Quick Facts
Corporate HQ:	Boston, MA
MBTA Stop:	Longwood
Employer Home Page:	www.joslin.harvard.edu/main.shtml
Employer Careers Page:	jobs.joslin.icims.com/joslin_jobs/job...

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Company Description:

Established in 1898, Joslin Diabetes Center is internationally recognized in diabetes treatment, research and patient and professional education. Affiliated with Harvard Medical School, Joslin is headquartered in Boston's Longwood Medical Area, and also has diabetes treatment centers at prestigious hospitals and institutions from Washington State to Florida.

At its Boston headquarters, Joslin offers a wide range of clinical services, including adult diabetes/endocrinology; ophthalmology; nephrology (kidney care); pediatric diabetes and endocrinology; pregnancy and diabetes services, mental health, nutrition, exercise physiology, and a range of patient education programs. Perhaps the most well-known of these programs is the DO IT (Diabetes Outpatient Intensive Treatment) program, which is three-and-a-half days of individualized medical care and individual and group education to empower people with diabetes to manage their disease.

In addition to its clinical activities Joslin has a large research program that includes laboratory and clinical research in immunology, genetics, epidemiology, metabolism, cellular and molecular physiology, eye research, islet transplantation and cell biology and more. Many of the most important discoveries in diabetes research originated at Joslin. These include:

• Recognition of tight blood sugar control as a means of preventing diabetes complications
• Development of treatment protocols to enable women with diabetes to safely have healthy babies.
• Development of laser treatment to treat diabetic eye disease and prevent blindness
• Identification of means to determine who has "pre-diabetes" (type 1), which now makes it possible to test treatments to prevent the disease

The Center also offers programs in continuing medical education for health professionals and corporations at sites nationwide, and has developed a new disease management program to help institutions improve diabetes treatment while better managing healthcare costs. Joslin also publishes books, videos and other materials, including a magazine.