School of Medicine class speaker Benjamin Cook inspired to ‘help somebody through a difficult time’ By Susan E.W. Spencer and Bryan Goodchild
UMass Medical School Communications May 28, 2021
Incoming medical students should pay heed to what faculty tell them during orientation. Benjamin Cook, SOM ’21, from Andover, recalled being told by Michael Ennis, MD, professor of family medicine & community health and assistant dean for student affairs, “Look to your left and look to your right. One of you is never going to leave Worcester.”
“From an early time here at UMass Medical School, my friends thought I might be one of those people. I have loved it so much, I actually matched here at UMass Memorial Medical Center in med-peds,” a combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency, said Cook, who will be the School of Medicine class speaker at the 48
Nora Ketter has been living inside a Worcester-area hospital for years. Like many other immigrants who don't qualify for long-term care coverage under MassHealth, she's had to remain in the hospital when she should be in a nursing home.
Updated on May 16, 2021 at 6:10 pm
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One person is dead and another has been taken by medical helicopter to a local hospital after the motorcycle they were riding on Saturday afternoon was involved in a crash with an SUV in Belchertown, Massachusetts, state police said.
Troopers responded to the crash shortly after 5 p.m. on on Route 9 where they found the two riders unresponsive. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The driver identified Sunday as 46-year-old Niles Robbins, of Wales was taken by medical helicopter to Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, where he was pronounced dead.