Congratulations to our fellows that graduated from the fellowship program on June 30, 2021! We are so excited for their next adventure. Evgenia Granina, MD, MBA is our geriatric oncology fellow. She completed her geriatric medicine fellowship and is continuing the hematology and oncology fellowship portion. Avery Osella, MD completed the geriatric medicine fellowship and […]
Each year the geriatrics section selects a resident to receive the Knight steel award. This award was created in honor of R. Knight Steel, the first professor of Geriatrics and Chief of Geriatrics at the Evans Memorial Department of Medicine. The recipient of this award is an individual who has a "personal commitment to older […]
Last month, fellows and faculty in our Geriatrics section went to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Past, present, and future members of the BUMC Geriatrics section presented. Topics included LGBTQ health curricula, equity in patient treatment, treating opioid use disorder, combating ageism, increasing colorectal cancer during COVID-19, and much more. […]
Each year this prestigious honor is awarded to a medical student who has completed their Geriatrics Rotation here at BU. Awardees are chosen by the faculty of the Boston University Geriatrics Section based on their qualities of personal commitment to individuals in need of care, social awareness, and excellence in clinical medicine as exemplified by […]
Dr. Tom Perls was featured in a podcast episode that focused on the lives of centenarians and his work with the New England Centenarian Study. Dr. Perls answered questions about Kane Tanaka, who was the oldest-known person in the world until their recent death, and his work within studying human longevity. To listen to the […]
Geriatrics hosted its annual Dean Faulkner Visiting Professor on Friday, April 1, 2022. The lecture is in honor of James Morrison Faulkner, MD, who became the Dean of BUSM in 1947. During his eight years as Dean, he championed the role of the Home Medical Service - one of the forerunners of our current Home […]
Congratulations to Dr. Rosie Lau-Ng for winning an award at the Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine annual conference! She received a "Best of Poster" award in the category of education with her poster titled, "Implementation of an Educational Curriculum on Care of Older Adults with Opioid Use Disorder in Long-Term Care."
Congratulations to Jessica Restrepo, MPH, on receiving the BUSM Distinguished Staff of the Month Award for March! This award recognizes staff who provide exceptional commitment and service to the BUSM community. Jessica is the Geriatrics fourth-year medical student Clerkship Coordinator and has been with the section for three years.