September 16, 2005

Nominations for the Nathaniel Bowditch Prize

The MGH Board of Trustees and the Nathaniel Bowditch Prize Selection Committee now are seeking nominations for the 2006 Nathaniel Bowditch Prize. The $5,000 award will be presented to an MGH employee or team — clinicians or nonclinicians — who have made a significant contribution to improving the quality of care at the hospital while reducing the cost of such care.

The award was established in 2000 by Charles and Nancy Munger through the Alfred C. Munger Foundation to honor Nathaniel Bowditch, a 19th century pioneer in celestial navigation and an early supporter of the MGH.

Nomination forms are available in the Main Lobby, the Blum Patient and Family Learning Center, the Bigelow 10 nursing office and the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization office on Bulfinch 2. All nominations should be submitted by Nov. 1 to Andrew Warshaw, MD, chairman of the Bowditch Prize Selection Committee, White 506.

For more information, call Suzanne Williams at (617) 726-8254.