Geriatrician to Speak About Approaching Death
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mary B. King, M.D., F.A.C.P., will speak on the subject "Approaching Death: A Geriatrician’s View" on Sunday, Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. in the upper room (ramp entrance) of St. John’s Episcopal Church. The public is invited.St. John’s summer series "Sundays at 9" features speakers whose life’s work has brought them to a moment of challenge. Dr. King will talk about how she came to practice in the field of geriatric medicine, what is distinctive about that field, and how by its nature she is often engaged in supporting people as they die.
Dr. King is a geriatrician with Williamstown Medical Associates, where she practices primary and consultative care for people age 55 and over. She is also the medical director at Williamstown Commons.
Before moving to this area, she was associated with several hospitals and geriatric clinics in and around Hartford, Conn. She has been an investigator in several research studies on balance, gait, and falls, resulting in an intervention project that achieved a 12 percent reduction in fall injuries among older patients in the Hartford area.
In 2000 Dr. King was honored for her volunteer work as preceptor of medical students at the student-run clinic at South Park Inn, a homeless shelter in Hartford. In 2007, she was elected a Fellow in the American College of Physicians, and in 2007, 2008, and 2009 was named a "Best Doctor in America" in the field of geriatrics.
For more information, call 413-458-8144.
