with14,000 square feet in Building 79/96, the Institute’s sixth location in theCharlestown Navy Yard. The space fulfills a commitment made three years agoby the Board of Trustees to significantly raise the Institute’s research profile.

Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Professor Dr. JordanGreen received a $2.975 million grant—the largest research grant in the historyof the MGH Institute—from the National Institutes of Health’s National Instituteon Deafness and Other Communication Disorders to develop ways to morequickly diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and allow patients tocommunicate effectively for a longer period of time.

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) reaccredited alldegree programs offered by School of Nursing for 10 years until 2024, thelongest period the national organization can bestow on a nursing school.

President Dr. Janis P. Bellack gave the keynote speech in May at MassachusettsGeneral Hospital’s annual Linda Kelly Visiting Scholar Program. “Preparing forthe Future of Nursing” focused on advances in interprofessional education,the role of nurse practitioners, and the importance of preparing the nursingworkforce for the changing landscape of health care.

NEW CENTER FOR HEALTH &REHABILITATION RESEARCH

Department of CommunicationSciences and Disorders ProfessorJordan Green, PhD (right), givesHonorary Trustee John V. Guttag, PhD,a tour of the Speech and FeedingDisorders Lab in the new Center forHealth & Rehabilitation Research,which opened in December 2013.

SQUARE FEET

The Institute now has 129,000square feet in six buildings—a 50 percent increase in thepast three years.

129,000The Year in Review


The MGH Institute is integrating interprofessionaleducation as a core component for students fromall disciplines.

Called Interprofessional Model for Patient and Client-centered Teams, or IMPACT Practice, the initiativeis a series of one-credit courses in which students ininterprofessional teams collaborate on learningactivities and projects throughout their first academicyear, providing them with the opportunity to learnwith, from, and about each other.

Led by Center for Interprofessional Studies andInnovation Assistant Professor Mary Knab, DPT, PhD,the innovative curriculum begins before the officialstart of the academic year when students are assigneda health care-based common reading—written from thepatient’s viewpoint—that they explore during orientation.

“We want the students to have a meaningfulexperience,” says Dr. Knab. “It is important to get themtogether at the beginning of their IHP education togain an understanding of why interprofessionalteam-based patient care is so critical in meeting theneeds of patients and families.”

The required classes are designed to help studentsdevelop core competencies for interprofessionalcollaborative practice across the four domainsdefined by the Interprofessional Education Collab-orative (IPEC): Values and Ethics, InterprofessionalCommunication, Teams/Teamwork, and Roles andResponsibilities.

“When students graduate, we want to make sure theyhave the skills to lead the change that will positivelyimpact the systems in which they practice and everypatient and client they encounter,” Dr. Knab says.

The faculty steering committee that developedIMPACT Practice included School of Nursing AssistantDean Linda Andrist, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC; Departmentof Occupational Therapy Program Director ReginaDoherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP; Department ofCommunication Sciences and Disorders AssociateChair Marjorie Nicholas, PhD, CCC-SLP; Department ofPhysical Therapy Chair Pamela Levangie, PT, DPT, DSc,FAPTA; and Associate Provost Peter Cahn, PhD.

An Interprofessional IMPACT


»Knab is spearheading efforts to infuse team-based care into the curriculum of first-year students.



Dr. Anant Agarwal, president of edX, the online learning initiative of MIT andHarvard, and Dr. Madeline Schmitt, an international expert on interprofessionaleducation, spoke at the annual Health Professions Education Symposium in June.

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Alex F. Johnson wasappointed president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation(ASHFoundation).

The Diversity Council launched the Dignity and Respect Campaign last fall toreinforce a national campaign designed to join individuals, community leaders,organizations, educational institutions, business partners, family, and friends inthe common notion that inclusiveness begins with the core belief that everyonedeserves dignity and respect.

INCREASE

The number of alumnidonors since 2012 hasincreased by 20 percent.

20%( T H E Y E A R I N R E V I E W, C O N T I N U E D )

Gala Tops $2 Million Raised SinceInception for Student ScholarshipsWith $390,000 raised at the 2013 Gala, the MGHInstitute topped the $2 million mark for studentscholarships since the event was first held in 2007.

The financial support for the seventh annualevent, held in November 2013 at the RenaissanceBoston Waterfront Hotel, included $82,000pledged by audience members during a livesupport-a-student appeal.

The evening’s theme, “Transforming Lives:Education that Serves,” highlighted the school’stwo pro-bono clinical centers—the Speech,Language and Literacy Center which includes theAphasia Center, and the Physical Therapy Centerfor Clinical Education and Health Promotion.

Two trustees co-chaired the event: Elizabeth “Trish”Joyce, whose father, Dr. Charles A. Sanders, is afounder and longtime supporter of the Institute(Story, page 27); and Angelleen Peters-Lewis, PhD,RN, Senior Vice President for Patient Care Servicesand Chief Nursing Officer at Women & InfantsHospital of Rhode Island.

Other members of the Gala committee were:Pamela D’Arrigo; Kristene Diggins, DNP, MSN,MinuteClinic; Anton Dodek, MD, Blue Cross BlueShield of Massachusetts; Margery Eramo, SON ’57,MGH Nurses’ Alumnae Association; CharlesLandry, McCall & Almy; John Moore, Navy YardBistro; and Anthony Spirito.

New Bonds Forged With StudentsA recent undertaking by the Office of Developmentand Student Government Association to forge amore concrete bond with current students resultedin the first class gifts in school history.During Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow, or STATDay, 120 students, faculty, and staff wrote notes ofappreciation, and were filmed for a video, to thankdonors for supporting the Institute.

The effort produced two gifts by the Department ofCommunication Sciences and Disorders Class of2013 and Class of 2014 to the ChristopherNorman Educational Fund, and a third from theDepartment of Physical Therapy Class of 2014 tosupport study breaks during final exams.

Go to www.mghihp.edu/stat to see the video.

Speech-language pathologystudents Ariel Bohn and Esther Ayukwere among the 300 people whoattended the 2013 Gala.

Student Government representativeand speech-language pathologystudent Samia Zahran showsher appreciation of IHP donorsduring “Students Today, AlumniTomorrow” Day.


T R U S T E E P R O F I L E


John M. Connors III and his family have played a large role in creating opportu-nities for people to attend the MGH Institute.

“We’re big believers in opening doors for those who might not otherwisebe able to attend, especially people from a diverse socioeconomic and ethnicbackground,” says Connors, who recently completed a 12-year term on theBoard of Trustees. “When we invest in the Institute, there is a multiplier effecton the dollar.”

His father, renowned ad executive John “Jack” Connors, chaired the boards ofboth Partners HealthCare and Brigham and Women’s Hospital as part of thefamily’s efforts to improve patient care. The younger Connors, however, decidedto make his mark where health care begins—in the classroom.

“The Institute educates the leaders who in turn train the next generation ofcaring, smart health professionals,” says Connors, who is founder of advertisingagency Boathouse Group, Inc. “When you walk into a hospital, you want thepeople delivering care to reflect the ones who are seeking it.”

Connors, who co-chaired the Institute’s annual Gala in 2007, 2008, and 2011,was instrumental in creating the Connors Family Scholarship, which since its2007 establishment has helped numerous students attend the school.

During his tenure on the board, he used his expertise and influence to boostthe Institute’s profile and impact, telling the story of how the school’s faculty,students, and graduates make a difference locally, nationally, and globally.

In his new role as an Honorary Trustee, he plans to continue supporting theschool that he has been a passionate advocate for during the past dozen years.

“I want to ensure that the Institute remains accessible to those who otherwisemight not be able to afford to attend,” says Connors, who was honored for hisservice at the 2013 Gala. “Scholarship dollars will help us achieve that.”

John M. Connors III

The Connors family once againcame out in support of the Instituteat the 2013 Gala: (l-r) Jack Connors,Eileen Connors, DPT studentMaryanne Alalade, John Connors,and Dr. Larisa Connors.

During his 12 years onthe Board of Trustees,Connors worked to openthe MGH Institute’sdoors to a larger pool ofstudents.

(NUMBER OF STUDENTS)

FY 2012

180 224 289

FY 2013FY 2014

$3.25million

$4.06million

$4.48million

SCHOLARSHIPSAWARDED

The number of studentswho received scholarshipsincreased by 61 percentduring 2012–2014.

61%


The MGH Institute will enroll the first students in theMaster of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) programstarting in May 2015.

The school received Accreditation-Provisional from theAccreditation Review Commission on Education forthe Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) after a comprehensivereview and on-campus visit. This follows earlierapproval from the Massachusetts Board of HigherEducation.

“There has been a great deal of interest and excitementabout the program already, and we look forward to wel-coming our inaugural class next spring,” says ProgramDirector Lisa Walker, PA-C, MPAS, noting that more than750 people applied during the first admission cycle.

The 25-month, full-time program is part of the School ofHealth and Rehabilitation Sciences, which also includesthe departments of Communication Sciences andDisorders, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy.

The Institute added the program to produce highlyqualified professionals to treat the country’s growingand rapidly aging population and respond to an acuteshortage of primary care providers.

Forty students are expected to be accepted into thefirst MPAS class. In addition to having completed anundergraduate degree in any field and prerequisitecourses, all entering students must have experienceperforming direct patient care for a minimum of 1,000hours, or the equivalent of approximately six monthsof full-time employment.

Applications for the 2016 cohort will begin next April.

The ARC-PA has granted Accreditation-Provisional status to thePhysician Assistant Program sponsored by MGH Institute ofHealth Professions. Accreditation-Provisional is an accreditationstatus granted when the plans and resource allocation, iffully implemented as planned, of a proposed program appearto demonstrate the program’s ability to meet the ARC-PAStandards. Accreditation-Provisional does not ensure anysubsequent accreditation status. It is limited to no more thanfive years from matriculation of the first class. Students whograduate from a PA program with a designation of provisionalaccreditation are eligible to sit for the Physician AssistantNational Certification Examination (PANCE).

Physician AssistantProgram Accredited

»Program Director Lisa Walker (second from left) and her team are preparing to enroll the first PA students in May 2015.



Associate Professor Charles Haynes, EdD, CCC-SLP, received the Margaret ByrdRawson Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Dyslexia Association.He also recently gave the keynote address at the Jeddah Early ChildhoodConference in Saudi Arabia.

Professor and Chair Gregory Lof, PhD, CCC-SLP, was elected treasurer of theCouncil of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders.

Meg Simione, a doctoral research student in the Speech and Feeding DisordersLab and concurrently enrolled in the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences program,received a 2014 doctoral-level research award from Plural Publishing Research.She will use the grant to develop individualized treatment approaches forchildren with feeding disorders.

Provost and Professor Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP, a nationally renownedspeech-language pathologist, received the Honors of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), the organization’s highest award.

Dozens of students, along with faculty and clients in the Aphasia Center, turnedout for the second annual Aphasia Awareness Day rally at the MassachusettsState House in June.

Assistant Professor Joanna Christodoulou, EdD, was named a recipient of theEarly Career Award by the International Mind, Brain, and Education Society.

SCHWEITZER FELLOWS

34Master of Science in Speech-LanguagePathology student Jie (Kingsley)Yang, PhD, above, was the 34thInstitute student named an AlbertSchweitzer Fellow. She is workingto create a sustainable programthat will provide free extendedrehabilitation to concussion andtraumatic brain injury (TBI) clientswho receive services at the Institute’son-campus Speech, Language andLiteracy Center. The initiative willsave clients thousands of dollars inout-of-pocket expenses.

Communication Sciencesand Disorders

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Amanda Hitchins parlayed $2,000 in donations to help build and equip thefirst soundproof auditory testing room in the eastern section of the DemocraticRepublic of the Congo.

Hitchins sold homemade greeting cards, received funding from friends andfamily over the past year, and accepted several hundred dollars raised duringbake sales by Institute students in the National Student Speech LanguageHearing Association club.

“It’s amazing how small amounts of money can go such a long way in othercountries,” says Hitchins, a 2012 Master of Science in Speech-LanguagePathology graduate. “I can’t say enough about the people who contributed tosomething they knew nothing about other than I was passionate about it.”

The lab replaced a broom closet at the Centre for Education and CommunityBased Rehabilitation, a nonprofit residential school that serves developmentallyand physically challenged students.

The connection was fostered through a relationship she developed in 2006,when the Hunter College senior participated in a sponsored trip to Tanzania.

“I realized I wanted to return and do something tangible that could reallyimpact people, and not just go back and do a medical tourist visit,” says Hitchins,who through contacts from her first visit connected with the center’s director,Dr. Ismael Byaruhanga, shortly after graduating from the Institute.

First, with the help of classmate Laura Kessel ’12, Hitchins refurbished andshipped several walkers from Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center in NewHampshire. In spring 2014, she delivered a portable audiometer donated by theCoalition for Global Hearing Health that is being used in the new soundproofroom. She stayed for several days, training staff and seeing dozens of clientswith conditions that included anoxic brain injuries from birth, Down syndrome,suspected autism, fluency disorders, dysphagia, and aphasia.

“While we have a very long way to go in optimizing hearing, speech, andlanguage services for the children, this was a wonderful and sustainable firststep,” she says.

Amanda Hitchins ’12

Hitchins, left, spent several dayswith school director Dr. IsmaelByaruhanga, helping clients.

A L U M N I P R O F I L E

CONTRIBUTED

The amount that Institutespeech-language pathologystudents raised—25 percentof the cost—to supportconstructing a soundprooftesting room in theDemocratic Republicof Congo.

$500



Melissa Cook, a Class of 2014 speech-language pathology student, won the15th Annual David W. Brewer best poster award at the Voice FoundationSymposium for her poster, “Relationships Between the Cepstral/Spectral Indexof Dysphonia and Vocal Fold Vibratory Function During Phonation.”

Professor Emerita Pamela Hook, PhD, received the 2013 Alice H. GarsideAward from the Massachusetts branch of the International Dyslexia Association.

The following awards were presented at 2014 Commencement:

Emile IrvingJulie Atwood Award for Excellence

Micah SmithKenneth N. Stevens StudentResearch Award

Jane LaphamStudent Award for Innovation

Stephen A. MacCormack,MS, CCC-SLPAward for Excellence in ClinicalSupervision

Sofia Vallila Rohter, PhD, CCC-SLPFaculty Award for Teaching Excellence

Boston Firefighters and EMTsTrained to Better Identify AphasiaMore than 1,400 firefighters and emergencymedical service personnel in Boston are betterprepared to help people with aphasia, thanks to arecent training initiative provided by severalspeech-language pathology faculty and students.

Krista Chemerynski ’13 organized the initiative in2013 for her aphasia concentration project, at thesuggestion of Clinical Assistant Professor EileenHunsaker, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS. The program ismodeled after a training initiative promoted bythe National Aphasia Association.

Aphasia, an impairment of language thataffects the production and/or comprehension oflanguage, is often a result of a neurological injurysuch as a stroke or traumatic brain injury. Itaffects more than 350,000 Americans each year.

Years ago, Hunsaker had seen firsthand howemergency personnel who did not know or whomisunderstood aphasia had difficulty assisting awoman during an emergency.

“They were trying to ask her questions, but becauseof aphasia she couldn’t answer effectively,”Hunsaker recalled. “That’s why I was excited whenI heard about this initiative because it can go along way towards helping emergency personnelunderstand the signs of aphasia.”

Aphasia Center client Jimmy Cahill, a formerBoston firefighter who experienced a stroke afterbattling a fire more than 10 years ago, helpedschedule sessions with trainers at the Boston FireDepartment.

“It was awesome because Jimmy knew a lot of theguys, and they know what he’s been through,” saidChemerynski.

In addition, Aphasia Center clients Paul and JudyDane, Tony Spirito, and Wendy Damon providedfirst-person accounts of life with aphasia.

“The class was great,” noted Lieutenant FrederickLorenz, whose team of trainers went throughthe 90-minute discussion and video session, andthen instructed the city’s more than 1,200firefighters during the ensuing months. “I thinkthis helped bring the topic closer to home formany of the firefighters.”

( C S D Y E A R I N R E V I E W, C O N T I N U E D )

Paul Dane, who has been a client atthe Aphasia Center for several years,spoke to Boston EMTs along with hiswife, Judy.

Class of 2011 alumni Hope WallaceHill (left) and Lauren Scheiper Baronwere among those who returnedto campus to attend the CSDdepartment’s continuing educationevent in February.


The 34 members of the first Doctor of OccupationalTherapy class chose the MGH Institute for their ownparticular reasons. But a common thread among themis that they desire to play an influential role in theirnew health care field.

“These are exactly the kinds of students we werelooking for,” says Program Director and AssociateProfessor Regina Doherty, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA, FNAP,“They are people with the drive to make a differencein the profession and in society by becoming leaderswho can influence best practice through researchevidence, as well as deliver compassionate andcollaborative care.”

Sophie Bellenis discovered her passion while spendinga year as a volunteer working with orphans at the RiftValley Children’s Village in Tanzania.

“Many of the orphans had physical disabilities, andthat’s where I saw the critical role that an occupationaltherapist can play,” says the Hamilton, MA, native. “Ilearned that an occupational therapist needs to leadto really affect change. That’s a great strength of theInstitute’s program—it teaches both the practice skillsand the leadership skills to truly make a difference.”

As a public school teacher in California, Richard Luwas frustrated by the limited opportunity of havingone-on-one interactions with his students. So hewanted a new career that would allow him to providepersonalized attention to help people achievemore success.

“Occupational therapy is about accomplishments,” hesays. “It’s goal driven, so it requires a teacher’s mindset. You need creativity, empathy, and communicationskills to reach people and earn their trust.”

For Hayley Younkin, her “aha” moment came during asix-month college internship in Quito, Ecuador, whereshe saw the transformative effect OTs achieved withdisabled children and adults.

“Occupational therapy recognizes that physical,social, economic, spiritual, psychological, familial, andcommunity health are all inextricably connected. Itrefuses to take a cookie-cutter approach to people,and that inspired me,” says Younkin, who grew upin St. Louis. “The world would be a lot richer if wecelebrated diversity of ability and experience.”

Occupational TherapyS C H O O L O F H E A LT H A N D R E H A B I L I TAT I O N S C I E N C E S

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Younkin, Lu, and Bellenis (l-r) expect to make a difference after they graduate in 2017 from the three-year program.



Leading the first entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program inNew England was an opportunity that Lisa Tabor Connor, PhD, MSOT, couldn’tpass up.

“This is the wave of the future in the profession, having occupational therapistswho are trained as scholars,” said Dr. Connor, the program’s inaugural chair andprofessor. “Health care is becoming more team-based, and if you have peoplearound the table who don’t have the same level of professional preparationas other team members, then they don’t really get as much say in policy-makingand setting the direction of changes in health care.”

She cited the Institute’s strong emphasis on interprofessional education thatallows students to be integrated into team-based patient care.

“The more students interact with other disciplines, the more they can see whatoccupational therapists can do,” said Dr. Connor, who was previously an assistantprofessor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “They’regoing to see how OT can contribute to keeping people healthy and engaged intheir communities.”

She also was enticed by the program’s Functional Living Laboratory, anactive-learning classroom which includes a kitchen, living room, bedroom, andbathroom. It allows students to immediately put into practice what they learnedwithout leaving the room.

“In other places I’ve been, you might bring in somebody from the communitywith a stroke to help out the class by demonstrating how a person wouldget from their walker into the bathtub, and you’ve got 30 students all crowdingaround trying to see,” she said. “Here we’ve got video capture and we canproject that into the classroom space so they can all watch, while maybe twoor three students are hands-on with the client. It’s a much better way for studentsto learn and not worry about making a mistake.”

Lisa Tabor Connor

Connor in the Functional Living Lab,where students will practice whatthey learn in the classroom.

FA C U LT Y P R O F I L E

Occupational therapistsare a key part of theteam-based patient caremodel that continuesto expand, says Connor.


Associate Professor Douglas Gross, PT, DPT, ScD, FAAOMPT, CPed, receivedthe FY 2015 Rheumatology Research Foundation Investigator Award. He is usingthe three-year award to study ways to develop or improve footwear to treat andprevent knee osteoarthritis.

Six members of the Institute’s physical therapy community were recognizedfor their outstanding contributions to the profession at the American PhysicalTherapy Association’s 2014 NEXT Conference & Exposition in June.

• The Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA, the association’s highestmembership category honor, was awarded to: Meryl I. Cohen, (t)DPT ’03,Kathleen M. Gill-Body, MS ’86, (t)DPT ’02, and Nancy R. Kirsch, (t)DPT ’05.

• The Lucy Blair Service Award was presented to: IHP Clinical Assistant ProfessorJane S. Baldwin, PT, DPT, NCS, and William Boissonnault, (t)DPT ’08.

• The Jules M. Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing award waspresented to Associate Chair and Professor Diane U. Jette, PT, MS, DSc.

Close to 100 people attended an Institute alumni reception during theAmerican Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting in LasVegas in February. Ten faculty members held educational seminars or presentedposters during the conference. School of Health and Rehabilitation SciencesDean and former longtime PT Chair Leslie Portney, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, gave theprestigious Pauline Cerasoli Lecture.

32TREATING MARATHONSURVIVORS

Dara Casparian ’13 (above, left)and Jessica Guilbert ’11 wereamong several Institute graduatesand students who treated 32Boston Marathon bombingsurvivors at the new SpauldingRehabilitation Hospital in theweeks and months following the2013 tragedy.

Physical TherapyS C H O O L O F H E A LT H A N D R E H A B I L I TAT I O N S C I E N C E S



Poonam Pardasaney, PT, DPT, ScD, credits her time atthe MGH Institute with fueling the scientific drive thatwon her an award from the American Physical TherapyAssociation (APTA).

Dr. Pardasaney, who received her transitional Doctorof Physical Therapy in 2006 and her Master of Sciencein Physical Therapy in 2004, received the APTA’sDorothy Briggs Memorial Scientific Inquiry Award forher study that examined conceptual limitations ofbalance measures used with community-dwellingolder adults while she was a doctoral student in reha-bilitation sciences at Boston University. The awardrecognizes an outstanding article published in theassociation’s flagship journal, Physical Therapy.

“The small-class environment at the Institute reallygave me the opportunity to interact with faculty ona one-on-one basis and build a strong researchfoundation,” says the native of Mumbai, India, who in2005 won the school’s Mary Mankin Prize for mostoutstanding PT master’s thesis. “And I was first intro-duced to, and learned, research methodology andscientific writing, which is when I discovered I reallyenjoyed doing research.”

She hopes her study, in which she reviewed limitationsof 26 balance measures used by physical therapistswith the community-dwelling elderly population,can help guide the development of improvedbalance measures that are more comprehensive andecologically valid indicators of daily-life environmentsin which people function.

“Most existing balance tests assess people inquiet, static environments, with limited multitasking,obstacle negotiation, or environmental motion,”Dr. Pardasaney explains. “In the real world, people aretypically multitasking and encountering multiplestimuli and obstacles such as other persons, cars,and traffic sounds.”

She currently is a research public health analystat the nonprofit research institute RTI Internationalin Waltham, where her work involves developmentand implementation of performance and qualitymeasures for post-acute care facilities, such asinpatient rehabilitation facilities and long-term carehospitals.

Poonam Pardasaney ’04, ’06A L U M N I P R O F I L E

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Pardasaney received an American Physical Therapy Association award for her study on balance with older adults.



The Doctor of Physical Therapy program completed its 10-year reaccreditationprocess by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education(CAPTE) with submission of its self-study report and a three-day site visit by aCAPTE review team. The program is expected to receive notification of itsaccreditation status by the end of 2014.

After 14 years, the transitional DPT program admitted its last cohort ofstudents during the 2013–2014 academic year. Courses will conclude at theend of the fall 2014 semester.


Daniel Mark KelleherMarjorie K. Ionta Award for ClinicalExcellence (Entry-Level)

Saloni N. RajeMarjorie K. Ionta Award for ClinicalExcellence (Post-Professional)

Jeffrey Paul FaulringAdams Fellow Award (Entry-Level)

Noam Y. SegalAdams Fellow Award (Post-Professional)

Saloni N. Raje and Sayali S. ShrotriMary Mankin Prize

Karen Weber, PT, MSOutstanding Clinical Educator Award

( P H Y S I C A L T H E R A P Y Y E A R I N R E V I E W, C O N T I N U E D )

Adapting to New Rehab KnowledgeA new collaboration between the MGH Instituteand Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is providingDoctor of Physical Therapy students with theknowledge to include adaptive sports in theirtherapy tool box.

The students participated in a six-week pilotcourse over the summer at Spaulding’s Dr. CharlesH. Weingarten Adaptive Sports & Recreationprogram, located along the Little Mystic Channelat the east end of the Charlestown Navy Yardjust a short few blocks from campus.

Taught by Instructor Allison Stoll, a 2011 DPTgraduate, along with other Spaulding therapists,the students learned about activities for disabledpeople that included handcycling, kayaking,canoeing, windsurfing, and even golf.

Participants range from needing full assistancesuch as sitting in a modified go-cart seat to thosewho need minimal assistance. Regardless ofability, all participants are expected to be engagedto the full extent of their abilities, even if itinvolves securing a specially designed paddle ontotheir arm so they can help propel the boat.

“It’s a real eye-opener to see how people can dothese activities,” says student David Debaere. “It canallow them to have a more involved and fuller life.”

While there are several adaptive sports certificateprograms in the country, this is one of the first toincorporate it into a physical therapy graduatedegree curriculum.

“This opens a whole new avenue for our studentsto better understand how therapy plays an impor-tant role in a person’s full participation in lifeactivities,” says School of Health and RehabilitationSciences Dean Leslie Portney, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA.“I look forward to working with our partners atSpaulding, as well as our faculty and studentsfrom physical, occupational, and speech therapy,to create a vibrant interprofessional environment,to expand opportunities in winter sports, clinicalresearch, and more.”

2011 DPT graduate and InstructorAli Stoll shows Doctor of PhysicalTherapy students a few tips as theyprepare to head out onto the LittleMystic Channel.

First-year DPT student AndrewPhilatre receives his pin fromthird-year student Melissa Pedrazaduring the program’s annualWhite Coat ceremony.



FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014

$3.25million

$4.06million

$4.48million

APPLICANTSTO ENTRY-LEVELPROGRAMSSINCE 2011

6,059

MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS: BY THE NUMBERS

39%

THE NUMBER OFSTUDENTS ENROLLEDAT THE INSTITUTE HASINCREASED BY 16%SINCE FALL 2011

Since 2012,the Institute hasincreased theamount of financialaid awardedto students by38 percent.

APPLICANTS OFFEREDADMISSION TO THE

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1,111 1,230 1,2902011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014

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SPAULDINGREHABILITATION

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27NORTH SHOREMEDICAL

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BRIGHAM ANDWOMEN’S

70

Research grantmoney awarded tofaculty in FY14

THE NUMBER OF INSTITUTE ALUMNI WHO WORK AT PARTNERS HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS

THE AMOUNT OF PRO-BONO CARE PROVIDED ANNUALLY TOCLIENTS IN THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY CENTER,THE APHASIA CENTER, AND THE PHYSICAL THERAPY CENTERFOR CLINICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION

$1,000,000+

Increase in enrolled students fromunderrepresented groups duringthe past three years

American Indian orAlaska Native

84% Ethnic DemographicsSTUDENTS 2013 – 2014

75,006

545

17%

60%

12%6%

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<1%4%

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Hispanic

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Diane Mahoney, PhD, APRN, BC, FGSA, FAAN, Jacques Mohr Professor ofGeriatric Nursing Research, was awarded a two-year, $455,707 research grantfrom the National Institutes of Health through the National Institute of NursingResearch for her project, “A Technology In-Home Intervention to SustainDementia Patients’ Dressing Abilities.”

The School of Nursing co-hosted the 12th annual conference of theInternational Dementia Scholars Collaborative in May.

Dean Laurie Lauzon Clabo, PhD, RN, was elected as the President of theMassachusetts Association of Colleges of Nursing (MACN) for 2014–2016.

Professor Patrice Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon.), MPH, MS, BSN, RN, NP-C, FAAN,was appointed as a member of the Special Emphasis Review Panel of theNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Professor Inge Corless, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Associate Professor Elissa Ladd,PhD, FNP-BC, accompanied students in January to South Africa and India,respectively, on global health learning experiences.

Clinical Assistant Professor Guardia Banister, PhD, RN, FAAN, was inducted as aFellow of the American Academy of Nursing. She is the seventh SON facultymember to earn the prestigious FAAN designation.

School of Nursing Assistant Professor Brant Oliver, PhD, MS ’03, MPH, FNP-BC,PMHNP-BC, was selected as one of only 16 Faculty Senior Scholars for theDepartment of Veterans Affairs National Quality Scholars (VAQS) fellowshipprogram. Instructor Daisy Goodman DNP ’10, WHNP-BC, CNM, is a third-yearVAQS fellow, and Assistant Professor Mimi Pomerleau, DNP, WHNP-BC,RNC-OB, CNE, is a first-year fellow.

PATIENT CARE

20,280Nursing students, such as thoseabove who conducted healthassessments at the MGHCharlestown HealthCare Center,each year provide more than20,000 hours of patient careduring their clinical rotations incommunity health settings.

School of Nursing




Kelly Brush Davisson has turned a debilitating ski injury into a mission tohelp others.

A gifted athlete, Davisson was paralyzed from the waist down in a tragicaccident in 2006, while competing for the Middlebury College ski team. Itwould be understandable if she were angry or lost hope, but she ignorednegative thoughts.

“I’ve always had a can-do attitude,” the 2013 Master of Science in Nursinggraduate says. “If I want to accomplish something, I set my sights and do it.”

She and her family subsequently created the Kelly Brush Foundation. It hasraised more than $1.5 million over the past nine years through various eventsto support spinal cord research, promote ski safety, and provide funding forathletic equipment for others with spinal injuries.

“Participating in sports was critical to my recovery,” says Davisson, whocontinues to ski each winter and who also won the women’s handcycle divisionat the 2011 Boston Marathon. “I wanted to make sure others could have thatsame chance.”

For her work, Sports Illustrated bestowed its highest honor on Davisson andher foundation in 2012 in its “10 Who Care” series, which recognizes athleteswho make a difference in the lives of others.

Despite landing a production job at ESPN after college, “I needed somethingmore from my career. I realized I wanted to help people.”

The Vermont native set her sights on Boston, where her fiancé lived, to pursuea nursing degree. She chose the Institute, in part, because its track record withstudents in wheelchairs reassured her that she could successfully completeher degree.

“Their accommodations made it easy for me to learn and succeed in my clinicalexperiences,” says Davisson, who is working as a pediatric nurse practitionerin Maine. “From the coursework to the practicums, I couldn’t have asked for abetter experience.”

Kelly Brush Davisson ’13A L U M N I P R O F I L E

Davisson’s foundationhas raised more than$1.5 million to supportresearch and promoteski safety.

Davisson won the women’shandcycle division at the 2011Boston Marathon while astudent at the Institute.



Nursing students Hilary Ginsburg ’15 and Cheralyn McKee ’14, who wereamong those who joined the Institute’s new Institute for Healthcare Improvement(IHI) Open School chapter, were selected to represent the group at the 15thAnnual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in Washington, DC.


Kate LetorneauHarriet Towle Excellence in ClinicalNursing Practice Award

Louise de Peyster Ambler OsborneJosephine Mangio KeaveneyMemorial Nursing Prize

Ryan N. Allen andMolly Rose HershmanFaculty and Student Recognition forOutstanding Leadership Award

Kathryn E. Hall, MS, RNCS, ANP-BCExceptional Advanced PracticeClinician and Mentor Award

Diane HazelRebecca Colvin Prize

Alison Maria DeVita andJohnathon B. HolmesFaculty Recognition forAcademic/Clinical Excellence

Ryan N. AllenMiriam “Mim” J. Huggard, SON ’31Nursing Scholarship

Alison E. DoppeltLoyd Nichols Staats Scholarship

Susan Burchill, RNJudith A. Fong Nursing Faculty Prize

New Grant to CreateInterprofessional TeamsSchool of Nursing Clinical Associate ProfessorPatricia Reidy, DNP, FNP-BC, will use a grant ofalmost $1 million to create a series of interprofes-sional education opportunities designed toprepare graduates with the knowledge to provideteam-based care to patients with multiplechronic conditions.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services, Health Resources and ServicesAdministration (HRSA) through its highly competi-tive Advanced Nursing Education (ANE) program,the three-year grant is the largest program grantever awarded to the MGH Institute.

Dr. Reidy will lead an interprofessional facultyteam to design experiences in which students inthe family nurse practitioner track will work withoccupational therapy, physical therapy, andspeech-language pathology students from theSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences(SHRS) to learn how to provide collaborative carefor these complex patients.

“Students in SHRS have been working together atthe Institute for years, so this will provide a way toinclude nurse practitioner students as well as our

new occupational therapy students,” Dr. Reidysays. “It’s another opportunity for the Instituteto incorporate interprofessional education intostudents’ core learning experiences.”

The patients will include those who receiverehabilitation in two of the Institute’s pro-bonocare facilities, the Aphasia Center and thePhysical Therapy Center for Clinical Educationand Health Promotion. These clients are amongthose identified as a high-risk cohort who wouldbenefit from collaborative care.

“This model is an innovative approach toclinical education because group visits andshared medical appointments allow students toexperience a model of health care they maynot experience in their usual clinical sites withthe time-pressured demands of preceptors,”says Dr. Reidy. “The nurse practitioner students willprovide the crucial linkage between rehabilitativeservices, community-based care, and primarycare with a goal toward improved personal andpopulation health.”

( S C H O O L O F N U R S I N G Y E A R I N R E V I E W, C O N T I N U E D )

Reidy and a faculty team willdevelop a curriculum for studentsfrom the schools of Nursing andHealth and Rehabilitation Sciencesto collaborate.

Sujata Poudel presents her scholarlyproject at the annual event forMaster of Science in Nursingstudents.


For Lisa Colombo, DNP, MHA, RN,information is the key to making thebest patient-care decisions.

“When you’re sitting at a table negoti-ating for resources and other thingsthat will impact patient care, the onething you can’t argue with is hard-and-fast outcomes data,” says Dr. Colombo,senior vice president and chief nursingofficer at Lahey Hospital and MedicalCenter in Burlington. “You have toknow which outcomes to measure andwhat data to use to advocate for theright approach to patient care.”

While she was a student in the execu-tive track of the School of Nursing’sDoctor of Nursing Practice program,Dr. Colombo focused on measuringoutcomes so she could integrateevidence-based changes in a healthcare system. It is an approach she hasdeveloped throughout her 30-yearcareer as a nurse executive.

“That’s what’s different about thenurse executive today,” notes the 2009graduate, who arrived at Lahey in 2013after working at the University of

Massachusetts Memorial Health Systemand HealthAlliance in Leominster.“Before, it was fine to just focus on theday-to-day operations. Now, the expec-tation is for you to be on equal footingwith the rest of the executives, to havea strong voice, and be credible. TheDNP gave me a better understandingof how to implement new evidence-based practices that need to happen atthe bedside every day.”

While sound research methodologycan determine new practices thatshould lead to improved patientoutcomes, according to Dr. Colomboit has historically taken years to imple-ment those changes—which she saysis far too long to wait.

“Hospitals are under tremendouseconomic pressures these days, withlimited funds for capital expenditures,”says Dr. Colombo, “and when you’vegot $18 million of requests and only$9 million in the budget, you’ve got tofigure out how to prioritize thingswhile maintaining the highest level ofpatient care.”

Lisa Colombo ’09A L U M N I P R O F I L E

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During her 30 yearsas a nurse executive,Colombo has useddata-driven decisionsto advocate for betterpatient care.


Hospitals are under increasing economic pressures, says Colombo.



FinancialsAssets 2014 2013

Cash and equivalents $5,988 $3,916

Student accounts receivable, net 153 280

Pledges receivable, net and contributions receivable 2,140 2,201

Other assets 1,462 980

Investments 22,502 20,108

Due from affiliates — 238

Investments held in trust 4,129 3,788

Interest in the net assets of The Massachusetts General Hospital 27,431 24,316

Property and equipment, net 25,045 24,349

Total Assets $88,850 $80,176

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts payable and accrued expenses $3,900 $3,729

Due to affiliates 652 —

Deferred revenues and student deposits 8,675 7,031

Long-term obligations 18,938 20,262

Total Liabilities 32,165 31,022

Commitments and ContingenciesNet assets

Unrestricted 34,150 28,513

Temporarily restricted 10,314 8,966

Permanently restricted 12,221 11,675

Total net assets 56,685 49,154

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $88,850 $80,176

Statements of Financial Position: June 30, 2014 and 2013 (in thousands)

OverviewThe Institute achieved positivefinancial results for the fiscal yearended June 30, 2014, providingimportant fiscal resources tosupport its mission, growth, andstrategic plans. The Instituteused these resources to increasefinancial aid to students by$1.0 million (22%), to start a newprogram (Physician AssistantStudies), to sustain two newdegree programs (Doctor ofOccupational Therapy and a PhDin Rehabilitation Sciences), andto expand research facilities andsupport. The Institute alsosucceeded in securing newresearch awards, increasinggrant revenues by $1.8 millionto $2.6 million.

AssetsTotal assets increased by$8.7 million to $88.9 million asof June 2014. The changewas primarily due to growth ininvestments and the Institute’sinterest in the net assets of TheMassachusetts General Hospital.

Liabilities and Net AssetsTotal liabilities increased by$1.1 million to $32.2 million asof June 2014. The change wasmainly due to higher levels ofsummer term deferred studentrevenues as a result of increasedenrollments.

Total net assets increased by$7.5 million to $56.7 million asof June 2014. Total net assetsfrom operating activitiesincreased by $2.0 million in FY14compared to an increase of$1.8 million for the previous year.Strong market returns in FY14drove increases in net assetsfrom nonoperating activities to$5.6 million, compared to anincrease of $2.8 million for FY13.

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Statement of Activities and Changes In Net Assets: Year Ended June 30, 2014(with summarized financial information for the year ended June 30, 2013)(in thousands)

Temporarily Permanently 2014 2013Operating Revenues Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total

Tuition and fees $41,277 $– $– $41,277 $37,059

Less: Financial aid 5,714 – – 5,714 4,675

Tuition and fees, net 35,563 – – 35,563 32,384

Grants and contracts 2,602 – – 2,602 815

Contributions used for operations 613 227 – 840 842

Investment income 855 695 – 1,550 1,680

Other revenue 1,258 – – 1,258 791

Net assets released from restrictions 1,010 (1,010) – – –

Total operating revenues 41,901 (88) – 41,813 36,512

Operating ExpensesInstruction 21,014 – – 21,014 19,641

Institutional support 7,419 – – 7,419 7,178

Research 2,639 – – 2,639 972

Student services 2,310 – – 2,310 2,128

Academic support 6,184 – – 6,184 4,554

Facilities 284 – – 284 247

Total operating expenses 39,850 – – 39,850 34,720

Increase (decrease) in net assetsfrom operating activities 2,051 (88) – 1,963 1,792

Nonoperating Activities

Contributions 613 163 205 981 1,376

Contributions used for operations (613) (227) – (840) (842)

Income from investments 2,016 297 – 2,313 561

Change in net unrealizedappreciation on investments 1,608 1,203 – 2,811 1,516

Change in investments held in trust – – 341 341 160

Other (38) – – (38) –

Increase in net assetsfrom nonoperating activities 3,586 1,436 546 5,568 2,771

Increase in net assets 5,637 1,348 546 7,531 4,563

Beginning of year 28,513 8,966 11,675 49,154 44,591

End of year $34,150 $10,314 $12,221 $56,685 $49,154

Revenues and ExpensesEnrollment growth in theInstitute’s academic programsimproved total operatingrevenues by $5.3 millionfrom $36.5 million for FY13to $41.8 million for FY14.

Total operating expensesalso grew, increasing by$5.1 million from $34.7 millionfor FY13 to $39.8 million forFY14. Expenses for researchand academic supportshowed the greatest growth,rising by $1.7 million and$1.6 million, respectively.Instruction costs grew by$1.4 million to $21.0 millionfor FY14 to support higherstudent enrollment levelsand two new degreeprograms. Instruction costscomprised 52.7% of FY14expenses vs. 56.5% for theprior year. Other expenseswere incurred to strengthenorganizational structures,enhance academic andadministrative systems, andto advance the Institute’sfundraising, research, andnew academic programstrategies.

Complete financialstatements are availableupon request.



Research Grants

Hogan and her team createdchild-friendly computer games tohelp investigate ways children canovercome learning disabilities.

Tackling Learning Problems Head-OnDepartment of Communication Sciences andDisorders Professor Tiffany Hogan, PhD, CCC-SLP, isresearching ways to help children learn moreeffectively.

She and her team in the Institute’s Speech andLanguage (SAiL) Literacy Lab, along with collabora-tors in Arizona, are using customized computergames in 20 schools throughout Greater Bostonthat capture a student’s attention while collectingdata on the reasons why one in four children hasdifficulty learning new words. The research isfunded by the National Institutes of Health.

“What we are doing, which has never been donebefore, is to comprehensively assess each child’sstrengths and weaknesses in short-term memoryto determine the best ways to teach children tolearn the many new words they encounter everyday,” says Dr. Hogan, who mentors several of theInstitute’s graduate students in the PhD inRehabilitation Sciences program.

Although many children can be diagnosed withword learning difficulties, including dyslexia,Dr. Hogan is focused on devising better methodsto attack problems early on.

“At this time, they’re treated in a general way,”she says. “Our approach has the potential to createtailored word learning interventions to prevent achild from struggling to comprehend in theclassroom, and if we can correct that problem itshould lead to improved lifelong learning.”

One of the numerous dynamic assessments theteam has developed is called the “word learningtask.” The computer game uses child-friendlymonsters and made-up words to assess ayoungster’s ability to remember new informationthey’ve learned, and how their responses mightbe related to comprehension difficulties.

Dr. Hogan, who cites the Institute’s Speech,Language and Literacy Center as one of thecountry’s first centers to recognize the impactspeech and language have on literacy, hopes thatone day every pupil can be individually assessedwith these improved diagnostic tools.

“The Institute is the right place for this researchbecause we acknowledge each child as a wholeperson with many strengths,” she says. “We’reexcited about the results we’re seeing.”

Foot Disorders, Pain, and PhysicalDisability in Elders$68,040 from the National Institutes of HealthK. Douglas Gross, Co-InvestigatorBoston University sub award

Ambulatory Monitoring of Vocal Functionto Improve Voice Disorder Assessment$10,850 from the National Institutes of HealthAnthony Guarino, Co-InvestigatorMassachusetts General Hospital Prime

A Longitudinal Study (LARRC)$967,809 from the Institute of Education SciencesTiffany Hogan, Co-InvestigatorThe Ohio State University Prime

Word Memory Word Learning$121,285 from the National Institutes of HealthTiffany Hogan, Co-InvestigatorArizona State University Prime

Scope of Practice Influences on Workforce,Workplace, and Outcomes of Care$122,306 from the Robert Wood JohnsonFoundationAlex Hoyt, Principal Investigator

Biological Pathways in Speech andLanguage Impairments$12,500 from the Childhood Apraxia of SpeechAssociation of North America (CASANA)Jenya Iuzzini, Principal Investigator

Brain Bases of Language Deficit$55,053 from the National Institutes of HealthMargaret Kjelgaard, Co-InvestigatorMassachusetts Institute of Technology Prime

Technology in Home Intervention to SustainDementia Patients’ Dressing Abilities$249,974 from the National Institutes of HealthDiane Mahoney, Principal InvestigatorArizona State University subcontractor

Mechanisms of Cancer Treatment-RelatedSymptoms$373,062 from the National Institutes of HealthLisa Wood, Principal Investigator

Targeting IL-1beta as a Strategy forSymptom Control in Cancer$376,830 from the National Institutes of HealthLisa Wood, Principal Investigator

Brain Bases of Reading andCognitive Factors$16,000 from Boston Children’s HospitalJoanne Christodoulou, Co-Investigator

Effect of Food StructuralProperties on Infants andToddlers Mastication Abilities$429,360 from Nestec, Inc.Jordan Green, Principal Investigator

Speech Motor Impairments:Coordination of Tongue, Lips,and Jaw$929,308 from the National Institutesof HealthJordan Green, Principal InvestigatorSunnybrook subcontractor

Speech Movement Classificationfor Assessing and Treating ALS$642,629 from the National Institutesof HealthJordan Green, Principal InvestigatorSunnybrook, University of Texas-Dallas,University of Nebraska-Lincoln andMassachusetts General Hospitalsubcontractors



PhilanthropyFounder ($5,000–$9,999)Barbara M. Wilson Arboleda, CSD ’01Blue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusettsDr. Troyen A. Brennan andMs. Wendy E. WarringPeter and Pamela D’ArrigoCharles C. Ely TrustDr. Alice T. FriedmanJames R. Hammond 1995Charitable TrustDr. Bette Ann Harris, PT ’83, ’02Dr. and Mrs. Alex F. JohnsonLiberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts General PhysiciansOrganizationPhilips Healthcare, Inc.José de Jesus Rivera andNina RiveraLucy and Peter RobbinsDiana and Ron ScottSix Red MarblesSpaulding Rehabilitation NetworkElliot and Carol SurkinMary TanisWise Construction Corporation

Patron ($1,000–$4,999)Andrew AloisiSara AndrewsDr. Linda C. Andrist andDr. Russell W. HerefordDr. Marianne Beninato, PT ’02Dr. Jay A. Bernasconi, PT ’89, ’03D. Ari and Helene BuchlerBunker Hill Community CollegeDr. Peter Cahn andDr. Donald T. HessDr. Janet Callahan, PT ’00, ’13Ann W. and Herbert C. CaldwellDr. Mary CareyCentury BankMargaret B. CoffinDana-Farber Cancer InstituteDiMella ShafferDr. Daniel A. Dyrek, PT ’03 andMrs. Susan E. DyrekEstate of Natalie Lois PetzoldAtlas D. and Margaret L. EvansDr. Catherine M. andMr. William C. FranklinRobert L. Gamble, NS ’98Ms. Lena G. Goldberg andDr. Ronald P. GoldbergMs. Elyse G. Goodman, NS ’95 andDr. Kenneth H. GoodmanMr. Nicholas A. GraceDrs. Julia L. Greenstein andPaul A. BleicherDr. Anthony GuarinoDr. Robert E. Hanyak andMrs. Martha HanyakHarvard University EmployeesCredit Union

Mary F. Higgins, NS ’12 andJohn A. LechnerDr. Robert E. Hillman and Mrs.Sheila McElweeDr. Jeanette R. Ives Erickson andMr. Paul M. EricksonSheila KnowlesHarriet KornfeldDr. Laurie M. Lauzon Clabo andMr. Glenn N. ClaboMr. and Mrs. Edward P. LawrenceDr. Pamela K. Levangie, PT ’10Ms. Carolyn F. Locke andDr. Stephen A. LockeDr. Gregory L. Lof andMr. Tom MutschlerOswald Mondejar andJohn VerlindenJohn MooreMr. Paul W. Murphy andDr. Benjamin J. HescottNational DevelopmentDr. Deborah D. Navedo andDr. Andres Navedo-RiveraDr. Patrice Kinneally Nicholas, NS’94 and Mr. Thomas J. NicholasDr. Marc A. NivetRichard and Anne NormanPatrick NormanNuance Communications, Inc.Mr. James P. PappasDr. Alexandra Paul-SimonDr. Angelleen Peters-LewisDr. Leslie G. Portney andMr. Merrill B. PortneyPrologis FoundationRed Thread SpacesLinda RiceMr. and Mrs. David C. SchlakmanAnthony Spirito andM. Patricia NonniE. A. Spry & Co. Inc.Denis and Marnie StratfordMr. and Mrs. W. Nicholas ThorndikeMichael and Martha ThurkTSI Consulting Partners, Inc.United Way of San Joaquin CountyUniversity Health Plans, Inc.Dr. Debra F. Weinstein andDr. Anthony RosenzweigSarah H. WelchDr. Mark WheelerMr. and Mrs. James A. WolfDr. Lisa J. WoodEllen and Peter Zane

Sponsor ($500–$999)Dr. Stanley W. Ashley andMs. Vicki L. AshleyDr. Jane S. BaldwinJoan Bentinck-SmithDr. Andrea Bonanno, PT ’98, ’04Cape Cod Sea CampsMay Y. Chin, SON ’58

Sarah Lynn Clancy, PT ’00Mr. and Mrs. FerdinandColloredo-MansfeldSusan ColtonPatricia M. Comeau, CSD ’09 andJohn AdamsDr. Steven J. DavisDr. Anton DodekDr. Kathleen M. Gill-Body, PT ’86and Dr. Simon BodyCynthia Cardon Hughes, NS ’88Dr. Madeline M. KeaveneyDr. Mary S. Knab, PT ’02Steven and Karen KrichmarSusan MalloyPrudence D. MarkosDr. Samantha McCarl, PT ’02Dr. Marjorie L. NicholasOff the Vine CateringScott D. Olszewski, NS ’98Jennifer Owen Schuster andMichael SchusterAlicia Piedalue and MatthewMcGinnisElizabeth M. PipesCarmen and Jeffrey PopeDr. Patricia A. ReidySusan M. ReynoldsElizabeth Schneider andRussell SchuttSpinelli Ravioli MFG CO., Inc.Dr. Susan P. Stevens, NS ’01, ’10David E. Storto and Shelley MogilDr. Kathleen L. ValentineLisa WalkerEdward WhalenWomen and Infants Hospitalof Rhode IslandJoanne Wooldridge, SON ’64Dr. Cynthia A. Zadai, PT ’02

Friend ($250–$499)AnonymousDr. Richard Ahern, NS ’97, ’10 andMr. Wilfredo DiazDr. Donna L. Applebaum, PT ’02Maureen BanksPaul BeckwithThe Benevity CommunityImapct FundEllen R. Carr, NS ’88Dr. Inge B. CorlessJoyce DeSanctisDr. Donna Watson Dillon, NS ’13Dr. Regina F. DohertyKelly FeeneyDr. Lynn FoordMary A. FronkKathryn A. Gada, NS ’92Dr. Gail B. Gall, NS ’97Ms. Jane Gardner NewtonGenentech, Inc.

We give sincere thanks to themany alumni/ae, friends, faculty,staff, students, foundations,corporations, and organizationswho invest in the next genera-tion of health care leaders andsupport those who educateour students.

The following list of donorsreflects gifts and pledges madebetween July 1, 2013, and June30, 2014. The Institute makesevery effort to ensure the accu-racy of this report. If you believethat a mistake has been made,please notify the Office ofDevelopment at (617) 726-3141or [email protected].

President’s Circle($25,000+)Sumner W. BrownMr. John and Dr. Larisa ConnorsMr. and Mrs. John M. Connors, Jr.Judith A. Fong, SON ’68Walter and Gail HarrisMassachusetts General HospitalMGH Nurses’ Alumnae AssociationMinuteClinicJacques Mohr Charitable TrustPutnam InvestmentsDr. and Mrs. Charles A. SandersDr. Carol M. Taylor andMr. John H. DeknatelDr. and Mrs. George E. Thibault

Exemplar($10,000–$24,999)Dr. Janis P. BellackC. Margaret Browne TrustMrs. Edith L. Dabney andMr. Lewis S. Dabney†Mr. Nelson J. Darling, Jr.Desire2Learn, Inc.Julie Atwood DrakeGuttag Family FoundationDr. Matina S. HornerElizabeth T. and Mark S. JoyceMr. and Mrs. John H. Knowles, Jr.Josiah Macy Jr. FoundationMcCall & Almy, Inc.J. Brian McCarthy andNancy J. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. George PutnamFanny B. Reed TrustShields Health Care Group, LP

† Deceased (as of October 1, 2014)



Philanthropy C O N T I N U E D

Dr. Deborah L. Givens, PT ’90, ’05Dr. Jordan GreenDr. Katherine Breen Grevelding,PT ’00, ’02 and Mr. Pete GreveldingBonnie G. Halvorson-Bourgeois,CSD ’07Susan HamiltonDr. Charles W. HaynesTiffany and Eric HoganKaren C. Ingwersen, NS ’86Dr. Scott L. Jones, PT ’93, ’03Dr. Veronica KaneDr. Colleen Mary Kigin, PT ’02Dr. Elissa Ladd andMr. Jeffrey LiebmanNoreen Leahy, NS ’98Mary and Robert LentzDr. Joyce D. Lockert, PT ’93, ’03Dr. Margaret A. Mahoney andMr. Michael MahoneyDr. Diane F. andMr. Edward J. MahoneyPatty MankoDr. D.J. Mattson, PT ’07 andMrs. Judith MattsonLesley A. MaxwellMichael A. MonteiroDr. Karen A. Morgan, PT ’09Carla J. MoschellaKatharine Olmsted, CSD ’05 andJohn GrossmanPhysical Therapy In Motion, Inc.Dr. Ruth B. Purtilo andMr. Vard R. JohnsonHelene M. Quinn, NS ’88Mrs. Karl RiemerJennifer ShayDr. Raymond P. Siegelman, PT ’03and Mrs. Lois SiegelmanDr. Linda A. Steiner, PT ’91, ’02Liv Inger Strand, PT ’88Sheila M. Swales, NS ’07Nigel C. Tan, CIPSI ’13Dr. Nancy M. TerresDr. Samuel O. Thier andMrs. Paula D. ThierTom and Marlene WachtellJason and Victoria WallaceDr. Michael D. Weber, PT ’94, ’02John and Heather WelchDr. James Zachazewski, PT ’03 andMs. Miriam McKendall

Associate ($100–$249)AnonymousCindy L. AienaStacey Pappas Albren, CSD ’93Melissa B. Allen, NS ’97 andElisabeth AndreasonAmerican Physical TherapyAssociationKathy AndersonDenis V. Andreotti, PT ’97

Dr. Linda E. Arslanian, PT ’03Dr. Stephen A. BarrandMarian Bartholomay, NS ’91Dr. Margaret W. BealMelissa Beaman, PT ’99Maureen BeckwithJohn BeckwithSigrid K. Bergenstein, NS ’10Dr. Kathy Lee Bishop-Lindsay, PT ’90MacKenzie BohlenJean-Marie BonofilioAmanda Brei, NS ’07Hester A. Brigham, SON ’34 andF. Gorham BrighamMarie C. Brownrigg, PT ’86Tracy BrudvigDr. George W. Burke andMrs. Donna BurkeMary Flannery Caira, SON ’59Rodney A. CarnifaxErnestine D. Chaleki, SON ’59Samuel CharlesworthDr. Roger Gino Chisari, NS ’11Dr. Margery A. Chisholm andMr. John F. ChisholmDr. Meryl I. Cohen, PT ’03Dr. Stephen N. CollierJoan W. Corbett, SON ’57 andLaurence W. CorbettDr. Kimberly Crocker CrowtherCSD Class of 2013Constance M. Dahlin, NS ’91, ’98Stephen and Patricia DaneDr. George J. Davies, PT ’04Jeff and Judy DavisDr. Carol Davis, PT ’07Christopher De la CerdaKatie R. DeDominicis, CSD ’08Dr. Paulette Di AngiGellestrina T. DiMaggioVincent and Linda DiCeccaDr. Marianne Ditomassi, NS ’11Joyce and William DresselBarbara A. Dunderdale, SON ’63and George DunderdaleJacquelyn L. Durschinger, SON ’60Dr. Susan Emery, SON ’76Margery Howe Eramo, SON ’57Dr. Linda Evans andMr. Robert EvansMary EvensonJanet Fetter, NS ’96 andThomas J. FetterKathleen Finnegan-SmithMatthew E. Fishman andRobin Lipson FishmanJean Flanagan JayDr. Suzanne FlynnDr. Arlette L. Frederick, PT ’95, ’02Michelle E. Freshman, NS ’97Joanne C. Friedman, NS ’96

Dr. Joanne M. Fucile, NS ’12Dr. Carol Gawrys, NS ’11Diana B. Glidden, NS ’08Dr. and Mrs. Clifford M. GoldsmithDr. Patricia GrobeckerPatrick and Barbara GuyDr. Laurita M. Hack, PT ’05Jack HersheyDr. Pamela E. HookMarcia Gold Horowitz, NS ’85Dr. Elizabeth Ikeda, PT ’90, ’04Charles JeansDr. Alan M. JetteRosemary JudgeBarbara J. Kaslow, SON ’55Bradley K. Kaya, PT ’96Cynthia P. KingCharles J. LandryMark LangKristin A. Larson, NS ’08Ji Lee, NS ’00Mary D. Lilley, NS ’86 andStephen J. LilleyDr. Suh-Jen Lin, PT ’89Doranne L. Long, PT ’88Dr. Ellen Long-Middleton andRev. Jeffrey Long-MiddletonM. Jane J. Loureiro, PT ’99 andSteven M. LoureiroMs. Jane D. LucasJason R. Lucey, NS ’01Charlotte Lunde, CSD ’03Dr. Patricia Lussier-DuynsteeDr. Kelley K. Macauley, PT ’00, ’02Ellen MacklerAntonia Makosky, NS ’97Anne P. Manton, SON ’60Rachel MarazziJohn Marino andNicole Messier-MarinoJoanne M. MarkowSara D. McAllisterMs. Karen McCaffreyRobert T. McCallDr. Anne McCarthy Jacobson, PT’99, ’02 and Mr. Erik D. JacobsonMary McDonaldSherry MernickDr. Theresa H. Michel, PT ’02Mary D. Miller, NS ’97Lou H. MitchellMark Moody, CI ’09Anne MurphyKaren E. Murtagh, NS ’93Judith Mushial, SON ’60Dr. Keshrie Naidoo, PT ’05Roberta Nemeskal, SON ’69Dr. Britain W. Nicholson andMs. L. C. Robb-NicholsonMarlene Norton, SON ’61Jennifer Liakopoulos O’Connell,

CSD ’03Joey O’Connor-KatzDr. Madeline O’Donnell, NS ’94, ’09Dr. Rita D. Olans, NS ’13Dr. Brant J. Oliver, NS ’03Dr. Melanie M. Parker, PT ’10Angela PattersonSuzanne Pennington, CSD ’04Sylvia Kimball Perry, NS ’02Erin K. PhairKaren PierJason PierMs. Anne M. PohnertDr. Noreen M. PoirierRev. John PolkThe Porrazzo FamilyDr. Muriel A. Poulin, SON ’42Ann R. Quealy, SON ’64Heather Quirk, NS ’12Elizabeth and Timothy RathSusan and Ric RaymondLaurie A. Raymond, NS ’98Leslie RobichPhilip RubinStephan RussellDr. Richard P. SanteusanioFran Senner-Hurley and Jack HurleyLogan SharmaJohn M. Shaw, Jr.Jill ShulmanDr. Phyllis R. SilvermanDr. Margie L. Sipe, NS ’13Barrington SmithPauline and Vincent SpiritoAllan and Geraldine SteingisserMaura StricklandLinda J. Sugarbaker, NS ’13Dorothy A. Sullivan, NS ’86Sandra L. SumnerMalinda Teague, NS ’02Joseph TernulloDr. Elise Townsend, PT ’06Evelyn C. Trageser, SON ’54F. Michael Vislosky, SON ’78Althea Wagman-Bolster, CSD ’96Henry S. Weinberger, NS ’95Nancy WeinsteinRob WelchSarah WhiteDr. Reginald B. Wilcox, III, PT ’04, ’05Pauline A. Wilder, NS ’89Gail Wingate, NS ’02Dr. Elissa B. Wolf, PT ’09Michael ZarellaPaul C. Zigman, CSD ’11 andDoris Lowy


Ivette Martinez was determined tobecome a nurse practitioner, and knewthe MGH Institute was the best place todo it. She wasn’t as sure about how shewould pay for her education.

Fortunately for her and several otherstudents, Martinez was helped by theCharles and Ann Sanders Interprofes-sional Scholarship, created in 2011 byone of the school’s founders and his wife.

“Going to graduate school is a challeng-ing endeavor by itself, so having thisscholarship made me feel that theInstitute has faith in my potential as astudent and future health care provider,”says Martinez, who is scheduled tograduate in 2015 with a Master ofScience in Nursing degree.

The Sanderses created the fund to helppeople like Martinez, those with bigdreams but scarce resources. It’s thelatest gesture in their decades-longsupport of a school that has blossomedin 37 years from a handful of studentslearning in the basement of Massachu-setts General Hospital into a sprawling,six-building campus with almost 1,300students.

“We wanted to ensure students fromall backgrounds had opportunities tolearn about, with, and from each otherso they will be well equipped to practiceteam-based patient care,” explains Dr.Sanders, who championed the Institute’screation in the 1970s when he was thehospital’s managing director.

Funding also is provided for SandersScholars to participate at off-campusevents, such as the All Together BetterHealth Conference in Pittsburgh thatSanders Scholars Natsumi Asanuma,CSD ’15, and Elisa Lo, PT ’16, attended.

“Elisa and I were able to come awaywith a better understanding of interpro-fessional efforts on both national andinternational scales,” says Asanuma.

“The success of the IHP is a remarkableachievement, and I’m proud to beassociated with this great school,” saysDr. Sanders. “This is one of the bestinvestments I’ve ever made.”

An Investment in the Future

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Dr. Sanders has beena consistent championof the MGH Institutesince the 1970s, whenas managing director atMassachusetts GeneralHospital, he helpedfound the school.


Martinez, Asanuma, and Lo (l-r) are among the many students who have benefited from the support ofDr. Charles and Mrs. Ann Sanders.



Philanthropy C O N T I N U E D

Donor ($99)Anonymous (2)Amy AbdallaJennifer S. Abramson, CSD ’09Michelle M. Adams, CSD ’07 andJosh AdamsDr. Kimberly A. Agan, PT ’14Mary Ann and Steven AllardAnna A. Allen, CSD ’03Dr. Yael ArbelStephanie ArgyropoulosArthur L. Davis PublishingAgency, Inc.Jacob BainesKay W. BanderAnne C. Banghart, NS ’97Patricia A. BarryDanielle Basta-Novotny, NS ’95Naomi Baum, CSD ’03Mary BeckwithJessica BellPatrick BernardDr. Christine E. Bibeau, PT ’13Elizabeth W. Bihn, CSD ’11Amanda BlastowJoan BlueDr. Ellen Bodner, PT ’05Julie BoikSara A. BucciarelliKatherine L. Burchell, NS ’10Dr. Laura C. Burns, PT ’14Laura CahillJohn CampbellDr. Caroline Canova, PT ’14Patricia L. Carden, SON ’60Jessica L. Caron, CSD ’07Charlton Middle SchoolJoanna ChristodoulouEileen E. ClancyDeirdre M. Clark, NS ’12Kara F. Coffin, CSD ’11Dr. Debra E. Coglianese, PT ’04Dr. Andrea E. Coiro, PT ’14Jean CollamoreAmy Titcomb Conway, PT ’98Margaret CorbettNoah CoyleRebecca Craig, NS ’12 andSteve CraigSarah CranaAndrew CriscioneAlice B. Cruikshank, NS ’12Alicia J. Curtin, NS ’90Judith and Paul DaneKailee DanfordDr. Jeanne Davidson, PT ’06Kathryn DavisAnn M. Derrick, SON ’65Sidney Diamond

Dr. Angelique Dirkes, PT ’93, ’04Christina Botti, CSD ’06Patricia E. DowdDr. Cathy Duddy, PT ’99, ’02Kathleen and Bruce DufourJoanna DugganPatricia Dunn, NS ’96Heather A. EasterElizabeth Carrie Cadogan Edwards,CSD ’08Elizabeth EglinLeanne G. Eisenberg, CSD ’95Ms. Ruth-Randi EllingsenDr. Megan B. Eyvazzadeh, PT ’12and Mr. Daniel J. EyvazzadehKelly FarquharsonDr. Jeffrey Faulring, PT ’14Taylor FaulstichDorothy FernaldMary Ellen FerolitoDr. Michelle Ferretti, PT ’00, ’02John and Andrea FinneganGail FinneganMary A. Fischer, NS ’93Anne Fischer, NS ’02Rebecca FishbeinDr. Caitlin FitzgeraldJudith L. Formanek, NS ’90Yvonne FraserLauri Friedman, PT ’04Laurence GirardVictoria J. Gold, SON ’65Ms. Janice H. GoodmanValerie J. GrandeElizabeth W. Gray, SON ’44Dr. Lynn Gray-Meltzer, PT ’14Dr. Stephanie Jones GreenspanJanis Greim Hudson, CSD ’07 andAndrew HudsonAlexis GuayMercy M. Harrison, NS ’10Alison B. Hassinger, CSD ’11Robyn M. Hayes, NS ’08Dr. James T. HeatonSarah DeWitt Holt, NS ’09Eileen HunsakerDr. Jenya IuzziniDr. Maura D. Iversen, PT ’05Bhanu Iyer, SW ’86Barbara M. Jacobson, NS ’85Jessica JonesSusan M. JussaumeSophie S. Kaiko, CSD ’11Dr. Cary L. Kandel, PT ’14Nancy and Conrad KarczMary KarkerLee KarkerDr. Richard J. Katz, PT ’04 andMs. Janet R. KatzDr. Daniel Kelleher, PT ’14

Laura K. Kessel, CSD ’12Dr. Darlene A. Kilhart, PT ’92, ’02Mark E. Kimber, NS ’13Dr. Margaret M. Kjelgaard, CSD ’97Dr. Sara KnoxSusan Krupnick, NS ’01Dr. Stephanie C. Lane, PT ’14Mrs. Kate R. Latta, SON ’60 andDr. William B. LattaPam LawlorThu A. Lewin, NS ’12Dr. Patricia A. Lewis, NS ’10Natalie D. LewisDr. Shek-hung Liao, PT ’14Dr. Caroline Lieberman, PT ’97, ’04Erica Liebermann, NS ’02Katherine LiscombMartha D. Loring, NS ’13Maureen C. MaharKathleen Coyte Manley, NS ’92Edward and Eleanor MannJanet A. McCown, SON ’64Mary and Joseph MeadorDr. Rachel M. Meek, PT ’14Dr. Alyssa Melvin, PT ’14Yolanda Mendez RaineyDiane MerulloAnthony MichelDr. Katherine M. Mirch, PT ’12Dr. Mayur M. Mistry, PT ’14Max MolleoMichael MoodyDr. Lauren MooneyHalona MuiKatherine E. MulcahyAmy S. Mushnick, CSD ’11Maxine L. MyersDiane NolanMichael NormanArthur and Linda NormanKatherine Donovan Noyes, CSD ’11The O’Connor FamilyMeredith Bosley O’Dea, CSD ’03Richard J. OlsenSara W. Orton, CSD ’13Dr. Ruth Palan LopezRose Paolini, NS ’04Valerie PatersonAndrew B. PhillipsEric PierDr. Maria F. Pinkham, PT ’10Dr. Laura Plummer, PT ’03Mimi PomerleauHannah S. PotterDr. Mertie PotterHillary PrideLauren PutnamDr. Lisa QuinnFrank B. Rabadam, PT ’98

Dr. Terry Randall, PT ’91, ’02Bill and Judy ReghittoKathleen ReynoldsMarianne Savastano, CSD ’02Thomas SavinoAnne K. Scally, CSD ’07Dr. Kim SchoessowDr. Pamela F. Schuerman, PT ’13Tovah Segelman, CSD ’03Jane H. Shea, SON ’60Deirdre F. SheaKatherine E. Simmonds, NS ’93M. Joy SleeperMichael SmithDr. Lesley E. Smith, PT ’08Dr. Amanda C. Smith, PT ’14Cynthia SnowDr. Adam Soiref, PT ’14Nancy SojaDr. Jamie A. Souza, PT ’14Dr. Maureen A. Sroczynski, NS ’12Joann and Michael StadelmannDr. Rebecca Stephenson, PT ’05, ’06Shirley and Marvin StermanKristin SturgeonLois Anne SweattCharles and Patricia SzafirSara J. Tackson, PT ’96Katharine L. Tahmaseb, CSD ’11Jeanette Takita, SON ’60Grace TangneyJoe TerryBrett and Christine ThompsonKatherine L. Van Zandt, NS ’11Zara R. Waldman, CSD ’11Hope A. Wallace Hill, CSD ’12Dr. Judith L. Webb, NS ’10 andDr. Samantha PulliamJean WelshRyan WilliamsDr. Rachel Wilson, PT ’14Marion E. WinfreyMs. Marie C. WinstonSheila WittDr. John WongDr. Meghan Young, PT ’14



Endowed FundsInstitute-WideInterprofessional EducationCharles and Ann Sanders InterprofessionalAward FundEst. 2012 by Charles Sanders, MD andAnn Sanders

Interprofessional ScholarshipsBette Ann (BA) Harris Scholarship inInterprofessional StudiesEst. 2013 with gifts by and in honor ofBA Harris

Charles and Ann Sanders InterprofessionalScholarship FundEst. 2012 by Charles Sanders, MD andAnn Sanders

LectureHenry Knox Sherrill Lecture in EthicsEst. 1987 by gifts in memory of HenrySherrill

ProfessorshipsJohn Hilton Knowles ProfessorshipEst. 1980 by Edith L. Dabney and the familyof John Hilton Knowles

ResearchGeriatric Educational Endowment FundEst. 1988 by an anonymous donor

ScholarshipsLucretia Brigham Scholarship Fund*Est. 1982 by Irene M. Newton

Lucy A. Burr ScholarshipEst. 2006 by Lucy A. Burr

Connors Family ScholarshipEst. 2007 by the Connors Family

Morris F. Darling Scholarship FundEst. 2001 by Nelson J. Darling Jr.

John Hilton Knowles Fellowship FundEst. 1979 by the Rockefeller Foundation,Edith L. Dabney and the family of JohnHilton Knowles

Amelia Peabody Scholarship FundEst. 1986 by the Amelia PeabodyCharitable Fund

President’s Scholarship FundEst. 1999 by gifts in honor of PresidentAnn W. Caldwell

Starr Foundation Scholarship FundEst. 1997 by the Starr Foundation

Nancy T. Watts Fellowship forInterdisciplinary StudiesEst. 2005 with gifts in honor ofDr. Nancy T. Watts

Sibylla Orth Young MemorialScholarship Fund*Est. 1987 by the estate of Sibylla O. Young

UnrestrictedBuilding Endowment FundEst. 2007

James E. and Mary E. Davis Fund*Est. 1978 by James E. and Mary E. Davis

Herbert Farnsworth Trust FundEst. 1983 by the estate of Herbert Farnsworth

Institute of Health ProfessionsEndowment FundEst. 1982 with MGH board-designatedfunds

Putnam Family FundEst. 1983 by George Putnam

Mrs. George S. Selfridge Fund*Est. 1971 by the estate of Annie F. Selfridge

Ruth Sleeper Endowment FundEst. 1993 by gifts in memory ofRuth Sleeper

School of Health andRehabilitation SciencesCommunication Sciences andDisorders ScholarshipsJulie Atwood Drake ScholarshipEst. 2013 by Julie Atwood Drake

McElwee-Souretis Award FundEst. 1997 by Matina S. Horner, PhD

Occupational TherapyScholarshipsLucy A. Burr Occupational TherapyScholarshipEst. 2012 by Lucy A. Burr

Physical Therapy EducationArthur Antonopoulos Endowment FundEst. 1993 by Matina S. Horner, PhD

Physical Therapy FacultyDevelopmentNancy T. Watts Endowed Fund for FacultyDevelopment and International ExchangeEst. 1998 by Nancy T. Watts, PhD

Physical Therapy ScholarshipsAdams Scholarship FundEst. 1986 by Barbara Adams

Nicholas Mellor Robbins Fund inPhysical TherapyEst. 2013 by friends and family ofNicholas Mellor Robbins

Physical Therapy Special ProjectsMarjorie K. Ionta FundEst. 1983 by gifts in honor ofMarjorie K. Ionta

School of NursingNursing EducationBetty Dumaine Fund II*Est. 1940 by Elizabeth Dumaine, SON ’26

Library Endowment Fund*Est. 1983 by the MGH Nurses’ AlumnaeAssociation

Jacques Mohr Fund for Research,Curriculum Development or StudentFinancial Aid in Geriatric NursingEst. 1996 by the estate of Jacques Mohr

Training School for Nurses Fund*Est. 1897 by originators of the TrainingSchool for Nurses

Training School for Nurses Endowment*Est. 1924 by the MGH Nurses’ AlumnaeAssociation

Wetherill Award Fund*Est. 1936 by E. Stanley Abbot, MD, inmemory of Marion Wetherill Abbot andher mother

Nursing Faculty DevelopmentLena Sorensen Fund for Travel and StudyEst. 2013 by Alice Friedman and gifts inmemory of Lena Sorensen

Nursing LectureNatalie Petzold Nursing LectureEst. 2013 by the estate of Natalie L. Petzold

Nursing PrizesRebecca Colvin Memorial PrizeEst. 1995 by George and Regina Herzlinger

Judith A. Fong Nursing Faculty PrizeEst. 2006 by Judith A. Fong, SON ’68 andRichard Bressler

Nursing ProfessorshipAmelia Peabody Professorship inNursing ResearchEst. 1989 by the Amelia PeabodyCharitable Fund

Nursing ScholarshipsAnson M. and Debra Beard NursingScholarshipEst. 2006 by Anson M. Beard Jr. andDebra Beard

Christine Bridges Nursing ScholarshipEst. 2005 by gifts in memory ofDr. Christine Bridges

Mary Clapham Endowed Nursing FundEst. 1995 by Mary D. Clapham

The Mabel Coffin and Albert Coffin, Jr. FundEst. 2000 by the estate of Margaret A. Coffin

William C. and Jessie B. Cox ScholarshipFund in Nursing*Est. 1962 by William C. and Jessie B. Cox



Nancy M. Fraser Memorial Fund*Est. 1963 by Norman S. Fraser

Helene Fuld Health Trust ScholarshipEndowmentEst. 2009 by the Helene Fuld Health Trust

Elizabeth Fundus Scholarship FundEst. 1980 by the estate of Elizabeth B. Fundus

Olive Lightell Hunter Scholarship Fund*Est. 1979 by the estate of Arnold H. Hunter

MGH Nurses’ Alumnae AssociationEndowment FundEst. 2010 by the MGH Nurses’ AlumnaeAssociation

MGH School of Nursing Graduate NurseScholarship Fund*Est. 1948 by the estate of Annabella McCrae

MGH School of Nursing Scholarship Fund*Est. 1959 by gifts in memory ofJessie Stewart

Mary Hammond Taylor NursingScholarship FundEst. 2010 by William O. and Sally P. Taylor

Virginia Delaware Zahka NursingScholarship FundEst. 1991 by Sumner and Emilene Brown,SON ’59

For more informationon endowment giving,please contact the Officeof Development [email protected], or(617) 643-4164.

*Funds marked with an asteriskare held by MassachusettsGeneral Hospital, with incomedistributions designated by boardvote to benefit the MGH Institute;these assets are not included inthe “interest in the net assetsof MGH” as recognized underFASB No.136

( E N D O W E D F U N D S , C O N T I N U E D )

BA Harris spent her entire 30-year career at theMGH Institute championing interprofessionaleducation. And although she retired as professoremerita in 2012, she is continuing her effortsthanks to an endowed fund established in hername this year.

The Bette Ann (BA) Harris Scholarship inInterprofessional Studies will provide financialassistance to one post-professional student peryear to help defray the cost of attendingthe Institute.

“A consistent barrier to professionals who wantto continue their education has been the cost,”says Harris, PT, DPT, MS. “If we expect practition-ers in all health care fields to become moreknowledgeable, we must find ways to makeit more affordable.”

Dr. Harris experienced firsthand the benefit ofobtaining an advanced degree. In 1983, sheearned her Master of Science in Physical Therapy,becoming the Institute’s first graduate.

“I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish all Idid without getting my master’s, so I want to helpprovide others with the opportunity to growprofessionally,” she explains.

Dr. Harris’s contributions to the success of theInstitute are unparalleled. In addition to joiningthe faculty in 1985 as an assistant professor ofphysical therapy, she has held a series ofsignificant academic leadership positions: thePT department’s director (1992–2002), specialassistant to the president for new initiatives(2002–2007), interim associate academic dean(2007–2008), and associate provost of academicaffairs (2008–2012).

During her last role, she became the interimdirector of the newly created Center forInterprofessional Studies and Innovation (CIPSI),home to the school’s first PhD program inrehabilitation sciences.

“Nancy Watts from the start wanted the schoolto offer a PhD,” says Dr. Harris, referring to thephysical therapy visionary who was the Institute’sfirst academic leader and an important mentor,“so being able to help make that happen wasvery gratifying.”

Paying It ForwardB A H A R R I S C R E A T E S F U N D T O A S S I S T P O S T - P R O F E S S I O N A L S T U D E N T S

Harris spent 30 years at the Institute,starting as the school’s first graduatein 1983.



Fact SheetGeneral Information• Founded 1977 by Massachusetts

General Hospital (MGH)

• Incorporated 1985 as asubsidiary of MGH

• Member of Partners HealthCare,founded in 1994

Accredited by:• New England Association of

Schools and Colleges

• Commission on CollegiateNursing Education

• Commission on Accreditation inPhysical Therapy Education

• Council on AcademicAccreditation of the AmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation

• Candidacy Status:Accreditation Council forOccupational Therapy Education

• Accreditation-Provisional:Accreditation Review Commissionon Education for the PhysicianAssistant

Approved by:• Massachusetts Board of Higher

Education

• Board of Registration in Nursing,Commonwealth of Massachusetts

• Massachusetts Board ofElementary and SecondaryEducation

Academic Programs and DegreesSchool of Health and Fall 2013 DegreesRehabilitation Sciences Enrollment Awarded

Department of CommunicationSciences and Disorders:

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (Entry-Level) 119 56

Certificate of Advanced Study in Reading 29 11

Department of Physical Therapy:

Doctor of Physical Therapy (Entry-Level) 195 52

Doctor of Physical Therapy (Post-Professional) 93 76

Master of Science (for International PTs) 45 42

Certificate of Advanced Study 0 11

Fall 2013 DegreesSchool of Nursing Enrollment Awarded

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing 160 154

Master of Science in Nursing:

Direct-Entry 320 104

Post-Professional 19 16

Doctor of Nursing Practice 58 16

Certificate of Advanced Study 4 3

Center for Interprofessional Studies Fall 2013 Degreesand Innovation Enrollment Awarded

Master of Science in Health Professions Education 21 7

PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (est. 2012) 11 0

NationalLicensure Pass Rates, First-Time Test Takers Institute Average*

NCLEX-RN (ABSN) 77% 83%

NCLEX-RN (DEN) 91% 83%

NPTE (DPT) 98% 94%

PRAXIS (SLP) 100% 86%*Accreditation agencies report test results at varying times; national averages shown aremost recent available.

Number of Applicants to Entry-Level Programs 2,179

Average Percent of Applicants Offered Admission 39%

Average GRE Score of Admitted Students Verbal: 157 Quantitative: 154 Written: 4

Average Undergraduate GPA 3.37

Student Clubs & Organizations 11

Graduation Rate 96%

Alumni 5,381

Students Designated as Schweitzer Fellows 34

2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4



Faculty and Research FY14 (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014)

Student : Faculty Ratio 10:1Faculty

Full-time 87

Part-time 27

Percent of Faculty with Doctoral or Terminal Degree 70%

External Grant Funding Revenue $2.6 million

Faculty Designated as:

Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) 7

Fellow of the American Occupational Therapy Association (FAOTA) 2

Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (FAPTA) 9

Fellow of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association (FASHA) 4

Honors of the Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA Honors) 3

Fulbright Fellows 2

Finances FY14 (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014)

Operating Budget $38.5 million

Endowment (as of June 30, 2014) $40.6 million

Tuition Rate $1,071 per credit $536 per audit credit

Total Tuition and Fees, Entry-Level Programs

Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing $61,760

Master of Science in Nursing $112,502

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology $80,623

Doctor of Occupational Therapy $116,950

Doctor of Physical Therapy $120,820

StudentsEnrollment Heads % of Total

Full-time 779 61%

Part-time 511 39%

Total Enrollment 1,290 100%

School of Health and 481 37%Rehabilitation Sciences

School of Nursing 561 44%

Center for 32 2%Interprofessional Studiesand Innovation

Non-Degree 216 17%

Demographics

Men 217 17%

Women 1,073 83%

21–29 years 839 65%

30–39 years 253 20%

40+ years 198 15%

American Indian or 11 <1%Alaska Native

Asian 157 12%

Black/African-American 53 4%

Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2 <1%

Hispanic 74 6%

White 768 60%

Unknown 225 17%

Financial Aid FY14 (July 1, 2013–June 30, 2014)

Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid 89%

Total Student Loan Volume $33.1 million

Total Scholarship & Need-Based Grant Aid $4.5 million


Board of Trustees and AdministrationGeorge E. Thibault, MD, ChairPresident, Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

Janis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAANPresident andJohn Hilton Knowles Professor,MGH Institute of Health Professions

Troyen A. Brennan, MDExecutive Vice President and ChiefMedical Officer, CVS Health

Peter A. D’Arrigo Jr., BSPresident, D’Arrigo Brothers Company

Judith A. Fong, BA, RNHealth Care Administrator (retired)

Matina S. Horner, PhDHonorary Trustee,Massachusetts General HospitalPresident Emerita, Radcliffe College

Jeanette Ives Erickson ’11,DNP, RN, FAANSenior Vice President for Patient Careand Chief Nurse,Massachusetts General Hospital

Elizabeth “Trish” Joyce, BSFormer Registered Representative,Merrill Lynch

John (Joe) Hilton Knowles Jr.,MBA, MPHFounder and Vice-Chair,Institute for Health Metrics

Oswald (Oz) Mondejar, BASenior Vice President, Mission andAdvocacy, Partners Continuing Care,Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, PartnersHealthCare at Home

Marc Nivet, EdDChief Diversity Officer,Association of American Medical Colleges

Angelleen Peters-Lewis, PhD, RNSenior Vice President for Patient CareServices and Chief Nursing Officer,Women and Infants Hospital of RhodeIsland

José de Jesus Rivera, JDShareholder, Haralson, Miller, Pitt,Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C.

Diana L. Scott, ABChief Human Resources Officer, Prologis

Carol M. Taylor, PhD, SMPresident, cmt Associates (retired)

Debra Weinstein, MDVice President,Graduate Medical Education,Partners HealthCare

James A. Wolf, BSTIAA-CREF Retirement Services (retired)

Honorary TrusteesE. Lorraine Baugh, MS, RNJohn M. Connors III, BAEdith L. Dabney, BAAlice F. Emerson, PhDNicholas A. Grace, LLBJulie Greenstein, PhDJohn V. Guttag, PhDHenry J. Mankin, MDCarol F. Surkin, MSW. Nicholas Thorndike, ABEllen M. Zane, MA

Corporate OfficersJanis P. Bellack (President)

Cindy L. Aiena (Treasurer)Executive Director of Finance,Massachusetts General Hospital

Judi S. Greenberg (Secretary)Office of the General Counsel,Partners HealthCare

Atlas D. Evans (Assistant Treasurer)Vice President for Financeand Administration,MGH Institute of Health Professions

Elizabeth Pipes(Assistant Secretary)Executive Assistant to the President,MGH Institute of Health Professions

AdministrationJanis P. Bellack, PhD, RN, FAANPresident andJohn Hilton Knowles Professor

Alex F. Johnson, PhD, CCC-SLP,Honors of ASHA, ASHA FellowProvost and Vice President forAcademic Affairs

Atlas D. Evans, BSVice President for Finance andAdministration

Peter S. Cahn, PhDAssociate Provost for AcademicAffairs, Interim Director, Center forInterprofessional Studies and Innovation

Robert E. Hillman, PhD, CCC-SLP,Honors of ASHA, ASHA FellowDirector of Research Programs

Carolyn F. Locke, MSDean of Student Affairs

Paul W. Murphy, MSChief Communications andMarketing Officer

Denis G. Stratford, MSChief Information and Facilities Officer

Sarah Welch, MBADirector of Human Resources

Academic DepartmentsLaurie Lauzon Clabo, PhD, RNDean, School of Nursing

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