FEATURE

The Geography of Just About Everything
The Health Geographics Program Maps the Rectum, Disaster Footprints, Truck Routes and More

Why does a hospital need a Geographic Information Systems department? After all, that’s the technolology that MapQuest uses to overlay convenient hotels onto your driving route. But GIS is comprised of computer hardware and software that can be used to store, manage, display and analyze any spatial data. "Baystate has the distinction of being the only hospital in the U.S. to have a fulltime GIS department," says Dr. Richard Wait, Director of the Health Geographics Program.

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NEWS

Baystate Becomes Official Satellite Testing Site for National Board of Medical Examiners
First Mini-Board Exams Were Administered on February 9, 2007

As an official satellite testing site, Baystate is able to administer the National Board of Medical Examiners subject exams to third year students from Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Books and Articles—Have Them Your Way
The Health Science Library Helps You Get What You Want

Are you looking for books or journal articles that the Health Sciences Library doesn't own? The library provides many options to help you locate and obtain what you need.
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