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| == For the most up to date on boarding resources, please see our LCN SharePoint page == [[https://partnershealthcare.sharepoint.com/sites/LCN/SitePages/New-LCN-Member.aspx]] |
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| == Some things to do after you get started == 1. Set up your Martinos Center profile to be displayed on the martinos.org website. Directions for how to do so are [[https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/people/editing.php|here]]. 1. Set up your Partners profile so you can be searched from the Partners database [[http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/mgh_receiving.htm|here]]. Here, if you chose MGH for the email distribution list, you will get important hospital-wide announcements sent to your Partners email (which you should have forwarded to your NMR email). |
= Welcome! = Welcome to the lab! Once you officially start, you will gain access to many more resources about training, computational infrastructure, and MGH benefits. Below is some information you might be looking for before you start. If there is anything you think would be helpful to have on this page that is not here, let us know! |
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| == Benefits Information == It's an internal website that can only be viewed when connected to the MGH network: [[http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/index.htm|here]]. |
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| Discounts you get for being an MGH employee: [[http://is.partners.org/hr/New_Web/mgh/mgh_perks.htm|here]] | = The Office = == Our address == We are now located on the 10th floor but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301. Our full mailing address is: <<BR>>Massachusetts General Hospital <<BR>>Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging <<BR>>Bldg. 149, 13th Street, CNY 2301 <<BR>>Charlestown, MA 02129 |
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| == Allison's email to new employees == === EMAIL === You'll receive an email once your NMR account is set-up which will give you instructions on how to change your password. |
== Directions to our location == You can find directions to our location here: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DirectionsCNY |
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| You can check your NMR email from anywhere (except you shouldn't use public computers) using this link: https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/webmail/src/login.php |
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| or feel free to use pine, Outlook, or any other mail program on and off-site. Just be sure to follow the Encryption rules (can't access email without an encrypted laptop; non-public desktops are okay): |
= Learning the Basics = If you would like to learn about MRI, !FreeSurfer, or neuroanatomy before you join the lab, below are some good resources. |
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| http://helpdeskselfservice.partners.org/applications/encryption/encryptionfaqs.aspx | == MRI Information == Dictionary of terms: [[http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence|http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence]] ''' ''' |
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| === IRB TRAINING === In order to work with human subjects data, you must be certified to do so. To get certified, you have to read a couple of articles and then take a quiz on the material you have read. This takes a few hours but is important to do before you can start work on any projects. You can find information on how to do the training here: http://healthcare.partners.org/phsirb/aboutciti.htm |
Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/ ''' ''' |
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| When you have successfully completed the course, please email Sita and Allison a copy of the completion certificate (you may want to keep a copy for your own records) so she can add you to the appropriate IRB protocols. You will have to renew this training every 3 years. |
Helpful Website for Intro to MRI Physics: https://www.mriquestions.com/index.html ''' ''' |
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| You'll also need to give Sita a print out of your CV with your signature and the date at the top. | Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml ''' ''' (Allison had this transferred elsewhere; she needs to find it and link it here) |
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| === FIRE SAFETY TRAINING === ==== For Non-Lab Personnel ==== Please complete the course on Fire and Safety training for Research & Clinical Lab Personnel within 30 days of your start date. http://www.partners.org/healthstream |
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| If you've never logged into healthstream before, it takes your Partners username and the password abc123. You'll find the training under Catalog > Search by Category > MGH General Safety Training. |
== Neuroanatomy Information == * Orientation terminology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10971/ |
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| This training must be done once a year. | * A fun, interactive website that provides different types of images (including MRI) to learn anatomy (choose "cortex" to get started): https://www.neuroanatomy.ca and http://www.neuropsychologysketches.com/Neuroanatomy_tutorial.html |
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| ==== For lab Personnel ==== Please complete the course on Fire and Safety training within 30 days of your start date. https://hub.partners.org/register/?return%5furl=%2flab%2dsafety%2f |
* MRI anatomical atlas: https://jhpmribrainatlas.rcc.uchicago.edu |
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| === MRI TRAINING === You must subscribe to the mri-scan email list to get announcements about the next scheduled safety training. Mary Foley holds a safety course about once a month and sends the dates and times for this course to this list. You must take this training before you can work with the scanners so be on the look-out for those emails. If you do not have a scanner account (depends on whether one was requested for you when you got your NMR username), you will need to request one from Karen Dervin. Four months after you receive your yellow badge, you can take the exam to get your green badge (allows you to scan without supervision). |
* Gross/Histology atlas (includes quizzes!): https://webpath.med.utah.edu/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html |
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| === UNIX TUTORIAL === We use the UNIX operating system in our lab. If you are unfamiliar with this operating system, I can give you a tutorial. There is an online tutorial that is worth trying to go through first just to help you get accustomed to this. http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ |
* Index of additional resources: https://www.learnmedicalneuroscience.nl/virtual-lab/neuroanatomy/ |
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| Try out all the commands mentioned in there in your home directory (when you open a terminal window, you'll start out in your home directory). UNIX may be a little intimidating at first but it gets very easy as you go on. You just have to get used to not being able to point and click with the mouse. |
* Search by structure name: http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/ ''' ''' |
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| === TOOLS TUTORIAL === You will be working with several different tools that we develop here. There is a tutorial you can go through to get you used to them. This is located here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/ToolsTutorial === WIKI === We use a wiki to not only document FreeSurfer, but to document our projects as well. You will probably be asked to create a wiki in order to document your work. In order to do this you willhave to get a wiki username. You can do that here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/GettingAccess (be sure to follow through on Step 2 and email fswiki-help@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu and cc Allison to have your profile added to the Users List and various access groups). Once you have a username, you can create a wiki or edit an existing one. === LAB MEETING SCHEDULE === We have lab meetings every Wednesday at 2pm in Chesler Library. Emails about what will be covered during the meeting go out each week to the lab email list (lcn@nmr...) to which you can also send announcements once you have been added to the list (Allison, Lilla, or Nick can add you). |
== Unix & Scripting Tutorials == If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system, there are many online tutorials. Here are a few: <<BR>>http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/ <<BR>>http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/ <<BR>>https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html ''' ''' |
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| === PRINTING === If you need to print, you can send jobs to 'decacolor' which is located across from Sita (and sort of above the fridge). To print double-sided, print to 'decadouble'. |
== Freesurfer == Documentation for !FreeSurfer is on the wiki:<<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki ''' ''' This page documents how to teach yourself !FreeSurfer by conducting your own online course: <<BR>> https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TeachYourselfFreeSurfer ''' ''' you can also sit in on one of our local !FreeSurfer courses or lectures. Check with Allison or Leah to see when the next one will be. == Why & How Schedule == A lecture series that teaches the basics of a wide variety of topics: <<BR>> https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page |
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| === PARTNERS EMAIL === You should have your Partners email forwarded to your NMR email account. Most importantly, IRB notifications will be sent to this address. They'll also send emails about benefits, holiday parties, summer picnics, flu shot clinics,emergency situations, etc. to the Partners one but not to your NMR one. Instructions on how to do this are here: https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/outlook/index.php |
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| === FREESURFER === If you're curious about FreeSurfer, you can learn more about it by going to the main page of the wiki located here: https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki |
== Moving to Boston == Lots of useful tips and info here: https://pips.partners.org/living-in-boston/finding-an-apartment/default.aspx |
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| At some point, there will be a FreeSurfer course. You are always welcome to sit in on these to learn more about FreeSurfer. If you want to search for something on the wiki, you'll have the best luck if you click the 'Text' button to search rather than the 'Titles' button. |
== Temporary Housing == Most require a minimum 30 day stay and provide furnished housing. ''' ''' |
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| === USEFUL LINKS === The Martinos Center's main website: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/noFlashHome.php |
National Corporate Housing<<BR>> The West End Apartments<<BR>> (Formerly Equity Corp. Housing)<<BR>> (617) 948-9876<<BR>> 5 Longfellow Pl, Ste. 102 Boston MA<<BR>> Adjacent to MGH campus<<BR>> www.nationalcorporatehousing.com ''' ''' |
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| aka | Furnished Quarters<<BR>> (617) 236-4908<<BR>> 221 Mass. Avenue, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.furnishedquarters.com<<BR>> ''' ''' |
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| http://www.martinos.org | Oakwood Temporary Housing<<BR>> (617) 723-8050<<BR>> 1 India Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA<<BR>> www.oakwood.com<<BR>> Ask for Maryellen Daly or Deidre Fistori ''' ''' |
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| === MRI schedules === (where we can sign up for time on the scanner):<<BR>> https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/facility/schedule/index.html |
Interim Housing Solutions<<BR>> (866) 279-4471<<BR>> http://www.interimhousingsolutions.com <<BR>> National program matches individuals with furnished, short-term apartment rental. ''' ''' |
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| Time slot rules: | Savin Hill area has some nice temporary housing. Contact Mary Lynch at mary.t.lynch@verizon.net ''' ''' |
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| === Computer/tech related questions: === https://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/userInfo/computer/index.php |
Don't know anyone who has used this site but Louis came across it:<<BR>> http://www.athomeinboston.org/ ''' ''' |
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| Check out the FAQ | == Commuting == === Parking === MGH Commuter Services [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|Their website]] 617-724-6588 ''' ''' |
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| === Peoplesoft === To sign up for discount MBTA passes or to do anything HR related you usually have to go through PeopleSoft which can be accessed through here: https://peoplesoftportal.partners.org/login/login.asp?CTAuthMode=BASIC |
* Charlestown Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) - prices as of 10/2/16 * monthly pass- unlimited 24/7 access- $120 (taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly) ''' ''' * or can buy 20 debits (single entry/exit per debit) for $140 - no expiration date |
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| === Discount T pass === For rates, see [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|this website]]. |
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| === Lab website === It is still under development but it can be found here: http://martinos.org/lcn/ Please send a brief description of your background and what you're working on to Louis (vinke@nmr) so he can update the page with your info. |
You can sign up for a discounted T pass through your Peoplesoft account. After signing in, click on HRMS production, Self Service, Payroll and Compensation, then MBTA Pass Enrollment. You must sign up on or before the second Thursday of the month PRIOR to use (ex. sign up June 10th for a July pass). The Martinos Admin Office should have your pass a few days before the 1st of the month. If you sign up after the 2nd Thursday of the month, or the Martinos Admin Office does not have your pass, you must get it from the Commuter Services office on the main campus (232 Wang). ''' ''' |
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| === Shipping Infectious Substances Training (for shipping brains): === http://intranet.massgeneral.org/ehs/ehs_programs_trainingprogram.htm#2 (Please sign up for the next available course in order to ship brains from our lab.) |
If you initially get a discounted T pass from MGH, but later decide that you want to drive to work everyday and park in the CNY199 Parking Garage, you will have to give up your discounted pass. (You cannot sign up for monthly parking at the parking office in the garage until you have canceled your T pass in !PeopleSoft.) MGH subsidizes the T pass on the basis that that is how you get to work everyday. If you sign up for monthly parking at the garage, they know you are no longer using the T to get to work, so you cannot keep the discounted pass. Unfortunately you cannot just add money at a T ticket kiosk to your existing !CharlieCard that you got from MGH. The MGH Parking and Commuter Services office said this is because our cards are special corporate cards that are encrypted, so you can't add your own money to it. Allison M. went to the MBTA ticket office at North Station in March 2015 and they confirmed this. You must simply get a new !CharlieCard. (You do not have to give them your old MGH card, and Carol didn't say that we had to hand them back into her either.) ''' ''' |
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| === Benefits information === (you can sign up for Perks emails to learn about discount programs, etc.): http://pulse.partners.org/common/index.asp |
=== Benefits for Non-drivers === Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. MGH Parking and Commuter Services pays all transportation costs, including tolls and gratuity the program is completely free for you! Register now to get your voucher number for PlanetTran, the Nation's first environmentally friendly livery service. Visit ABCTMA.COM to learn more. ''' ''' |
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| === IMPORTANT NUMBERS === *Bruce - x64897 *Allison - x64050 *Biochem Lab x65823 (our lab downstairs where we pack brains) *Bay 5 x48840 *RF Lab 643-5105 *Security Desk x65400 *Buildings and Grounds - x65270 (to get something fixed) *Environmental Services - x65490 (book conference rooms, housekeeping) *Parking - x46588 *Fire/Chemical Safety- x48419 |
Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool. ''' ''' |
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| Our room # is 2248 but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301 | Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes. ''' ''' |
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| == Commute Options == MGH Commuter Services [[http://intranet.massgeneral.org/intranet/az_directory/commuter_services.asp|Their website]] 617-724-6588 |
Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod. ''' ''' |
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| *Charles Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) *$98 monthly ($22.62 taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly) *Can buy 20 debits to enter the garage for $115 |
Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work. ''' ''' |
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| *Discount T pass - see their website above for rates | Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%. ''' ''' |
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| Other info:<<BR>> Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. |
REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com ''' ''' |
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| Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool. Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes. Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work. Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%. REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com |
=== Bicycle Parking === As of the end of October, 2014, there is a bicycle cage with ID access inside the garage across from Building 149. You must go to the garage office (hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM-4PM) and fill out a form with your bike make, model and serial number to get a decal for your bike and to get access to the cage. There is a one time $10 fee. Unless you have a decal, MGH security has the right to remove your bike without notice. The bicycle racks in front of the building are supposed to be reserved for visitors. |
For the most up to date on boarding resources, please see our LCN SharePoint page
https://partnershealthcare.sharepoint.com/sites/LCN/SitePages/New-LCN-Member.aspx
Welcome!
Welcome to the lab! Once you officially start, you will gain access to many more resources about training, computational infrastructure, and MGH benefits. Below is some information you might be looking for before you start. If there is anything you think would be helpful to have on this page that is not here, let us know!
The Office
Our address
We are now located on the 10th floor but the Admin office where mail goes is 2301. Our full mailing address is:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Bldg. 149, 13th Street, CNY 2301
Charlestown, MA 02129
Directions to our location
You can find directions to our location here:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/DirectionsCNY
Learning the Basics
If you would like to learn about MRI, FreeSurfer, or neuroanatomy before you join the lab, below are some good resources.
MRI Information
Dictionary of terms: http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=db1&dbs=Pulse%20Sequence
Intro to MRI: http://www.mritutor.org/mritutor/
Helpful Website for Intro to MRI Physics: https://www.mriquestions.com/index.html
Martinos Center documentation for Siemens scanners: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~benner/siemens/N4/index.shtml (Allison had this transferred elsewhere; she needs to find it and link it here)
Neuroanatomy Information
Orientation terminology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK10971/
A fun, interactive website that provides different types of images (including MRI) to learn anatomy (choose "cortex" to get started): https://www.neuroanatomy.ca and http://www.neuropsychologysketches.com/Neuroanatomy_tutorial.html
MRI anatomical atlas: https://jhpmribrainatlas.rcc.uchicago.edu
Gross/Histology atlas (includes quizzes!): https://webpath.med.utah.edu/HISTHTML/NEURANAT/NEURANCA.html
Index of additional resources: https://www.learnmedicalneuroscience.nl/virtual-lab/neuroanatomy/
Search by structure name: http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/
Unix & Scripting Tutorials
If you are unfamiliar with the UNIX operating system, there are many online tutorials. Here are a few:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Teaching/Unix/
http://www.fmrib.ox.ac.uk/fslcourse/unix_intro/
https://supportweb.cs.bham.ac.uk/documentation/tutorials/docsystem/build/tutorials/unixscripting/unixscripting.html
Freesurfer
Documentation for FreeSurfer is on the wiki:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FreeSurferWiki
This page documents how to teach yourself FreeSurfer by conducting your own online course:
https://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/TeachYourselfFreeSurfer
you can also sit in on one of our local FreeSurfer courses or lectures. Check with Allison or Leah to see when the next one will be.
Why & How Schedule
A lecture series that teaches the basics of a wide variety of topics:
https://gate.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/wiki/whynhow/index.php/Main_Page
MGH-related Living & Commuting
Moving to Boston
Lots of useful tips and info here: https://pips.partners.org/living-in-boston/finding-an-apartment/default.aspx
Temporary Housing
Most require a minimum 30 day stay and provide furnished housing.
National Corporate Housing
The West End Apartments
(Formerly Equity Corp. Housing)
(617) 948-9876
5 Longfellow Pl, Ste. 102 Boston MA
Adjacent to MGH campus
www.nationalcorporatehousing.com
Furnished Quarters
(617) 236-4908
221 Mass. Avenue, Boston, MA
www.furnishedquarters.com
Oakwood Temporary Housing
(617) 723-8050
1 India Street, 2nd floor, Boston, MA
www.oakwood.com
Ask for Maryellen Daly or Deidre Fistori
Interim Housing Solutions
(866) 279-4471
http://www.interimhousingsolutions.com
National program matches individuals with furnished, short-term apartment rental.
Savin Hill area has some nice temporary housing. Contact Mary Lynch at mary.t.lynch@verizon.net
Don't know anyone who has used this site but Louis came across it:
http://www.athomeinboston.org/
Commuting
Parking
MGH Commuter Services Their website 617-724-6588
- Charlestown Navy Yard Parking Garage (Building 199) - prices as of 10/2/16
monthly pass- unlimited 24/7 access- $120 (taken out of your paycheck after tax weekly)
- or can buy 20 debits (single entry/exit per debit) for $140 - no expiration date
Discount T pass
For rates, see this website.
You can sign up for a discounted T pass through your Peoplesoft account. After signing in, click on HRMS production, Self Service, Payroll and Compensation, then MBTA Pass Enrollment. You must sign up on or before the second Thursday of the month PRIOR to use (ex. sign up June 10th for a July pass). The Martinos Admin Office should have your pass a few days before the 1st of the month. If you sign up after the 2nd Thursday of the month, or the Martinos Admin Office does not have your pass, you must get it from the Commuter Services office on the main campus (232 Wang).
Paychecks are deducted on the third paycheck of the month.
If you initially get a discounted T pass from MGH, but later decide that you want to drive to work everyday and park in the CNY199 Parking Garage, you will have to give up your discounted pass. (You cannot sign up for monthly parking at the parking office in the garage until you have canceled your T pass in PeopleSoft.) MGH subsidizes the T pass on the basis that that is how you get to work everyday. If you sign up for monthly parking at the garage, they know you are no longer using the T to get to work, so you cannot keep the discounted pass. Unfortunately you cannot just add money at a T ticket kiosk to your existing CharlieCard that you got from MGH. The MGH Parking and Commuter Services office said this is because our cards are special corporate cards that are encrypted, so you can't add your own money to it. Allison M. went to the MBTA ticket office at North Station in March 2015 and they confirmed this. You must simply get a new CharlieCard. (You do not have to give them your old MGH card, and Carol didn't say that we had to hand them back into her either.)
Benefits for Non-drivers
Guaranteed Ride Home: If you take the bus, subway, commuter rail, carpool, vanpool, bike or walk to work, you can receive a free ride home in the event of an emergency or unscheduled overtime. Now you can ease your fears of being stuck at work because of something that may happen once or twice a year. MGH Parking and Commuter Services pays all transportation costs, including tolls and gratuity the program is completely free for you! Register now to get your voucher number for PlanetTran, the Nation's first environmentally friendly livery service. Visit ABCTMA.COM to learn more.
Ridematching: Ever wonder if you may have a neighbor or co-worker whom you could share a ride into work with once or twice a week? You can use our on-line ridematching system to find out if others who live and work near you are interested in sharing a ride in a carpool or vanpool.
Cycling and Walking Rewards: Our “Workout to Work” program provides employees who bike or walk to work. Each month when you submit your miles, biked or walked, to a transportation organization called A Better City Transportation Management Association (ABC TMA), you will be rewarded with free safety equipment and chances to win other prizes.
Vanpool Subsidy: You can receive $220 over six months from the ABC TMA for joining a vanpool. A vanpool of 9-15 riders is the most affordable way to commute to work from New Hampshire, Central/Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod.
Carpool Subsidy: You can receive $210 over six-months when you join an existing carpool or form a new carpool. By covering up to $35 in fuel for six months this program helps reduce your costs of commuting to work.
Express Yourself: If you drive alone you can receive up to $100 per month for three months to purchase an MBTA Express Bus, Private Bus, or MBTA Commuter Boat pass. This can cut the monthly cost of your commute by almost 50%.
REGISTER IN THESE FREE PROGRAMS ONLINE AT www.abctma.com
Bicycle Parking
As of the end of October, 2014, there is a bicycle cage with ID access inside the garage across from Building 149. You must go to the garage office (hours: Mon-Fri, 8AM-4PM) and fill out a form with your bike make, model and serial number to get a decal for your bike and to get access to the cage. There is a one time $10 fee. Unless you have a decal, MGH security has the right to remove your bike without notice. The bicycle racks in front of the building are supposed to be reserved for visitors.