New Hire Orientation
Welcome…..
Agenda
• 11:00 -12:00 Welcome/Introduction/UMMS Overview
• 12:00-12:30 Lunch Break
• 12:30-12:35 Community Relations & Volunteer efforts
• 12:35-12:50 Employee Assistance Program
• 12:50-1:10 Professional Development Resources
• 1:10- 1:15
IT Overview
• 1:15- 1:30
IT Data Security Overview
• 1:30- 2:30 Lab Safety Training (Employees who work in Lab need to stay
for this training, others can leave)
Objectives
By the end of this session, you should be able to identify:
– Who we are
– What we do
– Important achievements/ milestones for UMMS
Dr. Michael F. Collins
Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Sr. Vice President for Health Sciences for the University of Massachusetts
Video Link
UMass at a glance
University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
UMMHC
Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences
Clinical
partner
Graduate
School of Medicine
Clinical Services
and Departments
School of Nursing
Commonwealth
Basic Science
Medicine
Contracts & Consulting to
Serve the Underserved and
Service
Research
Education
Graduate Medical Education
Continuing Medical Education
Student Services
Vulnerable Populations
MassBiologics
Orphan Vaccine
Research & Vaccine
Production
5 Campus System
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President’s Office
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UMass educates more than 70,000 students and graduates more than
16,000 students each year at its campuses in
– Amherst
– Boston
– Dartmouth
– Lowell
– Worcester
Robert L. Caret, PhD
– UMass online – delivers accredited online programs
26th President of the 5-campus
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3 Schools
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School of Medicine – committed to training in the full range of medical discipline with an emphasis
on primary care, in the public sector and the underserved in Massachusetts
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Graduate School of Biomedical Science – students receive a broad background in the basic
medical science to prepare for research with direct relevance to human disease.
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Graduate School of Nursing –offers master's, post-master's and doctoral degrees, providing high
quality education to prepare registered professional and advanced practice nurses within nurse
practitioner and nurse educator specialties.
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Basic Science Research
The University of Massachusetts Medical School is a major force in both basic science
and clinical research.
Programs & Centers
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Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute
Cancer Center
Center for Advancement of Primary Care
Center for AIDS Research
Center for Comparative Neuroimaging
Center for Health Law & Economics
Center for Health Policy & Research
Center for Infectious Diseases & Vaccine
Research
Center for Mental Health Services Research
Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health
Care & Society Center for Outcomes Research
Neurotherapeutics Institute
Program in Bioinformatics & Integrative Biology
Program in Gene Function & Expression
Advanced Therapeutics Cluster
• Gene Therapy Center
• RNA Therapeutics Institute
• Center for Stem Cell Biology and
Regenerative Medicine
Clinical Science Research
Resources:
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Advanced Therapeutics Cluster
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Biomedical Informatics
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Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design
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Conquering Diseases Volunteer Services
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Clinical Research Center
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Commonwealth Medicine
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MassBiologics
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Massachusetts Medical Device Development(M2D2) Center
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Myers Primary Care Institute
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Office of Global Health
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Research Cores and Facilities
Commonwealth Medicine
• The public, non-profit consulting
component of the University of
Massachusetts Medical School
• Provide consulting, healthcare,
research, training, IT and business
solutions to public agencies
• Programs help Massachusetts and
many other state and local health
care agencies increase the value and
quality of health care expenditures,
and improve access and delivery of
care to underserved populations
Health Care Operations
and Administration
Health Care Financing
Research, Evaluation
and Training
Health Law
and Economics
MassBiologics
The only publicly operated, FDA-licensed,
vaccine manufacturing facility in the
country still operated by a state
government agency
• Facilities in Fall River and Mattapan
• Leader in immunization.
• MBL pioneered vaccines to protect infants
and toddlers from serious respiratory illness
• State has greater access to needed vaccines and has saved the Commonwealth millions
by reducing reliance on commercially produced vaccines
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UMass Memorial Partnership
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UMass Memorial is the clinical partner of UMMS and the largest health care system in
Central and Western Massachusetts.
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UMass Memorial encompasses:
– a multi-campus academic medical center
– member and affiliated community hospitals
– ambulatory clinics
– long-term care facilities
– home health agencies
– hospice programs
– rehabilitation and behavioral health services
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Home to the nations top Neonatal ICU unit
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Regions first, and one of the nations busiest, air ambulance service - LifeFlight
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History & Some Milestones
• 1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
• 1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
• 1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
• 1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
• 1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• 1998: UMass Clinical System separated from UMass and merge with
Memorial Health Care to form UMass Memorial Health Care
• 2006: Craig Mello, PhD, Blais University Chair in Molecular Medicine
and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is awarded the Medical School's first Nobel Prize
• 2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-square-foot research and education facility
• 2010: Ambulatory Care Center opens
• 2013: Albert Sherman Center opens
Facts and Kudos
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Ranked in the top ten percent of the nation’s 129 medical schools in primary care
education by weekly news magazine U.S News & World Report.
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UMMS explodes onto the national scene as a major center for research and ranks highly
among NIH-funded medical schools (ranks 36th in National Institutes of Health funding
among 141 U.S. medical schools, according to the 2013 report from the Blue Ridge
Institute for Medical Research).
Ambulatory Care Center
ASC opened 2010
Albert Sherman Center
ASC opened January 30, 2013
Simulation Lab
Other Major Facilities
• The Biotech buildings: Two Biotech and Four Biotech
• Aaron Lazare Research Building
• Brudnick Neuropsychiatric Research Institute (BNRI)
• Massachusetts Biologic Laboratory Bldg
• Shriver Center (Worcester & Boston)
• Worcester State Hospital
Check out the facilities and campus map/directions in the website:
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http://www.umassmed.edu/research/facilities/
http://www.umassmed.edu/about/directions/
Safety and Security on Campus
Contact Department of Public Safety:
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Speak directly to a police officer on campus.
Call 856-3296 from a public pay phone or ext. 6-3296 from any telephone
extension on campus.
In the event of an emergency on campus, pick up any telephone and
dial "911" or 6-3311.
Individuals can walk into the Public Safety office located at the 2nd floor
(ground level pedestrian entrance) of the South Parking Garage.
Inclement Weather/ Severe Condition Campus Status:
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http://www.umassmed.edu/weather/
Campus Status Phone Line 508-856-4000
Your Professional Career…..
New Employee Resources
(http://www.umassmed.edu/hr/resources-for-new-employees/)
•New Employee Checklists (Day 1, Week 1 & Month 1)
•HR Direct
•Learning & Development
Your Professional Career…..
KNOWLEDGE
EFFECTIVENESS
COLLABORATION
LEADERSHIP
Resources for You…..
UMassMed Now
Lamar Soutter Library
Community Outreach: UMass Medicine Cares
Campus Services
UMass Medical School: Confidence in Our Future
Thank you for attending the session and
Good luck for a successful career ahead!
Feel free to contact Learning & Development at:
LandD@umassmed.edu
Lopa.Dhal@umassmed.edu
Annie.Delaney-Magee@umassmed.edu
Jodie.Nosiglia@umassmed.edu