Student Affairs Team
Welcome to the Student Affairs Office!
Our goal is to support you on your PATH through medical school, help you develop lifelong skills that will sustain your personal and professional growth, and create an overall fulfilling experience at Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Our office helps you explore your areas of interest, plan your career, and find creative solutions to challenges that you may face.
Our Vision
Provide students with a unique PATH to personal and professional excellence.
Our Mission
To provide advice, guidance and opportunities for creativity, reflection and growth. To support students through the process of becoming the physicians they aspire to be.
Student Affairs Deans
* Unless otherwise noted, open office hours are designed for quick questions, exploratory conversations, and emergencies. Students are seen in order of arrival. We also encourage students to arrange individual appointments with deans, especially if the issue(s) they wish to discuss require an extended conversation. Office hours may change if necessary week-to-week, so check the Student Affairs Digest to confirm that week’s availability.
Angela Jackson, MD
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine
hjackson@bu.edu
Dr. Angela Jackson’s video
More about Dean Jackson
Medical School:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brasil
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Residency:
Internal Medicine
Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
Chief Medical Resident
Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
Academic Interests:
Primary Care Training
Teaching Teachers
Curriculum Development in Caring for Underserved Patients
Career Development / Mentoring
Advocacy Skills for Students and Residents
Daniel Chen, MD, MSc
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
chenda@bu.edu
Open office hours: Mondays, 1-2 p.m. *
Dr. Dan Chen’s video
More about Dean Chen
Medical School:
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency:
Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship:
Primary Care Academic Fellowship
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Academic Interests:
Medical Student Empathy
Career Development / Mentoring
Ricardo Cruz, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
rjcruz@bu.edu
Open office hours: Thursdays, 12:30-1:30 p.m. *
Paige K. Curran, MA
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Director, Academic Enhancement Office
Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences and Education
pkcurran@bu.edu
Open office hours: Thursdays, 1-2 p.m. *
More about Dean Curran
Graduate Education:
Suffolk University, Department of Psychology
Clinical Training:
Duke University Counseling and Psychological Services
Harvard University Bureau of Study Counsel
Academic Interests:
Cognitive aspects of physician-patient communication
Relationship between motivation, achievement and creativity
Development of effective learning strategies
Resiliency in success and failure
Vivian Sanchez, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Assistant Professor of Surgery
vmsanche@bu.edu
Open office hours: Tuesdays, Noon-1 p.m. *
More about Dean Sanchez
Medical School:
University of Pennsylvania
Residency:
General Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship:
Bariatric Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Minimally Invasive Surgery
University of Miami, Miami, FL
Academic interests:
Career development and mentoring
Weight regain after bariatric surgery
hernias
Karen Symes, PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
symes@bu.edu
Open office hours: Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-noon *
Dr. Karen Symes’s video
More about Dean Symes
Education:
PhD in Developmental Biology, National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, UK
Postdoctorate:
Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Academic Interests:
I am interested in supporting students through school as a Dean in the OSA and as an educator in the design and implementation of curricula. As I scientist, my focus was on the molecular control of cell movement during embryonic development and in diseases processes.
Robert Vinci, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Professor of Pediatrics
bvinci@bu.edu
Open office hours: Fridays, 1-2 p.m. *
More about Dean Vinci
Medical School:
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School – New Brunswick, NJ
Residency:
Pediatrics
Boston City Hospital, Boston, MA
Academic interests:
Mentoring and Advising
Community Engagement
Career Development
Megan Young, MD
Assistant Dean, Student Affairs
Clerkship Director, Geriatrics
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Section of Geriatrics
meyoung@bu.edu
Open office hours: Wednesdays, Noon-1 p.m. *
Dr. Megan Young’s video
More about Dean Young
Medical School:
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine – Chicago, IL
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Primary Care Training Program
Boston Medical Center
Chief Medical Resident
Boston Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Fellowship:
Geriatrics, Clinical Educators Track
Boston Medical Center
Academic interests:
Learning Communities
Clinical Reasoning
Advising
Robert M. Beazley, MD, FACS
Assistant Dean Emeritus, Student Affairs
Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Department of Surgery
reddogbeazley@gmail.com
Dr. Robert Beazley’s video
More about Dean Beazley
Academic Interests:
Mentoring and Advising
Anatomy and History of Medicine
Student Affairs Staff
Nichole Ciccarelli, EdM
Director, Student Affairs
ngcicca@bu.edu; (617) 358-7461
Susan Norris
Senior Policy Officer
norriss@bu.edu; (617) 358-7471
Tiffany Wong, MA
Program Coordinator, Student Wellbeing & Advising
tswong@bu.edu; (617) 358-7465
Royisha Young, MS
Student Affairs Coordinator
youngra@bu.edu; (617) 358-7470