UMass Medical School

During a September town hall meeting, UMass Memorial Health President and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson, stressed the importance of caregiver vaccinations and described possible termination for staff who remained non-compliant with the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester announced on Tuesday it is incorporating a geothermal heating and cooling system in the New Education and Research Building under construction, which will substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

UMass Chan Medical School has elevated its program in systems biology to full department status, according to a Tuesday press release from the school. 

UMass Medical School in Worcester will receive a $175-million donation over the next five years from The Morningside Foundation, significantly growing the medical school’s endowment and prompting a name change.

Commonwealth Medicine, the consulting and operations division of UMass Medical School in Worcester, announced on Thursday its new chief of staff, Catherine “Katie” Mick.

The University of Massachusetts announced Sept. 1 it received $50 million from Robert and Donna Manning, marking the largest gift in the university system’s history.

UMass Medical School in Worcester received a $1.7 million grant to develop a nutrition-based treatment for Crohn’s disease, focusing on the increasing prevalence of the illness in Puerto Rico.

UMass Memorial Health on Monday announced the acquisition of the former Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center at 378 Plantation St. in Worcester, which cost $23.5 million, according to the Worcester County Registry of Deeds.

UMass Medical School in Worcester was among several groups to release on Tuesday a set of principles taking aim at racism in medical education and healthcare organizations.

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