Save the Date: Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2025
Graduate Medical Sciences is thrilled to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our graduate and professional student community during this year's Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week! From April 7 to 11, join us for a week of social, academic and professional development events, food and swag pickups, and more to mark the occasion. Check out a full list of GPSAW 2025 events at GMS below: Monday, April 7 Office Hours with Assistant Dean for Diversity & Inclusion Dr. Shoumita Dasgupta Noon to 1 p.m. in L-306 (C3 Suite) Get to know Dr. Dasgupta with a safe space to bring up issues related to navigating your... More
Student Spotlight: Cynthia Ordoñez Salguero (MHCBM ’25)
Cynthia Ordoñez Salguero is a second-year student in the Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine program at Graduate Medical Sciences. She is currently completing an internship as an Integrated Behavioral Health Clinician in the Pediatric and Adolescent Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Cynthia is also an artist whose paintings explore the balance between grief and joy. Cynthia’s artwork will be on display in the GMS Suite (L-317) through April 30, and you can read her full artistic bio by clicking here. We spoke to Cynthia about her journey to Boston University, her art, and her goals in the... More
Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Poplavska ’25
Elizabeth Poplavska is a second-year Master of Science in Forensic Anthropology student at Graduate Medical Sciences. Elizabeth earned a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from Brooklyn College and moved to Boston to build her knowledge about the science and biological aspects of the subject. Her current research assesses CT scans of antemortem tooth loss, dental caries, and crown restorations for skeletal biomarkers of stress in opioid users and non-opioid users. Elizabeth plans to graduate in August 2025. Learn more about her time at BU below! Tell me a bit about your journey to Boston. What was your educational and/or background prior... More
Graduate Medical Sciences Celebrates 40 Years of MAMS at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
First conceived in the early 1980s over a faculty lunch table, BU’s MS in Medical Sciences has grown to be one of the country’s most successful Special Master’s Programs. In the early 1980s, a group of faculty from the Boston University School of Medicine Department of Microbiology gathered around a lunch table to discuss a groundbreaking new program – one that would soon become the school’s Master of Arts in Medical Sciences, or “MAMS.” The idea, according to Glen Zamansky, PhD, was the brainchild of the late Selwyn Broitman, PhD, a professor of microbiology, pathology and laboratory medicine and later, an assistant... More
Students Relax and Get Creative at C3 Craft & Chat Night
Students enjoyed an evening of creativity and relaxation at the Community Catalyst Center's Craft & Chat on February 26. The event invited students to drop in and work on art activities of their choosing such as succulent pot and mason jar painting, coaster decorating, paper crafts, and more. Boston University Student Wellbeing also provided decks of conversation cards to inspire conversation and connection. You can view an ongoing calendar of C3 and GMS events here, and check out some more photos from the event below!
Art Days Celebrates Its 35th Year on Medical Campus
Art Days returned for its 35th year, held from Feb. 18 to 19 in Hiebert Lounge. The annual event celebrates the creativity of students, faculty, staff from all schools on the Medical Campus. This year, several members of the Graduate Medical Sciences community submitted artwork showcasing their art across media such as painting, drawing, poetry, woodworking and more. Art Days was started by Dean Emeritus Aram Chobanian to foster the support and growth of the creative arts at BUMC. The exhibition is mounted by the Creative Arts Society and facilitated by Associate Professor of Biochemistry Keith Tornheim, PhD. The BUMC community was... More
GMS Inaugural Research Symposium Call for Applications!
Graduate Medical Sciences will host its inaugural Research Symposium on Thursday, April 10. Awards are available for applicants in the Research Talk and Poster Presentation categories. The Research Talk Award will be granted to two postdocs, two early-career PhD or MD/PhD, and two PhD or MD/PhD applicants. The Poster Presentation Award will be granted to two postdocs, two early-career PhD or MD/PhD, two PhD or MD/PhD and two masters applicants. All applicants must apply and register for the event by March 5, 2025. Click here to learn more about the award categories and to apply to the Symposium.
A Chance to Connect and Win Gear at Student Affairs Welcome Back Event
Graduate Medical Sciences Student Affairs hosted a "Welcome Back Relax & Chat & Gear Raffle" event in L-311 on Friday, Jan. 31. The afternoon event invited students to connect with peers, enjoy cookies and warm beverages, and enter a raffle to win brand-new gear from the GMS Online Store. Raffle items included GMS-branded zip-up hoodies, sweatshirts, crewnecks, long-sleeve shirts and t-shirts, as well as baseball caps and water bottles. Over the course of three hours, master's and PhD students attended the event and took time to sit, relax and catch up with classmates and friends following the first two weeks of the spring... More
GMS Honors Black History Month 2025
GMS is proud to celebrate Black History Month! This year marks the 49th annual Black History Month since it was federally recognized in 1976. The 2025 theme of Black History Month, “African Americans and Labor,” highlights “the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of African American Life & History. Below, we have highlighted several Black History Month events to add to your calendar, as well as other resources, initiatives, and organizations... More
Looking Back on Fall 2024 at Graduate Medical Sciences
To the GMS community, Congratulations on the completion of another semester at Graduate Medical Sciences! It has certainly been a busy few months of studying, research, classes, events and more. We have been thrilled to share these moments with you and see just how much you're making a difference in your work and studies every day. Let's take a look back at some of this semester's events: The Fall 2024 semester began with GMS Orientation at the end of August, where we welcomed over 450 new students -- master's and PhD -- to campus. Students had the opportunity to meet with organizations from... More