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 […]
PREP Symposium Celebrates ’21 Scholars
On May 27, BU PREP scholars – Chantal Aaron, Autumn Grimins, Hapshepsut Jackson and Moises Ramirez – shared their capstone projects with faculty, staff, mentors, and program alumni at this year’s Class of 2020-2021 Zoom Symposium. The students highlighted their research and conclusions in their presentations, answered questions, shared the journeys that led them to […]
Fadie Coleman Wins 2021 Metcalf Award
Teaching her first class last fall at the School of Medicine, postdoctoral associate Marianne Collard naturally had beginner’s jitters. But in Fadie Coleman, Collard found a mentor who’d taught students from college to middle and high school—and was only too happy to teach a fellow teacher. “I met with Dr. Coleman weekly, where she helped […]
MD, PhD Graduates Encouraged to ‘Lean In’
Typically MD, PhD and MD/PhD graduates are cheered on with plenty of pomp and circumstance by family and friends who gather to celebrate their achievements. While the setting looked different this year, the cause for celebration and cheer remained the same. A virtual ceremony was held again this year to maintain safe physical distancing. Noting […]
Dr. Rachel Levy-Bell Named New MHCBM Director
Dr. Rachel Levy-Bell will become the new Director for the nationally accredited Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine program, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Levy-Bell earned a PsyD degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, interned at Cook County Hospital (Chicago) and Temple University Hospital (Philadelphia), followed by a post-doctoral appointment at BMC in […]
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 […]
SNAP Benefits For Eligible BU Students
Due to a change in federal law, students who filed a 20/21 FAFSA and had an expected family contribution of zero and/or were determined eligible for Federal Work Study – though not necessarily working – may be eligible for SNAP benefits for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. More information about this recent SNAP (Supplemental […]
Fighting Stress with Care Packages
We care about the wellbeing of our GMS community, and know how hard the ongoing challenge of this pandemic is on all of us. Recently, the GMS Student Affairs, Professional Life, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion offices teamed up with the Wellbeing Project to provide care packages to our students. Items like hot chocolate packs […]
Rosie’s Place Donation Drive
The Graduate Medical Science Student Organization (GMSSO), Women’s Professional Development Committee (WPDC), Biomedical PhD Student Organization (BPSO) and Minority & International Scientists Organization (MISO) recently co-sponsored a donation drive to benefit Rosie’s Place. Rosie’s Place was founded in 1974 as the first women’s shelter in the United States. Currently, the organization offers meals and shelter […]
Congratulations to the Welcome Back Raffle Winners
After the holiday break, Graduate Medical Sciences decided to hold a “Welcome Back” raffle for our students. 10 lucky winners received a Barnes & Noble gift card to use, to help with either purchasing textbooks or getting some new BU gear to start off the semester. The winners are: Katie Marino Ioanna Yiannakou Silvia Gunderson […]