Former NIMHD Director Speaks on Disparities in Patient-Clinician Communication
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, MD — the former director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities — delivered the 2026 Mark A. Moskowitz Memorial Lecture to the Section of General Internal Medicine on Friday, April 3. Now a professor emeritus at the University of California San Francisco, Dr. Pérez-Stable shared his expertise on […]
GIM Celebrates with Winterfest 2026
On Sunday, March 15, the Section of General Internal Medicine hosted its annual Winterfest celebration at the Tirrell Room in Quincy, Massachusetts. The event brought together faculty and staff from across the Section and their families for food, drinks, dancing, and entertainment. Check out photos from the event below:
GIM Hosts Thankful Together Potluck
The GIM Creating Calm in Crosstown (C3) Committee planned a Thankful Together potluck for faculty and staff in the Section of General Internal Medicine. Section members were encouraged to bring in dishes, desserts, or drinks to celebrate the spirit of gratitude and togetherness. This event was the latest of several community-building events this year, which […]
Political Scientist Matthew Motta Speaks on the Politicization of Medicine
At the 2025 Kathleen Bennett, MD Memorial Lecture in Community Medicine on October 8, the Section of General Internal Medicine hosted Matthew Motta, PhD, an Associate Professor of Health Law, Policy, & Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. Motta presented on the increasing politicization of medicine. He offered clinicians some strategies for […]
Celebrating Resilience During Recovery Month
Last week, Boston Medical Center staff shared powerful stories of strength and recovery as part of an event hosted by the Grayken Center for Addiction in recognition of National Recovery Month. BMC stands alongside the millions of individuals and families who have been impacted by addiction. The Grayken Center’s Recovery Month events seek to remember […]
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 […]