Students at MGH Institute of Health Profesisons Return to Boston Campus for Second Semester

BOSTON, MA - The three-week intersession break for students at MGH Institute of Health Professions was a welcome respite from the rigors of their studies at the health sciences graduate school.

Jennifer Bartecchi, a second year speech-language pathology student, took guitar lessons with her five-year-old son, Joey. “Last semester was very demanding, so I wanted to do something that was fun for both of us,” said Bartecchi, who then displayed on her phone a photo of her son holding a guitar and doing his best Joey Ramone impersonation.

For first-year Master of Science in Nursing student Sneha Rao, catching up on sleep was one of her main goals – and one she said she accomplished. “It was a perfect amount of time to be away, but now I’m glad to be back,” she said.

The Charlestown Navy Yard campus this week is busy once again as the school’s 900 students reacquainted themselves with graduate-level education in nursing, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and medical imaging.

More than 900 students attend the Boston school,a majority of whom are making a career change into health care. Students must have an existing Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field. The school also offers advanced degrees for current nurses and physical therapists.

While students at undergraduate schools begin a new term with a clean slate, that's not the case for many of the Institute's students. Megan Keating, who is in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, had a math medicine test her first day back. “It went fine,” she said, while studying in the Ruth Sleeper Learning Center, “but it was nice to be way from the books for a bit.”

Fellow BSN student Lindsey Butterfield, who spent much of her intersession working as a certified nursing assistant, was encouraged that she and the other 85 students in the 14-month program were entering their last semester of studies. “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” she said with a smile. “It feels great.”

MGH Institute of Health Professions, founded by Massachusetts General Hospital in 1977, is an innovative and independent graduate school that operates within the framework of Partners HealthCare. A progressive leader in developing comprehensive models of health care education, the MGH Institute prepares advanced practice professionals in the fields of nursing, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and medical imaging through a distinctive combination of academic study, clinical practice, and research. Students are enrolled in graduate level and certificate programs, with an increasing number of courses available online. The Institute is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

John Shaw
Marketing & Communications Manager
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Charlestown Navy Yard
36 1st Avenue
Boston, MA 02129
jshaw@mghihp.edu
www.mghihp.edu

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