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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. More
GIM Faculty Win Massachusetts Medical Society Awards
Two faculty members in the Section of General Internal Medicine have been recognized by the Massachusetts Medical Society for outstanding contributions to the health and well-being of patients in the state, across the country, and around the world. Robert Marlin, MD, PhD, MPH -- an Assistant Professor of Medicine and primary... More
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: ... More
Alysse Wurcel Selected as Health Equity Champion Honoree
Alysse Wurcel, an Associate Professor of Medicine and a clinician investigator in the Section of General Internal Medicine, has been selected by the Infectious Diseases Society of America as a Health Equity Champion Honoree. Dr. Wurcel is a nationally recognized clinician investigator with over 20 years of expertise in infectious... More
Colleen LaBelle Receives Continuing Education Outstanding Champion Award
Colleen LaBelle MSN, RN-BC, CARN--the Executive Director of the Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of General Internal Medicine--received the 2026 Continuing Education Outstanding Champion Award. The award is given by the Boston University Barry M. More
Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Harm Reduction Housing
“In light of increasing consideration of encampment sweeps as a policy approach to homelessness, our findings suggest that offering low-threshold housing that incorporates MOUD access in conjunction to sweeps is important.” Research faculty and staff in the Section of General Internal Medicine—Avik Chatterjee, Andrew Rolles, and Sarah Kosakowski—recently published findings from... More
Celebrating GIM 2026 Top Docs
Boston Magazine has released its 2026 list of “Top Docs,” and we're happy to celebrate the inclusion of several physicians who are faculty members in the Section of General Internal Medicine: Amy L. Fitzpatrick, MD Charles P. Tifft, MD Lucy B. Schulson, MD, MPH Melissa D. DiPetrillo, MD Susan L. Phillips, MD Angela H. Jackson, MD Carl... More
Commentary on Sexual Orientation and Cost-Related Health Care Deferral
“SGM people are caught in a catch-22 for health care: defer care to avoid immediate costs and likely medical debt but have worse health that requires more costly care in the future.” Emily Lupez, Assistant Professor of Medicine, and Carl G. Streed Jr, Associate Professor of Medicine and Research Director for... More
A Call to Action for Methadone for Opioid Use Disorder
Zoe Weinstein, Director of Boston Medical Center (BMC)’s Addiction Consult Service and an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Section of General Internal Medicine, published a perspective article with co-authors from University of Rhode Island, University of Pittsburgh, and Yale School of Medicine. The article, "Actions Needed for Pharmacy-Dispensed Methadone... More
Section Chief Michael Fischer Wins Leader in GIM Award
Chief of the Section of General Internal Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Michael Fischer, received the 2025 New England Society of General Internal Medicine Leader in General Internal Medicine Award. The award recognizes regional SGIM members for their significant contributions to SGIM and their role in advancing academic general internal... More