… best in the world at helping people (watch the video). Board of Trustee member John Herman, MD, closed the ceremony with a toast to the University’s new name and paid tribute to its history. “In the late 60s, John Knowles, then general director of the hospital, proposed the idea of an MGH … best in the world at helping people (watch the video). Board of Trustee member John Herman, MD, closed the ceremony with a toast to the University’s new name and …