April 2008
Welcome to New Hire Orientation
University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) Overview
Sponsored by Human Resources
Objectives:
By the end of this session, you should be able to identify:
– Who we are
– What we do
– Important milestones for UMMS
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University of Massachusetts Medical School
• Founded in 1962 to provide affordable, high-quality medical
education to state residents and to increase the number of primary
care physicians practicing in underserved areas.
• UMMS comprises of:
• School of Medicine
• Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences,
• Graduate School of Nursing
• Biomedical research enterprise
• Public service initiatives
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Timeline 1962-1998
• 1962: Legislation establishes University of Massachusetts Medical School
• 1970: First medical students begin classes in Shaw Building
• 1974: First class graduates 16 MDs
• 1979: PhD program begins
• 1986: Graduate School of Nursing opens
• 1986: PhD program becomes Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
• 1994: Graduate School of Nursing initiates PhD program
• 1998: UMass Clinical System and Memorial Health Care merge to form
UMass Memorial Health Care
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Timeline 2001-Present
• 2001: Lazare Research Building (LRB) opens
• 2005: Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories open new manufacturing and filling
facility in Mattapan
• 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
• 2007: Michael F. Collins, MD, is named chancellor and Terence R. Flotte,
MD, is named dean of the School of Medicine.
• 2008: Construction of the 278,000-square-foot Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
begins.
• Fall 2009: Groundbreaking for the Albert Sherman Center, a 500,000-squarefoot research and education facility slated for completion in 2012.
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Dr. Michael F. Collins
Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Medical School
Sr. Vice President for Health Sciences for the University of Massachusetts
Pioneering advances in education, research, public service and healthcare delivery.
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UMass Campuses
University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
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UMass Campuses
UMass educates more than 60,000 students and confers more
than 11,000 degrees at its campuses in:
– Amherst
– Boston
– Dartmouth
– Lowell
– Worcester
– UMass online – delivers accredited online programs
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Three Schools
University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences
School of Medicine
Graduate
School of Nursing
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Schools
• 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. U.S. News & World Report ranks UMMS
eighth in primary care of 146 medical schools in their current report.
• Graduate School of Bioscience – students receive a broad background in
the basic medical science to prepare for research with direct relevance to
human disease.
• 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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University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
Graduate School of
Clinical partner
UMMHC
School of Medicine
Biomedical Sciences
Graduate
School of Nursing
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UMass Memorial Partnership
• UMass Memorial is the clinical partner of UMMS and the largest health care
system in Central and Western Massachusetts.
• UMass Memorial encompasses:
– a multi-campus academic medical center
– member and affiliated community hospitals
– community-based physician practices
– ambulatory clinics
– long-term care facilities
– home health agencies
– hospice programs
– rehabilitation and behavioral health services
• Home to the nations top Neonatal ICU unit
• Regions first, and one of the nations busiest, air ambulance service-LifeFlight
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Office of Public Affairs and Publications
University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
UMMHC
Graduate School of
Clinical partner
Biomedical Sciences
School of Medicine
Graduate
School of Nursing
Clinical Services
Basic Science
and Departments
Service
Research
Education
Graduate Medical
Education
Continuing Medical
Education
Student Services
Pipeline Programs
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Clinical Services and Basic Science
The University of Massachusetts Medical School is a major force in both basic
science and clinical research. Our areas of concentrations include:
• occupational and environmental
health
• structural biology (with attention
to innovative drug design)
• diabetes
• prevention
• molecular genetics
• bone cell biology
• immunology, virology
• chemical biology
• AIDS
• gene function and expression
• cancer
• neurosciences
• signal transduction
• imaging
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University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
UMMHC
Graduate School of
Clinical partner
Biomedical Sciences
Graduate
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
Clinical Services
Auxiliary
Enterprises
Basic Science
and Departments
Commonwealth
Medicine
Service
Research
Education
Graduate Medical
Contracts & Consulting to
Education
Continuing Medical
Serve the Underserved and
Vulnerable Populations
Education
Student Services
Pipeline Programs
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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
• Conduct business in 16 other states
• 40 Locations across Mass
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University of Massachusetts
5 Campuses
UMMHC
Graduate School of
Clinical partner
Biomedical Sciences
Graduate
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
Clinical Services
Auxiliary
Enterprises
Basic Science
and Departments
Commonwealth
Mass Biologics
Medicine
Service
Research
Education
Graduate Medical
Contracts & Consulting to
Orphan Vaccine
Education
Continuing Medical
Serve the Underserved and
Research & Vaccine
Production
Vulnerable Populations
Education
Student Services
Pipeline Programs
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Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories
Massachusetts Biologic Laboratories (MBL)is the only publicly operated,
FDA-licensed, vaccine manufacturing facility in the country still operated by a
state government agency.
• Facilities in Jamaica Plain and Mattapan
• Leader in immunization
• $85 million in revenue
• State has greater access to needed vaccines and has saved the Commonwealth
millions by reducing reliance on commercially produced vaccines
• MBL pioneered vaccines to protect infants and toddlers from serious respiratory
illness
• Develops “orphan drugs”
– Little appeal for drug companies to produce
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UMMS Locations
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UMMS Facts & Figures
•6,950 employees statewide
•2,710 full and part-time Basic Science & Clinical Faculty
•1290 students in all three graduate schools (in 2010)
•1260 Commonwealth Med
• 450 in Correctional Health
•Alumni 4,510
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Facts & Figures – 2010 Revenues
11.3
47.1
Public Service
84.8
65.4
Grants &
Contracts
Sales & Services
85.4
593.8
181.4
Indirect Cost
Recovery
State
Appropriation
Total Revenue
1,069.2 million
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Ambulatory Care Center (ACC)
•
2010 ACC will provide over
230,000 square feet for
– medical and nursing education
– clinical research and clinical
practice programs
– ACC will be the Medical
School’s greenest building to
date
•
Fosters collaboration among
clinical and basic science dept –
– Goal of shortening time
between lab breakthroughs
and clinical application
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Albert Sherman Center
• Interdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research and education facility that will
encourage interaction and collaboration among researchers and promote
innovation and synergies across disciplines
• Construction complete Fall 2012
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Office of Public Affairs and Publications
Human Resource
Overview
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HR Policy and Procedures
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Probationary Period
• First 6-months of employment are the probationary period for new
employees.
• During your probationary period, your supervisor will discuss your
job and performance expectations and assist you in meeting your
job and performance responsibilities.
• Your supervisor will conduct an evaluation of your job performance
prior to the end of your probationary period.
• If your performance or behavior does not meet the school’s
standards you may be terminated prior to the end of the
probationary period.
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HR New Employee Website
 Orientation Resources
 Manager Resources
 Learning and Development
 HR Direct
 HR Policies
 HR Capsule (newsletter)
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HR Direct
 Online and printable
pay advice
 Access to previous
pay period statements
and Employee
Self-Service and
Peoplesoft training
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Office of Public Affairs and Publications
Conflict of Interest Law
• New state law mandates that all state employees be
provided with a summary of the state’s Conflict of
Interest Law within 30 days of employment, and annually
thereafter.
• Required to acknowledge in writing that they have been
provided with this summary.
• Employee acknowledgment using HR Direct
• Employee must complete online training within 30 days
of employment
http://db.state.ma.us/ethics/quiz_MEthics/index.asp
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