PRIDE Month Recommended Reads
RAFFLE CLOSED Congratulations to our raffle’s winners: Michaela Carrier, Elissa Everton, Meagan Lauber, Yamini Adusumelli, James Merrington and Senegal Carty! Happy reading! All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto By: George M. Johnson Detransition, Baby: A Novel By: Torrey Peters Felix Ever After By: Kacen Callendar […]
LGBTQ+ Resources from BU and Beyond
In honor of Pride month, we compiled a list of resources for supporting our LGBTQ+ community, both from Boston University and outside organizations. Please email srowan@bu.edu if you have a resource you would like to add to the list! BU Out List The BU Out List is a collaboration between the BU LGBTQIA+ Faculty & […]
Student Spotlight: Ryen Wilson
Ryen Wilson is a Masters’ student in the Oral Health Sciences program, who hopes to become a general dentist and work with queer, trans, and nonbinary survivors of partner abuse. Ryen is graduating in September of 2021. What drove you to pursue a career in science? I’m originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia. I went to the […]
Is Science for Me?
On a mission to empower the BU student community to share their own pathways to science, two Graduate Medical Sciences students teamed up to create: Is Science For Me? M.S. Candidate Raissa Zuim Dantes de Souza and PhD Candidate JoColl Burgess, both in the department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, are gathering short-memoirs about students’ socioeconomic […]
AAPI Student Resources
In light of recent events and horrific acts of violence against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, we have compiled a list of resources to support AAPI students in our medical campus community and help fight against anti-Asian racism. Boston University Resources: BU Today: Be an Ally: How to Help Fight […]
Student Spotlight: Kiloni Quiles-Franco
Kiloni Quiles-Franco is a PhD student studying Molecular and Translational Medicine at GMS. She is currently the co-host of Vitamin PhD, a podcast produced at Boston University for anyone who is pursuing a doctorate, has a doctorate, or supporting others on their doctoral journey. The podcast’s fourth season is focusing on conversations with student organizations, […]
2/18/2021 – Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Medicine and Science
On Thursday, February 18th, from 4:00pm – 5:00pm, the GMS Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office held a discussion panel titled: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Science and Medicine This interactive panel discussion was held with African American alumni across disciplines to discuss Imposter Syndrome – the overwhelming feeling of self-doubt and attribution of luck in spite […]
11/17/2020 – Microaggressions & Their Impact on Professional Development in the Academy
GMS DEI participated in the Department of Medical Sciences & Education monthly “Educators Collaborative Lunch” where BUMC educators share and exchange ideas for best practices in pedagogy for graduate biomedical education over lunch. The topic was Microaggressions & Their Impact on Professional Development in the Academy . Please click the link to view the video […]
10/6/2020 – Allyship in the Scientific Enterprise: Performance or Progress?
Tuesday, October 6th from 1-2:30 PM GMS partnered with the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences for a discussion on “Allyship in the Scientific Enterprise: Performance or Progress?”. This event was a virtual panel discussion with nationally recognized faculty engaged in both STEM and diversity, equity & inclusion scholarship, where we […]
ART DAYS- Antiracism Theme
Art Days has filled Hiebert Lounge with artwork of all kinds (paintings, photos, poetry, sculpture, needlework, etc.) from BUMC students, faculty and staff for 30 years. This annual all-campus event is sponsored by the Provost’s office, with the exhibition mounted by the Creative Arts Society. The recent horrific deaths of Stephon Clark, Aura Rosser, Atatiana Jefferson, […]