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Department of Population Medicine - About Us
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| Who We Are and What We Do |
The Department of Population Medicine does the research that helps provide information to people at all levels of our health care system, from government health officials to private citizens faced with day-to-day choices about how to maintain their own health. We inform policy makers who make decisions about insurance coverage, and individual clinicians and patients who need reliable evidence about what treatments and medications work best for specific conditions. Here at DPM we work to create a base of knowledge that will enrich both health care systems and the quality of medical education.
Our affiliation with Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a large health insurance company with diverse enrollees across New England, and Harvard Medical School, the preeminent medical education institution in the country, gives us a prime opportunity to study specific patient populations and integrate our findings into the health care setting and educational curriculum. DPM's Harvard-appointed faculty are involved in studies that examine and enhance the operation of health care settings to ensure that clinicians have access to the most up-to-date systems and data in their day-to-day practices. They study issues like medication safety and effectiveness, obesity prevention, nutrition, maternal and child health, vaccination policy, health care disparities, uses of electronic medical record technology, and cancer screening and prevention. In addition, DPM sponsors teaching programs for medical students and residents that provide training experiences in the types of settings where they will eventually practice. Our teaching programs instill both clinical skills and a sound knowledge of public and population health issues, including innovations in science and medicine, health care insurance systems, and disease prevention. We also have a thriving set of national partnerships for collaborative research and an international program that seeks to create better access to health care and medicine in developing countries. |
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| Directions to DPM Offices |
The Department of Population Medicine is located in the Kenmore Center building of Atrius Health's Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (HVMA) at 133 Brookline Avenue near Fenway Park.
Once you are at the HVMA Kenmore Center, you will find the DPM offices on both the 3rd floor of the 3 story annex building, and on the 6th floor of the main building.
To reach the 6th floor, enter the building through the Brookline Avenue doors that are in the front of the building right at the sidewalk (directly across from the Boston Phoenix Classifieds office). Take the elevator to the 6th floor.
To reach the 3rd floor, enter the building through the recessed entrance which brings you into a long arcade walkway. After the pharmacy and HR office there are double doors on the left, go through the doors and take the elevator directly in front of you to the 3rd floor.
From the MBTA Green Line Fenway stop on the D-Riverside line
From the west, via Route 9:
Follow Route 9 toward Brookline. Route 9 intersects with the Jamaicaway (Route 1) in Brookline. You will need to turn off Route 9 and onto Brookline Avenue just prior to this intersection. Look for a fire station at the intersection of Washington Street. Once past the fire station, get into the left lane. At the next set of lights, take a left onto Brookline Avenue. Follow Brookline Avenue (keep heading towards the Citgo sign) approximately 1.2 miles. We are on the left.
From the north:
Take Rt 93 Southbound to the Leverett Connector, Exit 26. The ramp will merge from 2 lanes into one lane. Midway, the ramp reopens to two lanes. At this point move into the left lane and take the left exit onto Storrow Drive. Due to the 'Big Dig' directions may alter slightly until the project has been completed. Please be prepared for changes during this time. Follow Storrow Drive directions below.
From the south:
Take 93 North to Storrow Drive(westbound). Follow Storrow Drive directions below. From Storrow Drive:Exit left off Storrow Drive at the Fenway/Route 1 South. Follow the right fork. At the lights, take a right onto Beacon Street. Proceed to the second set of lights (Kenmore Square). At this intersection, bear left onto Brookline Avenue. We are on the right, two blocks past Fenway Park.
From Storrow Drive:
Exit left off Storrow Drive at the Fenway/Route 1 South. Follow the right fork. At the lights, take a right onto Beacon Street. Proceed to the second set of lights (Kenmore Square). At this intersection, bear left onto Brookline Avenue. We are on the right, two blocks past Fenway Park.
By Public Transportation
Take the MBTA'a Green Line/Riverside to the Fenway stop and follow the walkway to the first cross-street. Our offices will be on your right. |
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