GMS Celebrates Pride Month at Fenway Park
It was a night of fun, food and camaraderie for several students who won the GMS raffle for the Boston Red Sox Pride Night game on June 15. Ten students won two tickets each, one for them and one for a guest. The Pride Night festivities included a pre-game social on the Sam Deck, as […]
Faculty Spotlight: Kim Zayhowski, MS, CGC
Kim Zayhowski, MS, CGC, is a cancer genetic counselor and clinical researcher at Boston Medical Center. She is also an assistant professor in the Department of Medical Sciences and Education and teaches within BU’s Genetic Counseling Program. Much of Kim’s current research within genetic counseling focuses on improving care for LGBTQIA+ patients, specifically focusing on […]
Active Shooter Training Resources and Important Safety Tips
To: BUMC Students, Faculty and Staff From: Karen Antman, MD, BUMC Provost and BUSM Dean Date: June 6, 2022 Subject: Recent Gun Violence The recent gun violence in Texas, New York, California, Oklahoma, Philadelphia and Tennessee are vivid and gut-wrenching reminders of the continuing toll of gun violence, but also that our campus public safety […]
BU PREP Hosts Fourth Annual End-of-Year Research Symposium
The 2021-2022 cohort of the Boston University School of Medicine Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program (BU PREP) closed out a successful year of substantial research at the program’s fourth annual end-of-year symposium last week. Hosted in the Instructional Building on June 3, the symposium featured 30-minute research presentations from the cohort’s four scholars: “Evaluating the Impact […]
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 Sarah Rowan at 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 […]
PRIDE Month Recommended Reads
June is Pride month in the United States, a month dedicated to celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and recognizing LGBTQ+ individuals’ impact on our history and society, both in this country and around the world. To help you mark Pride month, we’ve compiled a list of six books to put on your reading list. Please email […]
GMS Welcomes 17 Students into 2022 STaRS Program Cohort
This week, Graduate Medical Sciences will welcome the 17 students who make up the 2022 Summer Training as Research Scholars (STaRS) program cohort. STaRS is a program designed to promote more equitable access to graduate education for students historically underrepresented in science and medicine. Throughout the summer program, the STaRS cohort will have the opportunity […]
“The End of the Beginning”: GMS Celebrates First In-Person Commencement Since 2019
Pomp and circumstance returned to Graduate Medical Sciences for the first time since 2019 at last week’s commencement ceremonies. Over 300 students walked during the in-person exercises at the BU Track & Tennis Center, including graduates from September 2021 and January 2022, as well as May 2022 and August 2022 degree candidates. It was also […]
Amy Brodeur, MFS, and Matthew Layne, PhD, Receive GMS Educator of the Year Awards
Each year, Boston University and Graduate Medical Sciences honors several faculty members who show steadfast dedication and passion toward graduate and doctoral education. These awards are based on student recommendations from across the GMS programs. This year, we are thrilled to announce that GMS has awarded the 2022 Educator of the Year awards to Amy […]
GMS Hosts 28th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day
Students from across Graduate Medical Sciences presented their research at the 28th Annual Henry I. Russek Student Achievement Day on Friday, May 6, 2022. It was the first in-person Russek Day since 2019. The event was first held in 1994 in memory of Dr. Henry I. Russek, a prolific physician and scientist whose research and […]