Suzanne C. Sarfaty, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
Biography
Dr. Sarfaty is Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Director of Global Health Programs, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Associate Clerkship Director of Medicine at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (BUSM). She practices Internal Medicine at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center while maintaining her academic schedule of advising and teaching medical students. Dr. Sarfaty directs BUSM’s Office of Enrichment that supports learning experiences for medical students that enhance the curriculum and cultivate professional competencies in global health, research, and service learning opportunities.
Other Positions
- Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs, Office of Academic Affairs, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- Assistant Dean of Veterans Affairs , Office of Academic Affairs, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Education
- Boston University School of Medicine, MD
- Boston University, BA
Publications
- Published on 11/17/2023
Donovan K, Thomas OW, Sweeney T, Ryan TJ, Kytomaa S, Zhao M, Zhong W, Long M, Rajendran I, Sarfaty S, Lenders C. Eat to Treat: The Methods and Assessments of a Culinary Medicine Seminar for Future Physicians and Practicing Clinicians. Nutrients. 2023 Nov 17; 15(22). PMID: 38004212.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/27/2022
Choi J, Juntunen A, Brewer H, Abbas D, Sopper C, Bielick L, Ghebrehiwet S, Flinton K, Sarfaty S, Jacquet GA, Crosby S, Piwowarczyk L, Oleng N, Borba CPC. Evaluating an Interprofessional Trauma-Based Education Course to Advance the Care and Health of Refugees. J Immigr Minor Health. 2023 Oct; 25(5):1043-1049. PMID: 36574112.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/14/2022
Buitron de la Vega P, Dimitri N, Araujo Brinkerhoff C, Stern A, Damus K, Miselis H, Garg PS, Sarfaty S, Sprague Martinez L. Virtual Reality Simulated Learning Environments: A Strategy to Teach Interprofessional Students About Social Determinants of Health. Acad Med. 2022 12 01; 97(12):1799-1803. PMID: 35703204.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/1/2021
Battaglia TA, Megrath K, Spencer N, Pamphile J, Crossno C, Maschke A, Bak S, O'Connor GT, Clark CR, Sarfaty S. Communicating to Engage: An Improvisational Theater-Based Communication Training Designed to Support Community-Academic Partnership Development. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1564-1568. PMID: 34406131.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 9/24/2021
Huang D, Qureshi MM, Sarfaty S, Truong MT, Dyer MA, Mak KS, Hirsch AE. Longitudinal Outcomes of Medical Student Research Mentorship: a 15-Year Analysis of the Radiation Oncology Mentorship Initiative. J Cancer Educ. 2023 Feb; 38(1):153-160. PMID: 34558038.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/12/2021
Kan CK, Qureshi MM, Paracha M, Sachs TE, Sarfaty S, Hirsch AE. Effect of Medical Student Contributions on Academic Productivity: Analysis of Student Authorship Over Time. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021; 12:481-489. PMID: 34012312.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/8/2021
McCloskey L, Bernstein J, The Bridging The Chasm Collaborative, Amutah-Onukagha N, Anthony J, Barger M, Belanoff C, Bennett T, Bird CE, Bolds D, Brenna BW, Carter R, Celi A, Chachere B, Crear-Perry J, Crossno C, Cruz-Davis A, Damus K, Dangel A, Depina Z, Deroze P, Dieujuste C, Dude A, Edmonds J, Enquobahrie D, Eromosele E, Ferranti E, Fitzmaurice M, Gebel C, Blount LG, Greiner A, Gullo S, Haddad A, Hall N, Handler A, Headen I, Heelan-Fancher L, Hernandez T, Johnson K, Jones E, Jones N, Klaman S, Lund B, Mallampalli M, Marcelin L, Marshall C, Maynard B, McCage S, Mitchell S, Molina R, Montasir S, Nicklas J, Northrup A, Norton A, Oparaeke E, Ramos A, Rericha S, Rios E, Bloch JR, Ryan C, Sarfaty S, Seely E, Souter V, Spain M, Spires R, Theberge S, Thompson T, Wachman M, Yarrington T, Yee LM, Zera C, Clayton J, Lachance C. Bridging the Chasm between Pregnancy and Health over the Life Course: A National Agenda for Research and Action. Womens Health Issues. 2021 May-Jun; 31(3):204-218. PMID: 33707142.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/2/2020
Klufas A, Shin G, Raphael R, Sarfaty SC, Hirsch AE. A Thorough Analysis of the Current State of Cancer Education in Medical Schools and Application of Experimental Teaching Techniques and Their Efficacy. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2020; 11:931-946. PMID: 33293885.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2019
Terregino CA, Copeland HL, Sarfaty SC, Lantz-Gefroh V, Hoffmann-Longtin K. Development of an empathy and clarity rating scale to measure the effect of medical improv on end-of-first-year OCSE performance: a pilot study. Med Educ Online. 2019 Dec; 24(1):1666537. PMID: 31532330.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2018
Jacquet GA, Umoren RA, Hayward AS, Myers JG, Modi P, Dunlop SJ, Sarfaty S, Hauswald M, Tupesis JP. The Practitioner's Guide to Global Health: an interactive, online, open-access curriculum preparing medical learners for global health experiences. Med Educ Online. 2018 Dec; 23(1):1503914. PMID: 30081760.
Read at: PubMed
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