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Congratulations to the GIM Recipients of the Annual School Awards!
Congratulations to the GIM faculty members who received Annual BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Awards! Christine Phillips, MD received the Stanley L. Robbins Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award acknowledges scholars, teachers, or innovators in medical student education. Award recipients receive positive teaching evaluations and demonstrate leadership in... More
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... More
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... More
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... More
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, More
Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc
Pablo Buitron de la Vega, MD, MSc joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2016. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine and a leading expert in designing, implementing, and evaluating systems to address social drivers of health (SDOH) in healthcare settings. His signature achievement, the THRIVE program at... More
Antonieta T. Camara, NP
Antonieta T. Camara, NP joined the Section of General Internal Medicine (GIM) in 2016, focusing on underserved populations in adult primary care. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and a nurse practitioner with special interests in contraception, menopause, and preconception care. Most notably, Ms. Camara initiated a program to... More
Alexandra Bachorik, MD
Alex Bachorik, MD joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2019. In addition to practicing primary care in our Women’s Health Group, Dr. Bachorik serves as the Course Director for GIM’s Grand Rounds series and the Program Director for the Primary Care Training Program within the internal medicine residency. More
Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc
Alexander Y. Walley, MD, MSc, is a clinician investigator, HIV primary care provider, and substance use care specialist who joined the Section of General Internal Medicine in 2005 as a fellow in the Clinical Addiction Research and Education (CARE) Unit. During his two-year fellowship, he received a Master’s of Science... More
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... More