Douglas Hughes, MD, associate dean of Academic Affairs and professor of psychiatry at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award by the University of Missouri School of Medicine (MUSM). Hughes received a plaque at the MUSM alumni reception dinner in recognition of his long and continued service in […]
Jane E. Méndez, MD, associate professor of surgery and director of the surgery clerkship at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) received the Appropriate Treatment in Medicine (ATM) Award given annually to a BUSM faculty member. The award recognizes Méndez’s outstanding teaching and leadership of BU medical students and her personal commitment toward creating a […]
It’s a lot of work to keep and update the academic records of hundreds of medical students. Or to manage biochemistry research laboratories (especially when they’re under major renovation). Or to juggle a marketing campaign, a new software installation, and summer term administration. Three staffers have received one of the annual John S. Perkins Distinguished […]
A new understanding of the initial interactions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and dendritic cells is described by BUSM researchers in a recent study featured in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). With over 2.5 million new HIV infections diagnosed annually and earlier detection becoming more common, better understanding of […]
Boston University School of Medicine’s (BUSM) Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology, was selected as the 2012 recipient of the R. Brinkley Smithers Distinguished Scientist Award by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). The award was presented at the national Annual Medical-Scientific Conference in Atlanta earlier this month. The award recognizes […]
Men are more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of discharge than women, according to BUSM researchers Brian Jack, MD, professor of family medicine, and Suzanne Mitchell, MD, MS, assistant professor, family medicine. Other factors also predicted re-admittance in men included being retired, unmarried, having symptoms of depression and failing to […]
Save the date! Join Howard C. Bauchner, MD, Editor-in-Chief of JAMA and Scientific Publications and Multimedia Applications as he speaks on “My First Year at JAMA.” Dr. Bauchner was named Editor-in Chief on July 1, 2011, after serving as a faculty member of pediatrics and community health sciences on the Medical Campus for 25 years. […]
The first floor of the student residence is designed to welcome residents and their visitors, while providing common space for informal gatherings and a fitness area. The largest area on the first floor is the student lounge. Bathed in natural light, this 1300 square foot area is designed as a retreat for students to relax […]
Thomas Moore, MD, physician chairman of the research team who created the popular and successful healthy eating plan known as DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Diet, has adapted its key points into a weight-loss regimen in his new book “THE DASH DIET FOR WEIGHT LOSS: Lose Weight the Healthy Way—and Keep It Off—with America’s […]
An international team of researchers led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has identified four loci that appear to be associated with decreasing the volume of the hippocampus. The hippocampus is the region of the brain that plays an important role in the formation of specific, new memories, which is an ability that patients […]