February 15, 2008

What's Happening

Senior HealthWISE screenings
MGH Senior HealthWISE will offer free hypertension screenings and blood pressure checks Feb. 20, from 10 to 11 am at the Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St. and Feb. 25, from 1:30 to 2:30 pm at the West End Library, 151 Cambridge St. For more information, call (617) 724-6756.

InfoBytes computer courses
Partners Information Systems Training is offering new Microsoft 2003 training courses, InfoBytes. Upcoming classes are "Word 2003: How to Format Documents," Feb. 21, from 8:30 to 10 am and "PowerPoint 2003: How to Use Templates and Masters," Feb. 21, from 10:30 am to noon. Both will take place at 165 Charles River Plaza, Suite 200. An optional half hour of training will be provided at the end of each session for related exercises and one-on-one
consultation. To register, visit PeopleSoft at ibridge.partners.org and select: "HRMS Production," "Self Service," "Employee," "Tasks," "Request Training Enrollment," and "Search by Course Code." Then enter "ISM" and search to view available sessions. For more information, e-mail istraining@partners.org.

LGBT networking reception
A networking reception for members and friends of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) community at the MGH will be held Feb. 27, from 4 to 6 pm in the Yawkey Center, Room 2210. For more information or to volunteer for LGBT events, contact Jackie Slivko at (617) 726-0169 or jslivko@partners.org.

Center for Global Health seminar series
The MGH Center for Global Health seminar series will host "Key Issues in Achieving Global Child Health in the 21st Century" Feb. 25, from 5 to 6:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Charles MacCormack, president and CEO of Save the Children, will be the guest speaker. For more information, e-mail Roy Ahn at rahn@partners.org.

Minority Faculty Development Award applications
The MGH Minority Faculty Development Award Program is seeking applications for its Physician-Scientist Development Award, which provides transitional funding to aid a fellow or junior faculty member interested in becoming an independent MGH investigator; and the Clinician-Teacher Development Award, which provides funding for a clinical, educational or community project led by a junior faculty member, fellow or graduating resident pursuing an academic career as an MGH clinician, teacher or community leader. Both awards offer $120,000 in grant and loan repayment support over four years. The application deadline is March 7. For more information or an application, visit www2.massgeneral.org/mao/mfda.html.