A unique collaboration among the department of Neurology, the BU School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the BU Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative resulted in an extraordinary concert on the Medical Campus in early November. The concert, When Patients Heal You, featured a group of six talented performers, all patients successfully […]
In January 2012, BUSM was invited to the Joining Forces Initiative, a partnership with the White House, the Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and more than 100 medical schools. The collaboration provides veterans and their families with healthcare opportunities and support. It strengthens medical education on issues affecting military personnel such as post traumatic stress […]
The Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center announced that Hemant Roy, MD has been appointed Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology effective Jan. 1. Dr. Roy is currently Duckworth Professor of Cancer Research, Director of Research and Vice Chair of Northshore University Health System and Clinical Associate Professor […]
The Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease, kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on Molecular Motors in Brain Developmental Disease. This lecture is being given by Richard Vallee, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Director, Division of Cell and […]
GSDM students Jennifer Rubin DMD 13 and Elizabeth Ponder DMD 13 volunteered for two weeks in Comitancillo, Guatemala (Comi), with Dentistry for All (DFA) and its founder, GSDM alum Brad Krusky DMD 93. The experience was educational in not only a clinical, but also a cultural sense. Rubin and Ponder immersed themselves in the traditional […]
There is a common catch-22 in research, particularly when examining new, novel pathways and nascent discoveries. Data are needed to support exploratory research hypotheses when submitting proposals for external funding, but funding is typically needed to collect data for testing preliminary hypotheses. Pilot grants funded by the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offer […]
Boston University is 17th in the chart of universities around the world that were ranked based on the “employability” of their graduates according to a recent Boston Globe story. The chart, entitled “What the job market wants,” was published by the New York Times, which said an online survey was compiled by Emerging, a human […]
The Department of Neurology in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative present a concert: “When Patients Heal You.” This extraordinary concert features a group of talented patients who have been successfully treated by the Department of Neurology. Their musical performances, ranging from Nordic jazz, classical […]
On Oct.1, 75 alumni and friends of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) gathered at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles for the School’s alumni reception held every year during the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Annual Meeting. Professor and Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology and Director of the […]
In an effort to help incoming students learn more about businesses in the Medical Campus neighborhood, BU Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) co-sponsored a vendor fair. Approximately 60 first-year BUSM MD and BUSPH students attended the 90-minute fair held Oct. 9 in Hiebert Lounge. “The vendor fair was a great opportunity to […]