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Plum Native Ryan Allen Receives Graduation Award from MGH Institute of Health Professions
Plum native Ryan Allen was the recipient of two awards from the School of Nursing at MGH Institute of Health Professions during the Boston health sciences graduate school’s commencement ceremonies in May.
Allen, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, received the Miriam “Mim” J. Huggard Scholarship award and the Faculty and Student Recognition for Outstanding Leadership award.
He received the Huggard award for his exemplary clinical skills, which a faculty member described as “among the best that I have ever witnessed in the clinical setting,” as well as making excellent connections with patients during his time as a student in the 14-month program.
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Sponsored by the MGH Nurses' Alumnae Association (MGHNAA), the award honors the core values that made Mrs. Huggard an exceptional nurse, leader, and mentor both at Massachusetts General Hospital and with the MGHNAA.
He also received the outstanding leadership award for his role as class representative on the Student Government Association.
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Prior to attending the MGH Institute, Allen earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a minor in Business from Mount Vernon Nazarene University.
MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is an innovative and interprofessional graduate school with post-baccalaureate, entry-level, post-professional, and PhD programs in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and speech-language pathology, as well as health professions education and rehabilitation sciences. An affiliate of Partners HealthCare System, the MGH Institute offers its more than 1,300 students unparalleled opportunities to learn and work alongside expert practitioners in a variety of hospital, clinical, community, and educational settings. The school, which has graduated more than 5,400 students since its 1977 founding, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Several programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, and the school has been included for the past several years as a Great College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.