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Update Your Address for Open Enrollment Mailing
HMS Seeks First-Year Tutors
Buy Raffle Prizes To Support Cancer Research at BIDMC
MAFCU Offers Family Benefits, Special Auto Loan Rates
in September
BIDMC Sponsorship on WBUR Will Acknowledge Nurses,
Caregivers
Bowdoin Street Health Center Multicultural Fair
West Thrift Shop Reopens
New Volunteer Programs
High School Students tour the OR
New Surgeons Arrive
Latino
Heritage Month
A Note of Thanks
In Memoriam
Bowdoin
Street Outreach Voted #1
Massage
Program Closed
Chinese
Delegates Tour BIDMC Labs
Physicians
from Ghana Visit BIDMC
BIDMC Offers Tuition Reimbursement
Update Your Address
for Open Enrollment Mailing
Open enrollment for benefits is just around the corner. Open enrollment is the time of year when you can make changes to your benefit programs. Human Resources will be mailing packages out at the beginning of November. All employees should check their paystubs and make sure Human Resources has the correct address. All corrections need to be made with Human Resources, prior to 10/1/02.
There are three ways to correct your address:
1. Use the online address change form on the Web portal. Please note: It is mandatory to enter your employee ID number. Your employee ID number is located at the top left side of your paycheck.
To use the online form, go to the Web portal and click on Employee Resources - Human Resources - forms - address change.2. Send an email with your address change to:
Michelle Strachan: mstracha@caregroup.harvard.edu
Sabrina Warfield-Alleyne swarfiel@caregroup.harvard.edu3. Go to Human Resources at 1 Autumn Street (Kennedy Building), 1st floor and fill out an address change form.
Open Mon. to Fri. from 8 a.m.to 5 p.m.Questions: Human Resources at (63)2-9400
The Harvard Medical School first-year course
Chemistry and Biology of the Cell is looking for tutors. The tutorials
focus on medical case studies that illustrate particular areas of biochemistry
and cell biology. Groups of seven to eight students meet with their tutor
three times a week for 90 minutes per session. The tutor helps guide the
students through the case but is not expected to lecture or to be an expert
on the material. Each week, prior to the start of the case, tutors meet
as a group over lunch with an expert on the case, who explains the material
and makes suggestions that may be useful during the tutorial. The tutors
also grade two exams for their group, and at the end of the course write
short evaluations that may later
be used for the Dean's letter. Tutorials run from Oct. 25 to Dec. 2. Information
on becoming a tutor: Donald O'Hara at ohara@calvin.bwh.harvard.edu.
Buy Raffle Prizes To Support Cancer Research at BIDMC
The Four Season Hotel Boston proudly supports the Terry Fox Run and this year in Boston, the sole beneficiary is cancer research at BIDMC.
There are two ways to help:
1. Be a runner or volunteer at the event this year on Sunday, September 22nd at 9:00am, at the Hatch Shell, on the Esplanade. All are welcome to participate, so bring your children, baby strollers, pets, roller blades and even bicycles. This is an event for the entire family with fun activities and games including face painting, egg toss, and many others. A barbecue put on by the Four Seasons will conclude the celebration. Participants can collect sponsors for running or volunteer to help the day of the event. (All BIDMC employees who volunteer or "run" will get a BIDMC t-shirt.)2. Buy a raffle ticket available at the FriendShops and Windows of Hope and at the cafeterias during select times in the upcoming weeks. All prizes will be awarded via raffle and you do not need to be present to win. Tickets are $10.00 each and (3) three for $25.00
Prizes include:
- A Trip for Two including (4) four nights
at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara, & roundtrip tickets on American
Airlines (in the Continental U.S.)
- A Trip for Two including (3) three nights
at a Four Seasons Hotel (T.B.D.), & roundtrip tickets on American
Airlines (in the Continental U.S.)
- Overnights and weekend stays at area hotels
including Le Meridian, The Millennium Bostonian, Nine Zero and the Wyndham
Boston
- Dinners and Gift Certificates to area
restaurants including Mistral, Henrietta's Table at the Charles Hotel
and the Heritage Restaurant at the Boston Harbor Hotel
- Additional prizes to be added.
Please call or visit the Development Office
to "register" or buy raffle tickets.
617-667-7330
East Campus, Gryzmish 6
MAFCU Offers Family
Benefits, Special Auto Loan Rates in September
Family members of BIDMC employees can now share in the
many benefits of belonging to the Medical Area Federal Credit Union. By
joining MAFCU, members can take advantage of the many financial products
and services that include competitive rates and a variety of terms for
auto, mortgage, home equity, personal and student loans; checking accounts
with unlimited check writing and free ATM card; new Kids Club accounts;
and 24-hour account access by phone or online. Now through Sept. 30, 2002,
MAFCU is offering a special auto loan rate of 4.99% APR for 36 months
or 5.49% APR for 48-60 months on all 2002 and 2003 makes and models. You
can avoid processing fees and make easy payments through payroll deduction.
To join MAFCU, go to www.medareafcu.org,
stop by MAFCU (at 221 Longwood Avenue) or call 617-732-4185. (Current
members can press 2 or apply online for an auto loan today).
BIDMC Sponsorship
on WBUR Will Acknowledge Nurses, Caregivers
Starting Sept. 17, BIDMC will sponsor announcements on radio station WBUR (90.9 FM) acknowledging the contributions of our nurses and other caregivers. The brief spots will run for six weeks during morning drive time, All Things Considered and Saturday Weekend Edition.
Bowdoin Street Multicultural Festival
Bowdoin
Street Community Health Center held its ninth annual Multicultural Festival
at Ronan Park, Dorchester, on Aug. 13. The evening event featured information
tables on health care, youth programs and family services available to
neighborhood families through the health center. There also was lots of
family fun, including face painting, music, and basketball and soccer
tournaments. Above: Staff from Dorchester Cares, a local family support
organization, teach arts and crafts to neighborhood kids. (Photo
by Davida Andelman)
West Thrift Shop Reopens
Following their annual summer rest, the Friends
of BIDMC will reopen the West Thrift Shop on Tues., Sept. 3 at 10 a.m.
Store hours are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. The shop is located on Pilgrim Avenue opposite the garage. Donations
of clothing, bric-a-brac and jewelry, all in good condition, are welcomed
and appreciated. Information on donating: West Thrift Shop at (63)2-8169
(during store hours only).
New Volunteer
Programs
Volunteer Services, in conjunction with several BIDMC units, has initiated several exciting new volunteer programs:
Friendly Visitors cheer up patients on the ACOVE and HCA unit.
Emergency Department Family/Patient Liaisons provide non-clinical information to families and patients waiting in the ED.
Epilepsy Sitter Volunteers help monitor patients to determine the frequency and severity of their seizures before surgery or during a change in medications.
Neonatal Babylink Assistants take digital photos of preemies and put the photos, with the babies’ heights and weights, on the Babylink Web site for parents.
Patient Relations Assistants visit patients in their rooms to check on their satisfaction with their stay.
These volunteers make an important impact
on the experience of patients and families at BIDMC. Information about
volunteering/requesting volunteers: Linda Stamm, manager of volunteer
services, (66)7-3027
High
School Students Tour the OR
They look like the cast of "Scrubs" -- but they're actually
high school students who spent this summer volunteering at BIDMC and learning
about careers in patient care services. One highlight of their visit:
A tour of BIDMC's OR's. The students are pictured with (far left) Christopher
Sullivan, surgical technologist STIII and (far right) Jaye Sellica, R.N.,
B.S.N., clinical nurse IV. (Photo by Jane Bell)
New
Surgeons Arrive
Sherry
Scovell, M.D., joined BIDMC in August as director of the medical
center’s new endovascular surgery program and has been named instructor
of surgery at Harvard Medical School. She and other physicians in the
endovascular surgery program will provide patients with less invasive
surgical treatments for a broad range of vascular diseases. Scovell brings
extensive experience in endovascular surgery. She completed her internship
and residency in general surgery at The Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia
and a fellowship in vascular and endovascular surgery at the Cleveland
Clinic Foundation. Referrals: (63)2-9955
BIDMC
general surgeon Christopher Boyd, M.D., joined Deaconess-Glover
Hospital’s department of surgical services in August and was named
a clinical instructor of surgery at HMS. Boyd’s principal interest
is laparoscopic and abdominal surgery. His surgical and leadership skills
will strengthen Deaconess-Glover’s laparoscopic and endocrine surgical
capabilities as well as help expand the hospital’s general surgery
program. Boyd’s joint appointment reflects the new affiliation between
Deaconess-Glover and BIDMC and reinforces Deaconess-Glover’s commitment
to expand its clinical services. Boyd completed his internship and residency
in general surgery at BIDMC. Referrals: (781) 453-3650
Latino
Heritage Month
BIDMC will celebrate Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to
Oct. 15) with two events. On Sept. 13, the Latino Mental Health Service
hosts a quarterly networking luncheon seminar from 12 to 1:30 p.m. in
the Shapiro 10th floor board room. Rebeca Chamorro, Ph.D., of Northwestern
Memorial Hospital, Chicago, will present on “Acculturation and Eating
Disordered Patterns among Latina Women.” And on Oct. 22, Steve Regeser
Lopez, Ph.D., professor of psychology at UCLA, presents his research on
schizophrenia and Latino families at the Combined Longwood Psychiatry
Grand Rounds from 11:45 to 1:30 p.m. in Kennedy G2A. All are welcome.
Information: Latino Mental Health Service, at (66)7-4733
A
Note of Thanks to
Benjamin E. Bierbaum, M.D.
Following
Benjamin E. Bierbaum, M.D.’s recent announcement that he has stepped
down as BIDMC’s chief of orthopedics, BIDMC would like to acknowledge
his considerable contributions to the medical center.
One of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons, with world-renowned
expertise in total joint replacement, Bierbaum also is an excellent teacher,
a clinical scholar, a researcher in orthopedic surgery and a supporter
of basic science research in musculoskeletal diseases. He has demonstrated
exceptional leadership in attracting distinguished orthopedic surgeons
and surgical fellows.
Bierbaum continues as chairman of orthopedics at New England Baptist Hospital
and chairman of the New England Baptist Bone & Joint Institute, and
maintains clinical privileges at BIDMC. The search for a new chief of
orthopedics at BIDMC is underway.
In
Memoriam
BIDMC has lost a member of its family. Beloved physician Douglas
K. Richardson, M.D., associate chief for academic affairs in
neonatology at BIDMC, died tragically in an accident Aug. 14. Richardson,
an expert in neonatal and perinatal care, was known for his extraordinary
dedication to patients and families. He focused on ways in which people
and systems could deliver the highest quality care to sick babies, drawing
on the latest advances in biomedical research. He also selflessly mentored
dozens of people, ranging from respected academic researchers to a high
school senior taking part in HMS’ “Project Success,”
and received a five-year mentoring award from the National Institutes
of Health last year. He lived in Newton with his wife, Linda Heffner,
M.D., and three children.
Donations in Richardson’s memory may be made by sending a check
made out to the Douglas K. Richardson Health Services Research Award,
c/o Gayle Matheson, Department of Neonatology, BIDMC, 330 Brookline Ave.,
RO-318, Boston, MA 02215.
Bowdoin
Street Outreach Team Voted #1
Congratulations
to the Bowdoin Street Health Center Community Outreach Team! Chosen as
the best Outreach Educators of the Year by the Community Health Education
Center were Davida Andelman, manager of community and environmental health;
Richard Foran, community health coordinator; Rosa Andrade, community health
worker; Debra Groomes, adolescent case manager; Marjorie Mills, family
advocate; and Moises Chacon, Isabele Barros and Angelo Sanca, community
health workers. The Outreach Team was recognized for its work in partnership
with community residents to address such 
pressing
public health issues as youth development, violence prevention, environmental
health, care management for seniors and community organizing.
Accepting their award were (l-r): Andrade, Sanca, Groomes, Foran and Barros
of the Bowdoin Street Health Center, with Fernando Miranda, director of
the Community Health Education Center of the Boston Public Health Commission.
Massage
Program Closed
The massage, Shiatsu and Reiki programs at Be Well! have been closed at this time to allow space for the growth of other Be Well! programs. Please contact Be Well! at (66)7-4695 for information about massage services at other locations.
Chinese
Delegates Tour BIDMC Labs
On
Friday, Aug. 16, a team of high level legislative delegates from the People's
Republic of China toured BIDMC's laboratories as part of a biosafety fact-finding
visit to the U.S. Their visit was coordinated by WorldPath Medicine, which
manages BIDMC's international program. (L-r): Wenjun Huang, official,
Department of Education, Science, Culture and Health, Office of Legislative
Affairs, the State Council; Min Han, deputy director, Department of Policy
and Regulation, the State Environment Protection Agency (SEPA); Naiyuan
Zhou, program official, China National Center for Biotechnology Development
(CNCBD), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST); group leader, Hongjian
Ma, deputy director general, CNCBD, MOST; Yongjian Sun, consultant, Department
of Policy, Regulation and System Reform, MOST; Stanley K. C. Tam, M.D.,
WorldPath Medicine; Daochang An, director, Department of Rural and Social
Development, MOST; Kathleen Joseph, bio-safety officer, BIDMC; Hang Wang,
official of the Department of Personnel and Labor, MOST; Rongfang Wang,
deputy director, Department of International Cooperation, MOST; and Zheng
Wei Chen, M.D., Ph.D., division of viral pathogenesis, BIDMC.
Physician From Ghana Visits BIDMC
George
Frimpong, M.D., of Ghana travelled to BIDMC this summer to participate
in the medical center's visiting scholar program. Launched last year,
the program is in collaboration with the Foundation for African Relief,
and is part of the AIDS Collaborative Project, which fosters collaboration
between health professionals in Ghana, their BIDMC counterparts and the
Harvard medical community, in a strategic fight against Ghana's HIV/AIDS
epidemic. While at BIDMC Frimpong attended an HIV Update course and learned
from BIDMC physicians in the Healthcare Associates (HCA) HIV Unit and
the infectious disease division. "It was an exciting program -- very
informing and mind-opening," said Frimpong, a member of the AIDS
Collaborative Project who co-founded AIDS ALLY, a non-government organization
in Ghana that provides clinical care for HIV/AIDS patients. "Thanks
to this program, I think that I'm going to be a very important resource
for HIV care in Ghana." Pictured above: (Front row, l-r): Joanne
Schulze, administrative coordinator, HCA; Joyce Sackey, M.D., HCA, co-founder
of the Foundation for African Relief and director of the AIDS Collaborative
Project; Frimpong; Kimberly Kroeger, HIV case manager, HCA; Lauren Gabovitch,
community resource specialist, HCA; Kwaku Acheampong, co-founder of Foundation
for African Relief. (Back row, l-r): Richard Stuver, L.I.C.S.W., clinical
social worker, HCA; David Rind, M.D., HCA; Igor Koralnik, M.D., neurology;
Rafael Campo, M.D., HCA; Susan Krikorian, pharmacy.
Make
the Grade This Fall with Tuition Reimbursement
If you are a benefits-eligible
employee who has worked at BIDMC for at least one year and are thinking
of taking a course, don't forget about your tuition reimbursement benefit.
Eligible full-time employees are entitled to $1,000 tuition reimbursement
per calendar year ($500 for part-time employees). You must submit your
completed application for reimbursement at least three weeks before the
course starts, and the course must be job-related. To get full details,
print out an application from the BIDMC Web portal under Human Resources,
Forms, or pick up an application from the information racks in the Kirstein
2 lobby or Human Resources in Kennedy 1.
Information: Human Resources at (63)2-9400.