(1) Nursing Alumni and Students Saluted (Institute Wide)
(2) Nursing Students and Faculty at Boston Hope Profiled on WCVB-TV (Institute Wide)
(3) Janice Palaganas in Expanded Roles at IHP (Institute Wide)
(4) Food Insecurity Innovation in Greater Boston – Tuesday, May 12 (Institute Wide)
(5) Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Free Screening – Saturday, May 16 (Institute Wide)
(6) Employee of the Year Nominations Due Friday, May 22 (Institute Wide)
(1) Nursing Alumni and Students Saluted (Institute Wide)
From John Shaw, Office of Strategic Communications
(2) Nursing Students and Faculty at Boston Hope Profiled on WCVB-TV (Institute Wide)
From John Shaw, Office of Strategic Communications
BSN students Joanna Ghilardi, Melissa Richard, and Alexandra Luongo, along with Clinical Instructor Ruth Lackie, were interviewed Saturday on
WCVB-TV's NewsCenter 5 about treating COVID-19 patients at the Boston Hope field hospital. Their segment ran on four news programs that day, starting at 4:00 p.m.
(3) Janice Palaganas in Expanded Roles at IHP (Institute Wide)
From Roger Edwards, Health Professions Education program
The Health Professions Education program is pleased to welcome Janice Palaganas, PhD, RN, NP, FSSH, ANEF, FAAN, in an expanded role. Since last year Dr. Palaganas has split her time between helping launch the new PhD in Health Professions Education program and leading educational innovation at the Center for Medical Simulation. Dr. Palaganas has now joined the Institute full-time as Associate Director of Health Professions Education. She will also support Continuing and Professional Development in the development of online interprofessional education and the School of Nursing with simulation integration.
(4) Food Insecurity Innovation in Greater Boston – Tuesday, May 12 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tariana V. Little, DrPH, a public health professional and social entrepreneur, will present on her doctoral thesis focused on food security innovation in Greater Boston on Tuesday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. This talk will focus on gaps and opportunities in service delivery and financing among health care, social service, and health insurance organizations in Greater Boston. Attendees will learn about how some of these organizations are navigating the health care redesign of Accountable Care Organizations, which emphasizes population health through holistic care and community partnerships addressing social determinants of health.
RSVP.
(5) Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Free Screening – Saturday, May 16 (Institute Wide)
From Dr. Kimberly Truong, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
(6) Employee of the Year Nominations Due Friday, May 22 (Institute Wide)
From Ali Davis, Office of Human Resources
Nominations for Staff Employee of the Year are due by Friday, May 22. Eligibility requirements and nomination criteria can be found on the
HR Intranet. To nominate a colleague, please
submit a nomination letter of no more than 500 words. The Staff Employee of the Year award was established in 2010 to recognize significant contributions and excellence in service, innovation, and teamwork by a staff employee.
