Vulnerability in Leadership: Success from Mentorship
What does Leadership mean to you? How does being vulnerable in building your mentor and mentee relationship add to the success of these relationships? This past Monday (February 14th 2022) GMS and their C3 Center (Community Catalyst Center) in partnership with the Graduate Student Affairs office hosted ‘Vulnerable Leadership Part... More
Louis C. Gerstenfeld, PhD, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The professor of orthopaedic surgery has been selected as the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Orthopaedic Research Society International Section of Fracture Repair (ISFR) Lifetime Achievement Award. Congratulations on being the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Orthopaedic Research Society International Section of Fracture Repair (ISFR) Lifetime Achievement Award! Can you tell... More
Celebrating Black Women in Science
In honor of Black History Month, BU GMS would like to celebrate black women in science who have made major breakthroughs in the field of medicine. Click on the images below to learn more about their backgrounds and contributions to not only science, but equality. Highlighted below are notable media and... More
Dollar$ and $ense: February 2022
Complete the 2022-2023 FAFSA today! The 2022-2023 FAFSA is now open as of October 1st. If you plan on using Federal Direct Unsubsidized and/or Federal Graduate PLUS Loan funds during the 2022-2023 academic year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023), you will need to complete the 2022-2023 FAFSA. We recommend doing so... More
Black History Month: Notable Scientists
In honor of Black History Month, BU GMS would like to highlight notable African American scientists who have made major breakthroughs in the field of medicine. Click on the images below to learn more about their backgrounds and contributions to not only science, but equality, as well.
BUMC Moves to Unobserved COVID Testing
Effective Thursday, Jan. 27, the Medical Campus will transition to unobserved COVID testing for all students, staff and faculty. Testing becomes fully unobserved on Thursday, Feb. 3. Please note the following: You will receive an unobserved kit (swab, tube, and plastic bag) when you arrive for your observed test during the... More
C. James McKnight, PhD, Appointed GMS Associate Provost/Dean
Effective Jan. 1, the associate professor of physiology & biophysics, replaces Deborah Stearns-Kurosawa, PhD, who stepped down from the role at the end of 2021. Read Full Article Here
Dollar$ and $ense: January 2022
Spring 2022 Loan Disbursements & Refunds Student Financial Services will begin processing refund requests after your program’s semester start date (see below). Please be sure to log in to the Student Link to put in your refund request before that date so that we can process your refund without delay. Once... More
What a Semester it has Been!
To our GMS Community, The Fall 2021 semester is wrapping up this holiday season after a semester of being back on campus together. Between classes, extracurricular activities, research, and events, we have certainly had an eventful semester that has been full of academic success, research and building back our community after... More
Where to See Holiday Lights in Boston
Though many of Boston’s popular holiday festivities have been put on pause this year, there is still one tradition that has remained mostly intact - festive lights that you can view all around the city. Here are some of the best spots to visit that are sure to get you... More
Upcoming GMS Admission Events
Take a look at what events are happening within our programs at GMS. We look forward to admitting students for next year's class. Please note that all events are in Eastern Standard Time (EST). GMS-wide Events Watch the recordings from our Spring 2026 Virtual Fair here! Upcoming Virtual Events Program Event Time and Date Details/Links Oral Health Sciences Various Recurring... More
Recommended Reads During Intersession
Co-sponsored by GMS Student Affairs and The Alumni Medical Library: Enter the raffle to be 1 of 20 students to win a book from this list! Raffle winners will be drawn at 12:00PM on December 15th. Winners must respond by the end of the day as to which book from the... More
Tis the Season To Mingle 12/2 in Hiebert Lounge
‘Tis the season to mingle! Last Thursday (December 2nd), GMS and the C3 (Community Catalyst Center) hosted an end of semester celebration gathering faculty, staff and students for some safe holiday cheer. The celebration highlighted the growing GMS community after a year of necessary separation due to the pandemic. It... More
Dollar$ and $ense: December 2021
Spring 2022 Loan Disbursements & Refunds Student Financial Services will begin processing refund requests after your program’s semester start date (see below). Please be sure to log in to the Student Link to put in your refund request before that date so that we can process your refund without delay. Once we have... More
12/2 Tis the Season to Mingle
Join us for some good music, food and company with fellow students staff and faculty to celebrate a successful semester on campus.
November is Native American Heritage Month
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, BU GMS has compiled a list of notable books written by Indigenous authors. We want to share these great reads in an effort to amplify Indigenous voices and celebrate the diverse cultures of the Native American community. To learn more about Native American culture, More
Student Spotlight: Elissa Everton
Despite being a New Jersey native, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) graduate student Elissa Everton has no intention of leaving Boston. “Are you kidding me? This is the powerhouse of biomedical research. Everyone you meet here is involved in something awesome,” Everton said. The fifth-year graduate student’s path didn’t always... More
Dollar$ and $ense: November 2021
Fall 2021 Loan Awarding & Reductions If you have not borrowed up to the cost of attendance and planned on requesting additional federal financial aid to be awarded as a fall only loan, please contact our office by November 30th with your request. On the other hand, if you have borrowed... More
Genetic Counseling Receives New Grant to Promote Diversity
On this year’s Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, Boston University School of Medicine’s MS Genetic Counseling Program (BUGCP) is announcing two exciting new initiatives to continue enhancing the training and expertise within the field of genetic counseling. For the 2021-2022 admissions cycle, BUGCP will offer enrollment in a dual degree MS MPH... More
C3 gFIRST Mentor Spotlights for First Gen Week
In honor of celebrating national First-Generation College student day, BU's Graduate Medical Sciences Community Catalyst Center (C3) has peer mentor spotlights to highlight our first-generation student mentors and all of their contributions to the GMS community and their peers. Please click below to read more about our mentors Matt, Elissa and... More
Student Affairs Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the students who won our recent Student Affairs raffle! The following students received gift cards to Chequers Cafe/Peet's Coffee: Qiuyang Zhang Fatemeh Hooshmand Yuehan Li Keven Cheung Stacy Jankowski Karina Franca Claudia Scialdone Gabriel Chavez Kamran Khan Thank you to everyone who came by our GMS office from 10/13... More
GMS Students Receive Funding For Medical Device Designs
MInT, or the Medical Innovation and Technology entrepreneurship program, launched in spring 2021 thanks to innovation-minded graduate students from Graduate Medical Sciences at BUSM, College of Engineering, School of Public Health and Questrom School of Business. The goal of MInT is to empower early-career scientists with hands-on medical innovation design... More
C3 Community Chats
Our Community Catalyst Center is hosting various community chats throughout the rest of the fall semester! These are informal social events to allow GMS students to get to know peers with similar backgrounds and experiences. Each of our five affinity groups, gSOC (students of color), gFIRST (first-generation students), gMAV (military and... More
Learning Community on Inclusive STEM Teaching
The CTL and PDPA invite graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to join a Learning Community on inclusive teaching in STEM courses. The Learning Community will have a synchronous and asynchronous component: participants will meet weekly over Zoom on Thursday mornings from 9:30-11 am during October and November to build on their... More
Additional Places to Eat on the Medical Campus
As the weather turns colder, please remember that eating and drinking is permitted only in designated areas, but not in public spaces such as the Instructional (L) Building Lobby, the library or classrooms. Designated areas (New areas are in blue text): Eating outdoors remains the safest option. An individual office is also safe-please shut... More