States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download.
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at BUSM and BUSPH, and a clinical cardiologist at BMC, has been promoted from Assistant to Associate Provost, BUMC Faculty Development. Dr. Benjamin is deeply engaged in the professional development of health care professionals and has a fundamental commitment to mentoring majority and […]
Cataldo Leone, DMD, has been appointed Dean ad interim of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), effective April 1, 2021, while a national search is conducted to replace Dean Jeffrey Hutter, who has announced his retirement effective March 31, 2021. Dr. Leone earned his DMD from the University of Pittsburgh School of […]
Government & Community Affairs (GCA) is seeking to collect information about programs across Boston University schools and colleges that: Benefit Boston and/or Brookline residents; and Are offered for free or at a subsidized/low cost. We want to amplify the great work being done by BU students, faculty and staff. Please complete a brief survey by […]
Announcing the organizational separation of the shared BUMC/BMC ID Services, which includes ID badges and access control to all BUMC buildings. ID Badges Students – Students may upload their own photo to the ID Office and simply pick up the card from the BUMC ID Office. Contact the ID Office at MEDID@bu.edu or 617-358-7603 for […]
Lionel Zupan, PhD, will become the new Executive Director of IT for the BU Medical Campus, effective April 1, 2021. Most recently, Lionel served as Director of Research Technology at Tufts University in Somerville where he was responsible for centralized research technology core services including high-performance computing, bioinformatics, research software licensing, research data storage and […]
The following faculty have been promoted to the rank of Professor: Tamar Barlam, MD, MED, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, focuses her research on antibiotic stewardship implementation. Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases since July 2019, Dr. Barlam has directed the Section’s efforts throughout COVID-19 pandemic. She is co-PI for an RO1 that is a multicenter mixed […]
In an effort to cultivate, sustain and promote an inclusive and diverse faculty on the Boston University Medical Campus, the Faculty Development Office announces two programs especially for underrepresented racial and ethnic faculty. The Marcelle M. Willock, MD, Faculty Development Program is a longitudinal leadership and career development program uses self-reflection and assessment, experiential learning, […]
Medical Campus physician, dental, and physician assistant students eager to pitch in and help area communities With thousands of COVID-19 vaccines being administered every day across the state, there is an urgent need for people trained to give shots. That explains why on Sunday morning, Boston University Medical Campus students Aesha Patel and Tucker Berk […]
Announcement comes as SDM is set to complete massive renovation this summer Jeffrey Hutter, the dean of Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine since 2008, announced on Monday that he will retire as of March 31. The school, which has had only three deans in its nearly 60-year history, will fill the […]