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Better Education Is Better Health Care

The Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care

Education has been a pillar of Massachusetts General Hospital's mission since it's 1811 charter. Our founders recognized that better education led to better health care, laying the very foundation of the modern teaching hospital. For over 200 years the Ether Dome, the original Mass General teaching amphitheater, has stood as an ongoing reminder of our joint education and patient care missions. And for the last century, the New England Journal of Medicine has featured the "Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital" as an enduring standard in the education of health care providers worldwide.

Building on such a remarkable legacy, The Peter L. Slavin, MD Academy for Applied Learning in Health Care was founded to serve as an inclusive home for teaching and learning across the health professions. Part of a bold new plan to "Re-Imagine the Ether Dome" into the 21st century, the Slavin Academy serves as an organizational hub for our shared education mission, and as a collaborative resource to support our integrated community of learning.

We invite you to explore this website to learn more.


About the Slavin Academy

The Slavin Academy was launched in 2022 with a transformational gift to the hospital from the Lunder Foundation of Portland, Maine.

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History

Mass General's historic commitment to education across the health professions has served as a model for teaching hospitals worldwide.

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Mission and Vision

The Slavin Academy is a learning community dedicated to improving patient care through educational excellence across a diverse healthcare workforce.

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Building for the Future

The Slavin Academy, located adjacent to the historic Ether Dome, represents the first phase of a multi-year plan that includes development of the Lunder Learning Hospital and a state-of-the-art Education & Conference Center.

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Showcase

This "Showcase" is dedicated to highlighting innovative educational projects, materials, and initiatives from across our teaching and learning community.

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Together we can shape the future of health care.

The Slavin Academy is a legacy to Dr. Slavin’s unwavering commitment to investing in Mass General’s people.

Its establishment honors Dr. Slavin’s belief that teaching and training, educational innovation and pursuing learning science combine to improve patient care for the diverse communities we serve.

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