The BUSM Department of Family Medicine, invites the BMC campus-wide Domestic Violence Advisory Committee as well as all members of the Boston University Medical Campus and BU and BMC affiliated health centers to attend the second annual Lynne Stevens Lecture on Tuesday, May 31. Lynne Stevens, MSW, served as an assistant professor of Family Medicine […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with clinicians from Boston Medical Center (BMC), have found gastroenterologist knowledge of the appropriate immunizations to recommend to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient is limited. These findings, which currently appear on-line in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, may be the primary reason why the majority of gastroenterologists […]
Wayne LaMorte’s painful, heartfelt description of his first foray into teaching sounds like a primer of exactly how not to teach. “I was so uncomfortable. I had reams of notes, I was tied to the podium, I over-rehearsed my notes, and had things underlined. I’m sure I was very stiff. It was awful,” said LaMorte, […]
Rafael Ortega is a mean lead guitarist and harmonica player who hails from the Dominican Republic and is happy to jam in any style from soul to rock to jazz to reggae to calypso. His day job demands that he and his band “get down” during the church/brunch/family hours of Sunday mornings, and even then, […]
During a special awards ceremony on May 3, Registrar & Director of Enrollment Services Elizabeth Bouhmadouche received the John S. Perkins Distinguished Service Award, from the Faculty Council. This award honors members of the Boston University community who have served the University with great distinction and have made important contributions toward the goals of BU. […]
There are a myriad of career options and professional paths available to young scientists beyond the traditional academic setting. Some of these include government laboratories, independent research institutions, pharmaceutical companies, law firms, secondary schools and consulting organizations. Explore these opportunities on Thursday, May 5 when the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences invites PhD candidates and […]
When the human genome project produced a map of human genes, the number of genes in humans turned out to be relatively small, approximately the same number as in primitive nematode worms. The difference in complexity between human and primitive organisms results from the ways in which the functions of genes are elaborated, rather from […]
A research team led by a Boston University School of Public Health epidemiologist has reported widespread and increasing medication use among pregnant women. The study, done in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Harvard School of Public Health, which currently appears online in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, […]
On April 13, a group of GSDM students headed to the State House for Beacon Hill Day 2011. On this day each year MDS relies on its dentist and student members to come together at the Massachusetts State House and explain the importance of oral health to legislators. “Beacon Hill Day was a great opportunity […]
Since 1996 more than 600 students from myriad of countries including China, Germany, Nigeria and Spain as well as from many states across the US, have participated in Boston University School of Medicine’s SummerLab program. Over the week-long 30-hour program, students participate in a series of laboratory experiments. Working in student-run teams, they learn to […]