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“I wish to express my thanks for the frequent advice you have
given me. [You] had advice on options I never knew existed. I continue
to benefit from your knowledge and kindness in making informed decisions.
Thank you so much for providing a beacon for me and others to follow.”
—Maurice Lubin, MassMedLine patient
MCPHS boasts a long, proud and distinguished history of providing service to the community. Public service and community outreach are key elements in the curriculum and priorities of our students’ educational experiences. This tradition was significantly enhanced with the addition of the Forsyth Dental Hygiene Program, a program which built its reputation for community service with such initiatives as the Forsyth Kids, and is now poised to dramatically extend its outreach efforts. To facilitate ambitious plans for expansion, a full-time professorship of oral public health will be created. MCPHS seeks to secure a $2 million endowment to fund this position. The professor’s responsibilities will include many aspects of course development and instruction, faculty recruitment and oversight of expanded oral health-related outreach activities.
Located on the College’s Worcester campus, MassMedLine, established in 2001, is a public-private partnership between the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs and MCPHS. MassMedLine operates a toll-free call center service, staffed by licensed pharmacists who provide Massachusetts residents, especially seniors and those with little or no health insurance, with vital medication counseling, drug profile review, counseling on compliance issues and options for lower cost medications. Although MassMedLine is partially funded by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, MCPHS subsidizes the balance of the operating expenses with additional support from non-federal grants, private foundations and corporations. MCPHS seeks additional funding for MassMedLine in order to extend its outreach and educational initiatives more effectively throughout the Commonwealth.
By reaching out to help local communities secure better health care services, the College carries out its responsibility to serve the public and acts as a role model for this vital component of the education of health professions students.
For more information, please call 1.800.322.1124 or e-mail development@mcphs.edu