Diversity Celebration Day
The Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) will hold its Diversity Celebration Day June 30, 11:30 am to 2 pm, on the Bulfinch Lawn. The Latin band, Mango Blue, will perform during the celebration. For more information, call 4-3832 or e-mail rsarafoudi@partners.org.

"Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials" course
The Education Unit of the Clinical Research Program in collaboration with the MGH Cancer Center will be offering an intensive course "Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials" twice weekly during September and October from 5 to 6:30 pm. The goals of the course are to survey the theory and practice of clinical trials, to review design and conduct of clinical research and to enable participants to conceive, plan, propose and develop effective clinical trials. This course is appropriate for second- year fellows and junior faculty pursuing clinical research. A $50 course registration fee is required. For information and registration materials, visit the Clinical Research Program website, http://www.crnet.mgh.harvard.edu or contact Lee Leahy at 6-3310.

Deadline extended for award
The deadline for nominations for the Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award, presented by the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center, has been extended to July 31. Any professional caregiver who has direct contact with patients in any setting where patients receive care in Massachusetts is eligible for the award, which will be presented at the center's annual dinner in October, along with a $5,000 prize. Requests for information and nomination forms can be sent by mail to the Schwartz Center at 100 Charles River Plaza, Suite 600; by fax at 6-7661; or by calling 4-6416.

Cancer Support Program
The MGH Cancer Center Patient and Family Support Program will offer a seminar called "Caring for Yourself While Caring for a Loved One with Cancer" June 29, 11 am to noon. Eileen Joyce, MSW, will facilitate the seminar in the Cancer Resource Room on Cox 1. For more information, call 4-1822.

Transfer of radiological services for preadmission testing
Beginning June 28, all radiological services for patients undergoing preadmission testing in the Preadmission Test Area (PATA) will be conducted at WACC 2 Radiology Room 219. Although WACC 2 is a walk-in service for patients, the Radiology Department staff encourages preadmission exams to be scheduled in advance. Radiological exams should be scheduled at least one hour before a patient's preadmission testing appointment to help expedite the exam interpretation and to ensure availability of reports to referring physicians. All radiological exams must be coordinated by the physician's office.