GIM Observes International Overdose Awareness Day
In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, members of GIM’s Office-Based Addiction Treatment team and the Grayken Center for Addiction gathered with officials from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and others to plant more than 20,000 purple flags to memorialize lives lost to overdoses. The Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance […]
Michael Schwartz Announced as Medical Director of Inpatient Teaching Service
Hospitalist and Assistant Professor of Medicine Michael Schwartz, MD will serve as the Medical Director of the GIM Inpatient Teaching Service. Dr. Schwartz is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and completed his internal medicine (IM) residency training here at Boston Medical Center. He has a particular academic interest in […]
Expanding the Palliative Care Team
The Palliative Care team, led by Director Henri Lee, has grown steadily over the past few years. The program now delivers care through a new home-based palliative care service that launched in February 2025, a growing outpatient clinic embedded in oncology, and a well-established inpatient consult service. In the past year, the program has hired […]
Anna Goldman Honored with Boston Climate Leader Award
Congratulations to Anna Goldman, MD, a primary care physician in the Section of General Internal Medicine and the Medical Director of Sustainability for Boston Medical Center (BMC), for earning the Boston Climate Leader Award from the City of Boston’s Environment Department. She received the Boston Bright Future Award, recognizing those transforming the energy grid to […]
GIM Hosts Inaugural Research Staff Retreat
GIM hosted its inaugural Research Staff Retreat last month! The half-day retreat brought together research staff from different projects across the Section. After opening remarks by Marc Larochelle, the Associate Chief of Research, attendees heard from a panel of experienced research professionals — Jacqueline German, Alissa Cruz, Carly Bridden, and Jose Baez — who shared […]
Monica E. Peek Delivers 2025 Moskowitz Memorial Lecture
Earlier this month, Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc, FACP delivered the annual Mark A. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture for the Section of General Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Her lecture, titled “Medicine & The Rise of Truth Decay: The Role of Clinicians, Educators, and Investigators,” discussed the predictors of democratic decline and the implications for health […]
GIM at the 2025 Department of Medicine DEIA Week
Last week, the Department of Medicine (DOM) held the second annual Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) Week, hosting speakers and highlighting the ongoing DEIA work of DOM faculty, staff, and trainees. At a showcase on Monday, posters and oral presentations illustrated impactful DEIA work in the areas of research, education, programming, patient care, and […]
Craig Noronha Elected to APDIM Council
Dr. Craig Noronha—Associate Chief for Education, Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Section of General Internal Medicine—has been elected to the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Council. Founded in 1977, APDIM is the “international organization of accredited internal medicine residency programs; the […]
Dr. Alysse Wurcel Selected as Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Correctional Health Care
Dr. Alysse Wurcel, an Associate Professor and clinician investigator in the Section of General Internal Medicine, has been selected as the new Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Correctional Health Care. The Journal of Correction Health Care recently announced this leadership transition, noting: Dr. Wurcel brings a wealth of experience, both clinical and research-based, that will […]
September is National Recovery Month
Saturday, Aug. 31, was International Overdose Awareness Day, which was dedicated to creating a better understanding of overdose and red ucing the stigma surrounding drug-related deaths. At BMC, we believe that no family should have to endure the pain of losing a loved one to an overdose. September is National Recovery Month, which is a time […]