The Faculty Affairs Office is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor of Family Medicine Lidya Wlasiuk, MD, MPH, has been named Distinguished Faculty of the Month for April. Wlasiuk joined the BU community in 2015. She is the director of the third-year family medicine clerkship and an attending family physician at Boston Medical Center and […]
The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Teresa Acosta, has been named Distinguished Staff of the Month for April. Acosta serves as the assistant program manager for the BUMC Faculty Development & Diversity Office and assistant director of training & education for the BU American Heart Association Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Scholars Program. She […]
It is expected that in 2025, approximately three million articles will be indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science. If each undergoes peer review by two experts, and an additional 2 million articles undergo peer review, but are rejected—approximately 10 million peer reviews will be conducted this year—a staggering number that is likely to […]
Editors of medical journals deal with allegations of research misconduct, defined by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in the U.S. as fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. Research misconduct threatens the validity of science, undermines trust in science and contributes to misinformation and disinformation about science. Howard Bauchner According to former editor-in-chief of the Journal of […]
Need a quiet place to pray, reflect, or simply take a break from the busyness of campus life? The new Prayer and Meditation Room is now open! For students, staff and faculty, this space offers a welcoming environment for personal meditation, prayer or quiet contemplation.Located in the Housman Bldg, 10th floor, Room R1018A (last door […]
Michael Batista, who was accepted into the psychiatric residency program at Mount Sinai Hospital, embraces Lillian Vo who placed in pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. On Friday, March 21, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine fourth-year medical students gathered at the George Sherman Union’s Metcalf Hall to learn where they would be heading as […]
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Professor Huiping Zhang, PhD, Psychiatry, focuses on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying substance use disorders (SUDs) and related psychiatric conditions. Dr. Zhang is a pioneer in studying DNA and RNA methylation changes, as well as noncoding RNA […]
Craig Norhana, MD Craig Noronha, MD, associate chief for education and a clinical associate professor of medicine, has been elected to the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Council. As a councilor, he will be involved in the organization’s many efforts including advocacy, program development and faculty development. Noronha also is associate program […]
In her introduction to the Feb. 25 webinar, “Women’s Health: Research Between Bench and Bedside,” BUMC Provost and Dean, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Karen Antman, MD, noted that, historically, women have been underrepresented in health studies, including animal studies that only used males and studies that excluded women of childbearing age. “Research has […]
Sun Lee, MD MSc Sun Lee, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine, has received an American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Rising Star in Endocrinology Award. The honor is presented to a physician who is within 10 years of completing their endocrine fellowship and has demonstrated actionable outcomes in outstanding leadership, teamwork and/or innovation in […]