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Announcements
REMINDER: UMMH Dependent Verification
If you are enrolled in a UMass Memorial Health benefit plan and cover dependents, you should have received communications from UMMH’s verification process partner, Willis Towers Watson (WTW), requesting documentation to confirm dependent eligibility. Please know that dependent verifications are a common practice across employers. They are considered an industry-standard process used to ensure that organizations remain compliant with benefit plan requirements and applicable regulations.
What you need to know:
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Don’t ignore! All required documentation must be submitted by September 25, 2026. We are being told this is a hard deadline.
- Failure to submit the required documentation will result in dependents being dropped as of January 2027.
- This does not apply to school employees (but it does apply to dual employees taking advantage of UMMH benefits).
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If you can’t find the information sent to you, go to ummhealthdrs.ehr.com and sign in with your umass memorial email.
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You will need 2 qualifying documents to verify. Details available here.
- Once you have the documents, it only takes a minute to upload them.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
The Road to Care Mobile Clinic is seeking an experienced, compassionate, and highly autonomous physician, NP, or PA to join our team on a per diem basis, about 2-4 hours per week. We are a small group providing low barrier, high quality, relationship-based, patient-centered care to people in Worcester experiencing homelessness, substance use disorders, serious mental illness, and other complex medical and social needs. For more information, read here. If interested, please send your CV to the team at roadtocare@umassmed.edu.
Rahi Patel (Class of ’27) is working with Gopal Vijayaraghavan on a study examining primary care providers’ perspectives on breast cancer risk assessment and screening. The team is seeking primary care providers to complete a brief 5-minute survey about the use of breast cancer risk assessment models and opportunities to improve screening practices. Findings will be considered alongside retrospective data to better understand how risk assessment models are being used and their potential impact on breast cancer screening and outcomes. Primary care providers are encouraged to participate and share their perspectives. Take the 5-minute survey here.
FUNDING THE PROVIDER WORKROOM AT RISE
Hello - we are beginning a fundraising challenge in the department to sponsor the Provider Work Room at Worcester RISE for Health, led by our colleagues Olga Valdman and Katharine Barnard. Our goal is to raise $10 000. It will take 4 $1000 donations, 4 $500, 4 $250, 20 $100 and 20 $50 donations. Hugh Silk and his wife started the donations with a gift of $1000. Please choose a level that works for you and go to https://givebutter.com/FMCH_RISE. There is more information about RISE and this campaign at this link. It will feel good to support our colleagues who are helping those with great needs in our community. Thank you for considering.
Submit proposals online to AAFP's FUTURE conference by September 23rd.
Regional Tuberculosis Infection ECHO
The Global Tuberculosis Institute will partner again this year with the Brown University ECHO hub and health departments across 20 TB program areas in the Northeastern United States to offer a Regional Tuberculosis Infection (TBI) ECHO Course in Fall 2026 for primary care team members. This is a six-session virtual and interactive TBI ECHO course which begins September 24th. Participants can receive up to 6 CME credits and the course is free. Please see brochure for more details. Register here.
Caregiver Photography Show - Call for Art
The art committee has announced that they will be showcasing another Caregiver Photography Show. The call for photography is open to any caregiver who would like to participate. Submissions open October 1st and close December 15th. Please see flyer for more information.
iCELS Intro to POCUS hands on course
October 6th, 8:00-5:00pm, Albert Sherman Center. See flyer for more information.
SAVE THE DATE FOR MED MOTH - Tuesday, October 13th at 5:30 PM in the Albert Sherman Center Multi-Purpose Room (Cafeteria).
Med Moth is an event based on The Moth Story Hour, where members of the UMass Chan community (including SOM, GSN, GSBS, faculty, residents, and hospital staff) share stories for 5–10 minutes each. This year, we'll also be welcoming live music, poetry, visual art, and other forms of expression. Past talks have explored speakers' journeys into medicine, meaningful patient encounters, and other experiences that shape personal or professional identity in health care. Some have been humorous and others more serious.
They are looking for speakers too! Those interested in sharing a story can contact the event organizers, Mariam Tolba (mariam.tolba@umassmed.edu) or Maddie Mulkern (madeline.mulkern2@umassmed.edu), for more information.
Unlock your teaching potential at the TOT Workshop - 2 Days of Training
October 23rd and April 2nd, 8:00-4:00pm, New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA. See flyer, contact susan.foley@umassmed.edu, or visit the website Teaching of Tomorrow for more information.
Emerging Leaders Fellowship Applications NOW OPEN until November 14th.
The STFM Emerging Leaders Fellowship is now accepting applications. Designed for new faculty and those transitioning into or aspiring toward leadership roles, this highly competitive, yearlong fellowship provides the training, tools, mentorship, and support needed to grow as a leader in academic family medicine. Learn more and apply at link below:
https://stfm.org/facultydevelopment/fellowships/emergingleadersfellowship/overview/
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