Foxborough Resident Wins Partners in Excellence Award

BOSTON – MGH Institute of Health Professions Assistant Professor Deborah Navedo, PhD, CPNP, CNE, a resident of Foxborough, recently was awarded a Partners in Excellence award for her contributions to the Boston health sciences graduate school.

Dr. Navedo, a faculty member in the School of Nursing, was cited for her leadership in developing and coordinating the Teaching and Learning Certificate Program in the Center for Interprofessional Studies and Innovation. In particular, she organized the Innovations Seminar, a three-day event presented to MGH Institute faculty and staff on innovations in health care education.

MGH Institute of Health Professions, founded by Massachusetts General Hospital in 1977, is an innovative and independent graduate school in Boston that operates within the frame­work of Partners HealthCare.

A progressive leader in developing compre­hensive models of health care education, the MGH Institute prepares advanced practice professionals in the fields of nursing, physical therapy, and speech-language pathology through a distinctive combination of academic study, clinical practice, and research.

More than 1,100 students are enrolled in graduate level and certificate programs, with an increasing number of courses available online. The Institute is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges