Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded a four year, $5.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) for investigators from BUSM to create the Center for Health Insurance Reform, Cardiovascular Outcomes and Disparities. The goal of the Center will be to better understand the effects of Massachusetts health reform on […]
Despite the promising results of the “Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valves (PARTNER) trial,” featured in the Oct. 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Harold Lazar, MD, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery and Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgical Laboratories at BUSM believes that surgical aortic-valve replacement should remain the standard treatment of aortic […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the Academies of Advisors Program at the BUSM held its first annual Dodgeball Tournament. The Rebecca Lee Crumpler Academy won this inaugural event, defeating the Louis W. Sullivan Academy three games to two in the final round of play. The Crumpler Academy team, also known as the “Trailblazers” (aka the Crumpinators), […]
Members of Boston University’s (BU) administration along with elected officials from the Boston community will celebrate the groundbreaking for the long-awaited construction of a student residence on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. at 815 Albany Street on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). The nine-story, $40 million structure is designed by Beacon Architectural Associates with a brick and limestone façade in the classic Boston tradition. Its 104 two-bedroom suites that include bath, kitchenette and living spaces will accommodate 208 students, each with individual bedrooms, the standard for graduate student housing.
BUSM has established a Department of Radiation Oncology, effective October 1, 2010. The new department will play a pivotal role in advancing cancer research and care initiatives at BUSM and Boston Medical Center (BMC), the primary teaching affiliate of BUSM and the Cancer Center. The department, chaired by Lisa Kachnic, MD, a professor of radiology at BUSM and chief of radiation oncology at BMC, comprises four faculty, each of whom will be conducting research in their respective fields.
The stresses of poverty have long been associated with child abuse and neglect. In a study presented Sunday, Oct. 3, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in San Francisco, researchers directly linked an increased unemployment rate to child maltreatment one year later. “When times are bad, children suffer,” said study author Robert Sege, MD, FAAP, professor of pediatrics, BUSM, and director, Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center. “These results suggest that programs to strengthen families and prevent maltreatment should be expanded during economic downturns.”
BUSM Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs John Wiecha, MD, MPH, from the Department of Family Medicine, has received a $247,654.00 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services to acquire the Laerdale ™ simulation mannequin. The mannequin, which is programmed to simulate a patient experiencing an emergency medical situation, will be used by professors […]
Two BUSM faculty members have each been awarded grants from the NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) to study the effectiveness of integrative medicine in underserved patients. Paula Gardiner, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the department of family medicine, has been awarded a 5-year K07 training grant to investigate the use of […]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that physicians who use an automated, electronic medical record (EMR) tracking system to follow-up on patients with an abnormal Pap test could increase the number of women who achieved diagnostic resolution and have women achieve resolution in less time than using traditional methods. These findings appear […]
Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) have resulted in a growing number of injured soldiers who have been evacuated to the United States for comprehensive care related to both physical and psychological trauma, most commonly pain and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). These disorders tend to occur together and result in high levels of distressing symptoms. […]