Cranston Resident Joins MGH Institute of Health Professionals

Cranston’s Amy Bruno has a new job at the MGH Institute of Health Professionals — a graduate school founded by Massachusetts General Hospital.

Bruno, who holds a PhD(c), MSN and ANP, will teach at the School of Nursing in Boston as an assistant professor for the 2015-16 academic year.

According to a release, MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is an “innovative and interprofessional graduate school with post-baccalaureate, direct entry-level master’s and doctorate, and post-professional programs in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, speech-language pathology, health professions education, and a PhD in rehabilitation sciences.“

Founded by Massachusetts General Hospital, it is the only degree-granting affiliate of Partners HealthCare, New England’s most prestigious care network.

The MGH Institute offers its more than 1,400 students unparalleled opportunities to learn and work alongside expert practitioners in a variety of hospital, clinical, community, and educational settings. The college, which has graduated more than 5,900 students since it was founded in 1977, 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 six years as a Great College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.