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<\/h4>\n<\/h4>\nA quarter-century BU veteran, Paarz has spent most of the last two decades with MED\u2019s 120-instructor general internal medicine section, currently serving as its administrator\u2014which now means, among other things, she says, that she\u2019s kept busy supporting leaders, doctors, and nurse practitioners \u201cas their involvement ramps up with COVID-19\u2013related activities.\u201d<\/p>\n
In circumstances not involving emergencies like that, she oversees such matters as faculty recruiting, retention, services, promotions, and efforts to counter burnout. She also helps manage clinical and research activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the moment you join the faculty,\u201d one nominator wrote, \u201cDebbie is there to support you in all aspects, ranging from identifying your mentors, clarifying your clinical schedule, completing your educational expectations, monitoring your clinical performance, maintaining your licensure\/certification, applying for intra- and extra-mural funding, and pursuing academic promotion.\u201d Another said that thanks in part to Paarz, the section is reputed \u201cas one of the strongest and most academically productive GIM units nationally.\u201d<\/p>\n
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