MGH Institute of Health Professions
A graduate school founded by Massachusetts General Hospital
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| Type | Private, Graduate |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Endowment | US $40 million (as of June 2011) |
| President | Janis P. Bellack |
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Academic staff
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106 |
| Students | 1,230 |
| Location |
Boston, MA, United States 42°22′30″N 71°03′14″W / 42.374994°N 71.05392271°WCoordinates: 42°22′30″N 71°03′14″W / 42.374994°N 71.05392271°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | Partners HealthCare |
| Website | mghihp.edu |
The MGH Institute of Health Professions (or simply The MGH Institute) is a graduate university of health sciences founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and located in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Its academic programs include the subject areas of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant studies, Nursing, Communication Sciences & Disorders and Health Professions Education.
From 1873 until 1981, Massachusetts General Hospital operated the Massachusetts General Hospital School of Nursing, granting diplomas in nursing only. In 1977, the State of Massachusetts authorized the hospital system to grant academic degrees, and that same year the Massachusetts General Hospital Academic Division was launched.
The program was renamed MGH Institute of Health Professions in 1980, admitting its first cohort of students. The first degrees granted was a Master of Science in Physical Therapy with the first class graduating in 1983. The school began admitting its first entry-level Master of Nursing Science students in 1982. In 1985, MGH Institute of Health Professions was re-constituted as a separate corporation from Massachusetts General Hospital, and in 2001 it moved into the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston where it now has more than 125,000 square feet of space in seven buildings.
Today, the IHP offers the following post-baccalaureate programs (for college graduates with no healthcare background): Doctor of Occupational Therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, and an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The IHP also offers several post-professional programs: PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Master of Science in Health Professions Education, along with several certificates. The Institute has an alumni base of over 6,700 worldwide.
The MGH Institute offers a single undergraduate degree—an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The rest of its academic programs focus on various graduate degrees, including clinical doctorates such as the Doctorates of Physical Therapy and Nursing Practice, Master's degrees in Nursing and Speech-Language Pathology and a PhD of Rehabilitation Sciences. Established in 2013, the Institute's entry-level Doctor of Occupational Therapy program is the first of its kind in New England.
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