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Innovation happens throughout Hebrew SeniorLife. Whether we're making discoveries, developing new teaching methods, or finding unique ways to connect seniors to the community, Hebrew SeniorLife continuously works to improve the quality of life for older adults, to support families, and to expand professional development opportunities for health care professionals.

Here are some of the many ways Hebrew SeniorLife is changing the future of health care for seniors.

Our Research: Marcus Institute

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Hebrew SeniorLife is home to the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, a renowned center for discovery and collaboration affiliated with Harvard Medical School.

Initiatives at the Marcus Institute include:

  • The Aging Brain Center
  • Biostatistics & Clinical Trials
  • Musculoskeletal Research Center
  • Palliative Care
  • Mobility and Falls

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Wolk Center for Memory Health

One place. One focus. Our team of memory disorder experts - health care professionals, service providers, and support staff - provides a range of customized care options to people living with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Greater Boston. The Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health also provides guidance, comfort, and support to family members and loved ones during this often-confusing and emotional time.

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Academic Programs

Each year, we provide education programs to train more than 1,000 future doctors, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and other providers. Hebrew SeniorLife is the only senior care organization affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and we have academic affiliations with 45 additional training partners in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Two of our signature programs are:

  • The Harvard Medical School Multi-Campus Fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, which is one of the oldest geriatric fellowship programs in the country. It trains doctors to become geriatric specialists and leaders in health care and research.
  • Clinical Pastoral Education, which trains interfaith health care chaplains. It is the only ACPE-accredited Jewish geriatric clinical pastoral education program in the country.

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Vitalize 360 Wellness Coaching

Vitalize 360 is an evidence-based one-on-one wellness coaching model for seniors based not on “what’s the matter” but on “what matters most” to you. It promotes healthy aging in all aspects of life: health, physical and mental fitness, lifelong learning, community connection, and spirituality. Vitalize 360 helps seniors find purpose and meaning as they age. It’s a part of life in all our independent living communities, and has now expanded to 20 locations beyond Hebrew SeniorLife.

Preliminary evidence from Hebrew Senior Life's Orchard Cove community, where Vitalize 360 started, found statistically significant improvements in mood, loneliness, social interaction, perception of health status, and self-reported quality of life of residents, as compared to a matched, control group.

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The R3 Initiative: Right Care, Right Place, Right Time

Affordability. Accessibility. Availability. Often, cost and other obstacles deter seniors from seeking routine and even urgent care. In 2016, Hebrew SeniorLife launched an innovative program that integrates wellness teams into subsidized housing communities in order to help residents proactively manage their health and to effectively link housing and health care. The goal: improve lives, reduce costs, and help people stay independent - and at home - longer. 

An evaluation of the demonstration project showed that the initiative resulted in reduced hospitalizations, readmissions, and trips to the emergency room, plus high participant satisfaction. Now, in addition to continuing R3 at our supportive living communities, we are focused on helping other senior housing communities implement R3 so more older adults can benefit from the proactive approach. The R3 Initiative was the winner of the Pioneer Institute’s Better Government Award in 2017 and The John A. Hartford Foundation's 2021 Business Innovation Award. 

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Elder Abuse Prevention

Each year, millions of older Americans are abused, neglected, and exploited. Hebrew SeniorLife is dedicated to combating the incidence of elder abuse in Massachusetts through its Center for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Neglect.

Our center is focused on shelter and services for affected seniors, and increasing awareness and reporting of elder abuse incidents. We are the first shelter program in Massachusetts exclusively for victims of elder abuse. The center currently provides physical shelter, if needed, as well as essential support services – such as legal, financial, medical, and counseling. The center also provides education about how to identify signs of abuse and engages in advocacy for victims’ rights.

If you feel that you or someone you know may be a victim of elder abuse, please call the 24-hour, toll free elder abuse hotline at the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs at 800-922-2275. If you wish to partner with Hebrew SeniorLife to raise awareness and/or arrange training on this important issue, please contact 617-971-5219.

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Bringing Together Generations

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Seniors and students come together as part of the Adam and Matan Adelson Multigenerational Program at Hebrew SeniorLife. Through meaningful interactions, our residents find companionship and a sense of purpose, while children and young adults learn the value of service and develop an appreciation for the rich life experiences of seniors.

Here are a few ways this intergenerational program enriches lives:

  • Elementary and middle school students from the neighboring Rashi School visit one-on-one with NewBridge on the Charles residents.
  • Preschool students visit Hebrew Rehabilitation Center to participate in music, reading, and art with older adults.
  • High school students shop for and visit with seniors in Center Communities of Brookline.
  • College nursing students visit the Simon C. Fireman Community to learn about geriatric nursing firsthand from older adults.

The program received the Generations United Program of Distinction Award in 2017.

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LGBTQ Seniors Initiative

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LGBTQ seniors under our care or living in our communities should feel comfortable expressing who they are. To ensure all of our patients and residents feel respected and accepted, we’re working to create an inclusive environment through staff and community trainings, along with events and activities that promote conversation. The initiative is also helping seniors in our communities feel at ease and open about the LGBTQ children, grandchildren, and friends in their lives; and it’s creating a more open and welcoming environment for LGBTQ employees as well.

We’ve trained staff across the entire organization, including more than 450 direct care staff at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center. Our chaplain education program offers a one-of-a-kind Spiritual Care of LGBTQ Seniors unit, and we collaborate with LGBTQ community groups. We also provide training to other senior services organizations to help them create welcoming communities.

As a result of our efforts, Hebrew SeniorLife received the 2019 Lavender Rhino Award from the History Project. The LGBTQ initiative is supported by grants from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Fund and the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Initiative.

Inouye and Team Receive Grant to Develop Delirium Research Network

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BOSTON – A team of delirium experts led by Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Aging Brain Center at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, have been awarded a projected $3.7 million grant over five years. This award is the first of its kind from the National Institute on Aging / National Institutes of Health to build an interdisciplinary collaborative network of delirium researchers nationally and internationally. "We are delighted to support the launch of this team effort to build a research infrastructure advancing our understanding of how delirium impacts the aging brain," said NIA program officer Molly Wagster, Ph.D. "This highly collaborative and innovative effort promises to inform delirium research and clinical care for years to come."

Delirium is a common clinical syndrome in older adults, which presents as an acute mental condition characterized by confused thinking and disrupted attention. Affecting over 2.6 million older adults in the U.S. each year, typically following surgery, hospitalization or acute illness, delirium can be serious and life-threatening, often leading to loss of independence, cognitive decline, an increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and costing more than $164 billion per year in healthcare expenditures. Despite its importance for the health and wellbeing of older adults, delirium is not well understood and is vastly under-recognized.

Dr. Inouye, along with 12 leading experts in delirium research, will create an interdisciplinary Network for Investigation of Delirium across the U.S. (NIDUS) and beyond to foster collaboration and accelerate scientific discovery in delirium. NIDUS will unite delirium researchers from 27 organizations across the U.S. in focused collaborative efforts. “The study of delirium is inherently difficult with multiple challenges that have influenced the pace of scientific discovery. By bringing together multiple experts across disciplines--with varying approaches and skill sets-- I truly believe we will accelerate advancements in delirium,” says Inouye. Eva Schmitt, Ph.D. of Hebrew SeniorLife will serve as the overall Program Director, assisted by Program Coordinator, Kristen Erickson.

NIDUS will be comprised of two resource cores. The Research Resources and Database Core, led by Edward Marcantonio, M.D., S.M., of Harvard Medical School, and Pratik Pandharipande, M.D., M.Sc., of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will develop a database of ongoing delirium studies. “In creating such a database”, says Dr. Marcantonio “we will encourage multi-site collaboration, secondary analyses of existing delirium data, and facilitation of pilot studies, to catalyze advances in the field”. A second resource core, the Measurement and Harmonization Core, will develop resources to help researchers choose and compare tools for assessing delirium. This core is led by Richard Jones, Sc.D., of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, RI and Dale Needham, M.D., Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and will ultimately assist in integrating information collected across multiple delirium studies. Thomas Travison, Ph.D., of Harvard Medical School and Hebrew SeniorLife, will provide support in development of databases to support these cores. Three tasks forces will be established in NIDUS. First, to encourage innovative research into new areas of study, the Pilots and Innovation Task Force will provide pilot grants each year. This task force is led by the joint efforts of Thomas Robinson, M.D., of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Michael Avidan, M.B.B.Ch., of Washington University School of Medicine.

The second Task Force, the Mentorship and Career Development Task Force, co-led by Donna Fick, Ph.D., M.S.N., of the Pennsylvania State University, and E. Wesley Ely, M.D., M.P.H., of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will create an intensive training bootcamp for researchers new to the field of delirium, as well as provide ongoing opportunities for mentorship and career development. “This initiative will encourage new researchers to join this exciting and important field,” says Fick.

Andrew Auerbach, M.D., of the University of California San Francisco, and Jan Busby-Whitehead, M.D., of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, will lead the Dissemination Task Force, which will hold an annual scientific symposium for delirium researchers and use social media and other approaches to communicate information about delirium research broadly. Dr. Auerbach notes that this task force "will help ensure that scientific efforts are disseminated with existing organizations, such as the American Delirium Society and European Delirium Association".

NIDUS will also draw on the expertise of the 16-member external Scientific Advisory Board, chaired by Malaz Boustani, M.D., Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, and former President of the American Delirium Society. The Advisory Board will provide feedback on program activities twice a year. Its members include members of the European Delirium Association, as well as experts in a variety of relevant areas including geriatric medicine, nursing, anesthesiology, emergency and ICU medicine, psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology, palliative care, epidemiology, and patient advocacy.

About the National Institute on Aging (NIA)

The NIA is one of 27 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, which sponsors and conducts research on aging and the health and well-being of older adults. The five-year NIDUS grant will be overseen by NIA program officials Molly Wagster, Ph.D., Division of Neuroscience and Susan Zieman, M.D., Ph.D. and Basil Eldadah, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology.

About the Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife

Scientists at the Institute for Aging Research seek to transform the human experience of aging by conducting research that will ensure a life of health, dignity and productivity into advanced age. The Aging Brain Center within IFAR studies cognitive aging and conditions affecting brain health. Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is a national senior services leader uniquely dedicated to rethinking, researching and redefining the possibilities of aging. Based in Boston, the non-profit, non-sectarian organization has provided communities and health care for seniors, research into aging, and education for providers since 1903.

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Enriching Lives Across Generations

Through the Adam and Matan Adelson Multigenerational Program, Hebrew SeniorLife bridges generations, linking senior residents and patients with students from the community to forge impactful, meaningful relationships. Operating across Hebrew SeniorLife’s continuum of care and in partnership with a variety of schools and youth organizations, our programming is uniquely designed to support the needs of old and young alike. Seniors find a strong sense of purpose and companionship through engagement with the students, who learn the value of service while gaining a deeper understanding of the rich lives and experiences of older adults.

Hebrew SeniorLife has been recognized for the quality of our intergenerational programs, including being honored as a Program of Distinction by Generations United. By breaking barriers between young and old, Hebrew SeniorLife is fostering new frontiers in compassionate, world-class care while enhancing the lives of all participants.

Learn more with this video showcasing Lynda Doctoroff Bussgang, Director of Volunteer, Youth, and Community Engagement.

Intergenerational Programming

Take a look at a sampling of the types of programming offered by the Adam and Matan Adelson Multigenerational Program:

  • Alzheimer’s Buddies: Weekly one-on-one visits between Harvard and Boston College students and dementia patients, with each student engaging the same senior throughout the school year.
  • Preschool Programs: Willow Path Preschool, Little Voices of Hyde Park, Children's Music Center, and the Temple Beth Shalom Preschool bring the youngest and oldest community members together for music, reading, art projects, and heart-warming interaction.
  • Middle and High School Service Programs: Students from Dedham High School, Noble and Greenough School, Jewish Community Day School, Temple Beth Elohim, and others regularly visit to participate in enrichment programs and build relationships with patients.
  • Performance Series: Students from Boston University School of Music, New England Conservatory, area a capella groups, and individual music students and entertainers share their talents regularly.
  • Performances: By a cappella groups and musicians from the New England Conservatory, Boston Conservatory, From the Top, and individual youth performers.
  • School and Community Partners:  Partnerships include Boston University Hillel, Florida Ruffin Ridley Elementary School, Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School, Harvard University
  • Making Memories: Weekly one-on-one visits between middle school students from the neighboring Rashi School and residents in memory care.
  • Rashi School Programming: Over 74 programs each year with students in grades K-8 and residents in independent and assisted living, and patients in long-term chronic care. Independent living residents volunteer regularly with younger students at the school.
  • Dedham Public Schools: High school students meet with seniors weekly, providing companionship and conversation. Independent living residents join classrooms virtually at the Dedham Early Childhood Education Center, reading stories and engaging with students. 
  • Individual Volunteers: More than 40 individual students participate in one-on-one visits and interactive virtual programs with patients and residents across the campus.
  • Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech: Residents meet with hearing impaired youth to help them develop listening and language skills.
  • Canton Mom's Club: Moms and their children participate in holiday festivities and guided programs with residents.

In the past, we’ve enjoyed partnerships with the Epstein Hillel School, Whelan Elementary, and Garfield Middle School. We look forward to resuming these relationships and building new ones.

  • Curry College Nursing Program: An intergenerational class called “The Nursing Care of Older Adults” has become a national model for nurse training and intergenerational innovation.
  • Service Programs: With Milton Academy, Noble and Greenough, Temple Chayai Shalom, and other schools; includes weekly student lunch visits, annual on-site community service program days, and a variety of other special programs.
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Volunteer With Seniors

We invite students middle school age and older for ongoing work with patients and residents. We can personalize a rewarding experience for your bar/bat mitzvah, scouting, or other community service project.

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Meet the Director

Lynda Doctoroff Bussgang is director of Volunteer, Youth, and Community Engagement. She oversees and develops intergenerational programs for all of Hebrew SeniorLife’s campuses. Lynda is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Forging Friendships. Enriching Lives.

Intergenerational programs are offered on all Hebrew SeniorLife campuses.

International Partnership Leverages Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Long-Term Care Quality

Study Shows U.S./Canadian Partnership is Making Strides Toward Helping Resource-Strapped Organizations Improve Patient Outcomes

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BOSTON – A study published in the Journal of the Medical Directors Association demonstrated that a partnership between long-term care organizations in two countries working in collaboration with researchers and national health care organizations can generate changes that improve quality of care for residents. Authors of “The Seniors Quality Leap Initiative: An International Collaborative to Improve Quality in Long-term Care” include lead author John Hirdes, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo; Paul Katz, M.D., Professor, College of Medicine, Florida State University; John Morris, Ph.D., Director Emeritus of Social and Health Policy Research in the Hinda and Arthur Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife; Tammy Retalic, Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President, Patient Care Services, at Hebrew Rehabilitation Center ; and Cyrelle Muskat, Director, Quality, Systems, and Wellness and Manager, Seniors Quality Leap Initiative at Baycrest Health Sciences.

Using evidence to drive quality improvement is often a daunting task for individual organizations providing long-term care. Although these facilities care for some of the most vulnerable patients, they vary widely in their ability to collect and analyze data that would help put evidence-based practices in place to improve patient care. An evidence-based practice is any practice that relies on scientific research for guidance and decision-making.

The study reports on the work of the Seniors Quality Leap Initiative (SQLI). The membership is currently drawn from Canada and the United States. The participating long-term care homes include for-profit and not-for-profit organizations in different geographic regions with two distinctive systems of government, health policy, and funding models.

SQLI leverages the collective expertise of its members to enhance both quality of care and quality of life for its many thousands of residents. By demonstrating that meaningful change in two countries with disparate long-term care environments is possible through sharing evidence-based practices, SQLI offers a potentially new model for system-wide quality improvement.

According to Dr. Hirdes, “This collaborative community of practice is a replicable real-life demonstration that scientifically sound evidence can be used to improve the quality of long term care.” Organizations participating in SQLI work together to improve care processes in ways that enhance quality through a shared commitment to:

  • Identifying needs;
  • Employing flexible, but practical initiatives; and
  • Evaluating the impact of those initiatives through a transparent reporting mechanism.

“SQLI created a safe zone that encouraged each participating organization to identify gaps in evidence- based practice,” Retalic said. “Using the organizations’ internal quality improvement processes, each member organization identified and implemented process improvement strategies designed to improve their own internal results with the goal of improving the overall scores for the SQLI collaborative. The format resulted in open conversations about difficult challenges that ultimately improved practices for all the member sites.”

The study relied on ongoing clinical assessment records related to pain management and included long-term care residents and patients in 14 organizations in Canada and the U.S. between 2014 and 2017. The most recent analytic samples involve 11,123 unique residents/patients in 68 facilities associated with 14 different long-term care organizations. Data shows improving care related to pain resulted in notable improvements in quality in specific facilities, as well as within the network as a whole.

“The objective of SQLI is first to improve the targeted quality outcome and second to assess how well these sites measure up against all facilities in the U.S. and Canada,” said Dr. Morris. “Standards have been established and the SQLI goal is to be among the best performing facilities in North America.”

Funding to support the SQLI collaborative is based on member contributions as well as a grant from the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation in Toronto.

About the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Hebrew SeniorLife’s Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research is committed to the conduct of high-quality research that discovers the mechanisms of age-related disease and disability; leads to the prevention, treatment and cure of disease; advances the standard of care for older people; and informs public decision making.

About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, is a national senior services and academic leader uniquely dedicated to investigating, understanding, and enhancing the experience of aging. Based in Boston, the nonprofit organization, founded in 1903, provides communities and health care for seniors, research into aging, and education for geriatric care providers. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, visit http://www.hebrewseniorlife.org and our blog, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Independent Living Apartments

You can choose a studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom apartment – most with ocean views. Community amenities include a fitness center, dining, computer center, salon, and 24-hour emergency response.

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Something for Every Interest

Diverse Programming

Live the life that suits you best – whether that’s joining the tenants’ association, taking a group exercise class, participating in an intergenerational program, or so much more. All residents are also invited to take part in Vitalize 360, our personalized wellness coaching program.

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Affordable Living

Because the Jack Satter House is a HUD-subsidized supportive housing community, you must meet specific criteria to live in the community, and what you pay is based on your income. Your monthly rent includes a range of services that help you live your very best life.

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“There’s No Stopping Me”

At Jack Satter House, each resident is empowered to focus on what matters most to them. Meet Marge Marino.

Life at Jack Satter House

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    Dining

    At Jack Satter House, restaurant-style dinners each weeknight, shared with friends and neighbors, are part of life in the community – one more way that living here makes life easier.

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    Activities

    Resident-led programming enriches the social, cultural, and spiritual life of the community. Volunteers organize events, lectures, and celebrations; publish a newsletter; and build formal and informal social networks.

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    Learning and Hobbies

    Spend time in the computer center. Sing with the resident chorus. Or join young people in intergenerational programming. No matter your interests, you’ll find something that fits your lifestyle.

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    Fitness

    The fitness center includes cardiovascular and strength training equipment so you can build or maintain your health and mobility. Join a group class, or work one-on-one with a qualified trainer.

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What People are saying about Hebrew SeniorLife

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  • "Jack Satter House is better than we ever expected. The staff is incredible and so are the residents. Thank you Jack Satter House for making my parents so very, very happy."

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  • "I am very pleased to be living at Jack Satter House. As far as I am concerned, this is the best senior facility in this city and maybe other cities as well. We have so many programs here to meet our wants and needs."

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JAMA Network Names Dr. Sharon K. Inouye Editor in Chief of JAMA Internal Medicine

Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., is a noted leader in internal medicine and aging research.

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Chicago — Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., M.P.H., Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the Milton and Shirley F. Levy Family Chair and Director of the Aging Brain Center, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife has been named the editor in chief of JAMA Internal Medicine. 

An internationally recognized leader in internal medicine, geriatrics, and aging research, Dr. Inouye’s research focuses on delirium and functional decline in hospitalized older patients. She is currently the overall principal investigator of the Successful Aging after Elective Surgery (SAGES) study, a $13 million Program Project on delirium and dementia funded by the National Institute on Aging, as well as other active research projects. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. She previously served as an Associate Editor at JAMA Network Open. Dr. Inouye succeeds Rita F. Redberg, M.D., M.Sc., who has been editor in chief of JAMA Internal Medicine since 2009.

“I am truly excited to become the next editor in chief of JAMA Internal Medicine. I hope to build on the tremendous foundation provided by Dr. Rita Redberg and her team,” said Dr. Inouye. “My vision is that JAMA Internal Medicine will provide a voice and sounding board for the internal medicine community worldwide. I believe the journal will provide the essential evidence and knowledge base to advance the field of medicine, to influence practice and policy globally, and to improve public health for all.”

Dr. Inouye will assume this position on July 1, 2023. JAMA Internal Medicine is a leading, international peer-reviewed journal providing innovative and clinically relevant research for practitioners in general internal medicine and internal medicine subspecialties. JAMA Internal Medicine receives approximately 3400 submissions per year with an overall acceptance rate of 11% and 4% for research and has wide global reach with 14 million article views per year and an impact factor of 44.4. 

“I am delighted to welcome Dr. Inouye as the next editor in chief of JAMA Internal Medicine,” said Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., editor in chief of JAMA and the JAMA Network. “JAMA Internal Medicine has had a remarkable growth under Dr. Redberg’s leadership, and I am grateful for her contributions to the JAMA Network.  I look forward to working with Dr. Inouye and am confident that her expertise, experience, and vision for internal medicine research, clinical practice, and medical communications will be a tremendous asset to JAMA Internal Medicine authors and readers.”

About The JAMA Network®
The JAMA Network brings JAMA together with JAMA Network Open and 11 specialty journals to offer enhanced access to the educational content, scientific research, and opinion shaping the future of medicine. Published continuously since 1883, JAMA is one of the most widely circulated, peer-reviewed, general medical journals in the world.

About Hebrew SeniorLife
Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, was founded in 1903 and today is a national leader dedicated to empowering seniors to live their best lives. Hebrew SeniorLife cares for more than 3,000 seniors a day across six campuses throughout Greater Boston. Locations include: Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-Boston and Hebrew Rehabilitation Center-NewBridge in Dedham; NewBridge on the Charles, Dedham; Orchard Cove, Canton; Simon C. Fireman Community, Randolph; Center Communities of Brookline; and Jack Satter House, Revere. Hebrew SeniorLife also trains more than 1,000 future health care professionals each year, and conducts influential research into aging at the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, which has a robust research portfolio whose NIH funding in 2021 places it in the top 10% of NIH-funded institutions. For more information about Hebrew SeniorLife, visit our website or follow us on our blog, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

About the Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research
Scientists at the Marcus Institute seek to transform the human experience of aging by conducting research that will ensure a life of health, dignity, and productivity into advanced age. The Marcus Institute carries out rigorous studies that discover the mechanisms of age-related disease and disability; lead to the prevention, treatment, and cure of disease; advance the standard of care for older people; and inform public decision-making.
 

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