Forty Somerville residents were among the 535 students who graduated May 8 from MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston's health sciences graduate school:
Master of Science in Nursing: Heather Brand, Lauren Cassidy, Meredith Creeden, Lynne Drouin, Jill Ford, Kathleen Gilligan, Chelsea Kammerer-Burnham, Benjamin MacRi, Johanna Milburn, Cori O'Neill, Julie Teece, Jill Healey White, Deborah Worthington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Jaja Amani, Meagan Flaherty, Sarah Gebrekristos, Steven Hyon, Thomas Lynch, Rebecca Meyers, James Moberg, Elizabeth Mulligan, Karla Rodriguez
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Doctor of Physical Therapy: Ashley Bobich, Eric Dang, McKenzie Gayfield, Erin Hung, Cary Kandel, Arthur Long, Allison Shawcross
Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology: Michelle Adessa, Emily Brandjord, Melissa Carroll, Young Hwa Chang, Kathryn Egan, Sarah Gendreau, Valerie Nunez, Lindsay Schelhorn, Kayla Suarez, Elizabeth Talbott
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Certificate of Advanced Study in Reading: Amanda Patrick.
Partners HealthCare System President and CEO Dr. Gary Gottlieb gave the keynote address.
MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is an innovative and interprofessional graduate school with post-baccalaureate, entry-level, post-professional, and PhD programs in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and speech-language pathology, as well as health professions education and rehabilitation sciences. An affiliate of Partners HealthCare System, the MGH Institute offers its more than 1,300 students unparalleled opportunities to learn and work alongside expert practitioners in a variety of hospital, clinical, community, and educational settings. The school, which has graduated more than 5,400 students since its 1977 founding, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Several programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, and the school has been included for the past several years as a Great College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.