January 24, 2003

What's Happening

School-age vacation club
The MGH Backup Child Care Center will offer a school-age vacation club, Feb. 18 to 21, for employees' children from kindergarten completion to 12 years old. Reservations will be taken only by phone beginning Jan. 24, and a payment of $225 per child must be received by Jan. 31. Cost includes morning and afternoon snacks, all field trip and entertainment fees, art supplies, materials and activities. No part-time slots are available. For more information, contact the Backup Child Care Center at (617) 724-8414.

Black History Month event
Gerald R. Reed, immediate past president of Blacks In Government (BIG) and chief of Information Services at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, will be the guest speaker at the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners (AMMP) Black History Month event. The event will be held Feb. 24, from noon to 1 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium with a reception immediately following in Bulfinch 222. Reed's address will be based on the national Black History Month theme for 2003, "The Souls of Black Folks, Centennial Reflections." For more information, call (617) 724-0928.

CRP seminar
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will present a clinical research coordinator seminar Feb. 12, from noon to 1 pm in the Wellman 101 Conference Room. Kay Ryan and Jamien Richardson from the CRP will discuss the services of the Clinical Research Support Office for investigators and study staff. Karen Walsh from Accounts Payable will explain the correct procedure for completing check request forms. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call the CRP reservation line at (617) 726-1669.

Bloomingdale's shopping day
Bloomingdale's department store at Chestnut Hill and the MGH Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service will offer a shopping day to MGHers on March 5. Tickets are $10 and entitle shoppers to discounts of 15 percent on nearly everything in the store. All money from the ticket sales will go directly to support MGH Vincent research endeavors. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (617) 724-7884 or send e-mail to smcgrail@partners.org.

PACE contest
In an ongoing effort to educate MGHers about the new Patient Administrative Cycle Enhancements (PACE) program, PACE has developed a contest to help MGHers beome more involved. The program is looking for a name for the new PACE contact center and is asking employees for help. Employees can submit name ideas to the PACE website at PACEProject@partners.org. The deadline for all entries is Jan. 31. Department names that are currently used at the MGH will not be considered.