Massachusetts Eye and Ear has prepared a team of runners for the 2016 Boston Marathon, taking place on April 18th. Their team includes 57 members who are fundraising in support of Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s research programs that work toward fighting disorders of the eyes, ears, nose, throat, head, and neck.
The 2016 Boston Marathon is the 120th annual marathon, and it will be Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s 11th year participating through a partnership with John Hancock Financial Services. Considered one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events, the 26.2 mile route draws in 30,000 runners this year and an average of more than 500,000 spectators.
Swampscott, Massachusetts native Amy Spelta joined Team Eye and Ear through her mother who has been participating in a genetic glaucoma study at Massachusetts Eye and Ear. When her mom mentioned to her medical team that her daughter was a long-distance runner they offered Amy a spot on their team. She accepted with enthusiasm, grateful for the chance to give back to an institution that has directly helped her family and given hope to others around the world who suffer from glaucoma.
Each member of Massachusetts Eye and Ear’s team has a special connection to the institution and all of the funds they raise will be invested in its mission to find cures for blindness, deafness, and diseases of the head and neck. Team Eye and Ear raised a record $650,000 for Massachusetts Eye and Ear in 2015, and over the past decade Team Eye and Ear has raised more than $3.6 million.
President and CEO of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, John Fernandez, gave his praise to the members of Team Eye and Ear who continue to set the bar high for fundraising that allows their clinicians and researchers to pursue new knowledge and treatments for people who suffer from otolaryngolic and ophthalmic diseases.
Massachusetts Eye and Ear is united with Schepens Eye Research Institute, making them the world’s largest vision and hearing research center. Since its founding in 1824, Massachusetts Eye and Ear has been an internationally acclaimed institution that employs full-time board-certified physicians that offer high-quality and affordable specialty care. Massachusetts Eye and Ear is a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital allowing physicians in residency or clinical and research fellowships to train with medical leaders in ophthalmology and otolaryngology.
Team Eye and Ear is featured on our Nurse of the Week page.
- Nationwide Shortage of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners Prompts Alternative Solutions from States - March 30, 2020
- Coldiron Senior Nurse Executive Fellowship Program Established to Enhance Development of Senior Nurse Executives - March 27, 2020
- Nurse of the Week: UW-Madison Nursing Student Marcela Hanson Crowdsources Childcare Help For Local Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic - March 25, 2020