MCPHS in the Community

MCPHS has long demonstrated its commitment to caring for the various communities that it serves. In fact, community outreach is so important to MCPHS that it is called out as one of five primary elements in the College’s mission statement. MCPHS demonstrates this commitment through public-private partnerships to improve health care in the Commonwealth, health services offered to the community, student and employee volunteers, scholarships awarded annually for area residents, and more.

MCPHS is a Good Neighbor

It is also the College’s expectation that all MCPHS students demonstrate responsible citizenship, both on and off campus. More about the MCPHS commitment to the Mission Hill neighborhood and the MCPHS Good Neighbor Policy which is distributed to each of our students.

MCPHS Gets Involved

MCPHS students, faculty, staff and alumni are active citizens. Community Service Stories

STATEWIDE PROGRAMS

MCPHS offers these two important services across the Commonwealth:

  • MassMedLine -- a toll-free hotline that provides prescription medication assistance to needy residents of Massachusetts
  • Center for Drug Information & Natural Products -- up to date, comprehensive and non-biased drug and natural product information to health care professionals and consumers

BOSTON

Community Scholarships

Mayor’s Scholarship Program for Boston Latin School: A full tuition scholarship for a Boston Latin School graduate in recognition of the College’s continuing and long standing relationship with Boston Latin School as a neighbor, and its commitment to academic excellence. The student’s scholarship remains in effect until completion of an entry level degree.

Carol DiMaiti Stuart Scholarship: This scholarship in memory of Carol DiMaiti Stuart is awarded to a Boston high school graduate, with preference given to a Mission Hill area resident. The recipient must meet the College’s admission requirements. The scholarship is for full tuition, as long as the recipient remains in good academic and disciplinary standing at the College. It is automatically renewed from year to year, provided the recipient remains in a degree program.

James T. King Memorial Scholarship Fund: A scholarship in honor of James T. King’s long standing service and dedication to the College. The full tuition scholarship assists College undergraduate students who are members of a racial and/or ethnic minority and are Boston residents.

Awards

The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Health Care Leadership Award was created in 2006 to honor individuals in the Commonwealth who have made significant and lasting contributions to the quality of health care received by the citizens of Massachusetts.

The 2006 award was presented to Senator Richard T. Moore for his visionary leadership in improving health care for the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in his role as Senate Chair of the Health Care Committee, where he spearheaded efforts to address the nursing shortage, improve school-based health, provide prescription drugs for seniors and the disabled, implement the Patient Bill of Rights, establish the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety, reduce medical errors and introduce collaborative practice; and for his seminal role in creating MassMedLine, the Commonwealth’s medication consultation and referral service.

Community Health Programs

Forsyth Dental Clinic
MCPHS faculty, staff, students and alumni participate in numerous community health-related events. Services offered at these events include:
  • Free dental screenings with coupons for discounted cleaning, whitening and sports guard services
  • Carotid bruits screening provided by physician assistant faculty and students
  • Blood pressure screening provided by nurses and nursing students
  • Blood glucose monitoring provided by pharmacy faculty and students
  • Diabetes education
  • Information on MassMedLine
  • Introduction to alternative/complementary medicine techniques
Individual programs in which MCPHS participates:
  • Community Health Day
  • Boston Shines
  • Family Fun and Fitness Day
  • MCPHS Gives Back
  • Mission Hill Walk for Health
  • Opening Our Doors to Community Health
  • Barton Diabetes Camp
  • Creando Futuros/Creating Futures
  • Explorations
  • Kids to College

Volunteer Service

Individual programs through which MCPHS volunteers:
  • Elder Friendly Business District
  • Family Van
  • Mission Grammar School
  • Mission Hill School
  • Mission Hill Main Streets
  • Mission Hill Crime Committee
  • Mission Hill Health Movement
  • 123 Contact
  • Problem Properties Task Force
  • Triangle Neighborhood Crime Watch

Sponsorships

Individual programs which MCPHS sponsors:
  • ABCD
  • “Aim for Peace” – Mayor’s Gun Buyback
  • Biomedical Science Careers Program
  • Borinqueño Cultural Committee
  • Fenway CDC
  • Health Careers Academy
  • Judge Baker Center Kerry’s Kids
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
  • Patrick Lyndon Pilot School
  • Mission Church Hispanic Social Committee Mission Hill Health Movement
  • Mission Hill Little League
  • Mission Hill Main Streets
  • Mission Hill School
  • Mission Hill Walk for Health
  • Roslindale Village Main Street
  • Kenneth B. Schwartz Center
  • C. Saint-Guillen Scholarship Fund
  • Sign on to Literacy
  • Sociedad Latina

WORCESTER

Community Programs

  • Through an innovative service learning program, all MCPHS students perform community service at over 30 sites through greater Worcester, including the Worcester Public Schools, neighborhood health centers and community organizations.
  • MCPHS students and faculty organize an annual Health Fair for Worcester residents offering screening for diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases.
  • MassMedLine, the MCPHS state-wide prescription assistance hotline holds Medicare D enrollment events at senior centers
  • MCPHS has been instrumental in obtaining over $1 million in grants to support the Worcester Working Coalition for Latino Students and Worcester Family Social Services.