March 16, 2007

What's Happening

Mind/body infertility workshops
The MGH Fertility Center is offering free mind/body infertility workshops March 20 and 27 and April 3 and 10, from 5:15 to 7:15 pm. The workshops are for individuals and couples dealing with infertility and will cover teaching, discussion and practice of meditation and other techniques. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-0386.

2007 MGH College Fair
MGH Training and Workforce Development will offer the 2007 MGH College Fair March 28, from 11:30 am to 4 pm at 165 Cambridge St., Suite 200. Representatives from area colleges will be available to discuss education and careers
in health care. For more information, visit is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/mgh_training.htm or contact Kevin Cotter at kpcotter@partners.org or (617) 724-3368.

Senior HealthWISE film series
The MGH Senior HealthWISE film series will host a screening of "Flags of Our Fathers" March 22, from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Haber Conference Room. Light refreshments will be provided. Registration is required. For more information or to register, call (617) 724-6756.

Tax session for international employees
The Partners Office for International Staff, Scholars and Students is sponsoring a free tax information session for international employees March 23, from 1 to 4 pm in
the O'Keeffe Auditorium. The session will cover federal and state tax filing requirements, proper forms to use when filing taxes and tax treaties and
obligations based on visa type. For more information, e-mail Angela Tassiopoulos at atassiopoulos@partners.org.

Web Development Core
A new Web Development Core has been formed as a resource for researchers in the MGH and Partners communities to design and develop websites. Complete web development, photography and print publication services are available. The core specializes in biomedical research. For more information, contact Derwin Hyde at dhyde@partners.org or (617) 643-2081.

2007 Collins Lecture Series
As part of the 2007 Collins Lecture Series, the MGH Department of Radiation Oncology will host "Mechanisms of Malignant Progression" March 20, from
5 to 6:15 pm in the Ether Dome. Robert Weinberg, PhD, the Daniel K. Ludwig and American Cancer Society Professor for Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will present. For more information, call Julie Finn at (617) 724-1155.

Service Learning Series
The MGH Service Improvement Department will offer the next Service Learning Series, "Stage II: Planning for Change" March 21, from 9 to 10:30 am at the Holiday Inn, 5 Blossom St., Boston. Sandra St. Fleur and Cindy Sprogis, both of the Service Improvement Department, will present. For more information, contact Sprogis at csprogis@partners.org or (617) 726-1030.

Allied Health and Technologist Job Fair
MGH Human Resources will host an Allied Health and Technologist Job Fair March 31, from 10 am to 2 pm in the Yawkey Center, second floor. Department representatives will be available to conduct on-site interviews and share information about career opportunities. For more information about available positions, visit www.mghcareers.org. To register, contact Diana Aversa at daversa@partners.org or (617) 724-3400 with name, contact information, current job title and positions of interest.