Charlestown Resident Louise Ambler Osborne Receives Graduation Award from MGH Institute of Health Professions

Charlestown resident Louise de Peyster Ambler Osborne received the Josephine Mangio Keaveney Memorial Nursing Prize from the School of Nursing at MGH Institute of Health Professions during the Boston health science graduate school’s Commencement ceremonies in May.

Osborne, who earned a Master of Science in Nursing, was chosen for her strong interpersonal skills, unequaled academic ability, and adept leadership, according to School of Nursing Dean Dr. Laurie Lauzon Clabo.

The prize is awarded to an outstanding student from the School of Nursing’s post-professional nurse practitioner program who "best exemplifies the caring, spirit and professionalism of Mrs. Josephine E. Keaveney, a 1940 graduate of the former Massachusetts General Hospital diploma school which was the predecessor of the MGH Institute.

MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston is an innovative and interprofessional graduate school with post-baccalaureate, entry-level, post-professional, and PhD programs in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, and speech-language pathology, as well as health professions education and rehabilitation sciences. An affiliate of Partners HealthCare System,  the MGH Institute offers its more than 1,300 students unparalleled opportunities to learn and work alongside expert practitioners in a variety of hospital, clinical, community, and educational settings. The school, which has graduated more than 5,400 students since its 1977 founding, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). Several programs are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report, and the school has been included for the past several years as a Great College to Work for by The Chronicle of Higher Education.