Life on Campus
Introducing Our 2025 GMS Commencement Speakers!
We are quickly counting down to Spring 2025 Commencement, where the Graduate Medical Sciences community will come together and celebrate this year’s graduating students. Today, we are excited to introduce you to the four students selected to speak at this year’s GMS Convocation exercises. Three students were chosen to speak at the... More
GMS Hosts 5 Days of Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week Events
Graduate Medical Sciences Student Affairs, GMS Professional Development and the Community Catalyst Center celebrated the accomplishments of our students during Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week from April 7 to 11. Throughout the week, we hosted a variety of events that brought students together for community building, social interaction, academic enrichment, More
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... More
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... More
End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle Social Returns for Another Successful Year!
Over 200 Graduate Medical Sciences community members -- students, faculty and staff -- attended the 2024 End-of-Semester Mix & Mingle, hosted in collaboration between GMS, the Community Catalyst Center, and GMS Student Affairs. The annual event, held this year on Thursday, Dec. 5 in Hiebert Lounge, included a wide array of... More
Recommended Reads For Intersession
GMS Student Affairs and The Alumni Medical Library present the annual book list of Recommended Reads For Intersession and raffle. We hope you enjoy these titles picked by the staff members of both GMS and the Library! Enter the raffle to be 1 of 20 students to win a book from... More
Welcome to First-Generation College Celebration Week 2024!
Monday, Nov. 4, marks the beginning of Boston University's 2024 First-Generation College Celebration Week, which recognizes the success and achievements of BU first-generation students across our campuses. Each year, BU, the Newbury Center and other offices mark the occasion with a week-long celebration program, full of events like workshops, social activities, More
GMS and SPH Host 2024 New Student Welcome BBQ on Talbot Green
Graduate Medical Sciences and the School of Public Health co-hosted a New Student Welcome BBQ on Sept. 5. Hosted on Talbot Green, the event brought students together for a fun social event with music, lawn games, and BBQ food provided by Catering on the Charles. Check out a full slideshow from... More
Welcome to Fall 2024 at Graduate Medical Sciences!
The Fall 2024 semester has officially begun at Graduate Medical Sciences! This semester, we are thrilled to welcome 469 new students to GMS, including 422 master’s students and 47 PhD students. These students represent 16 master’s programs and five PhD programs. The cohort comes from 34 different countries and 38 states. More
PA White Coat Ceremony Welcomes 22 Students to the Class of 2027
Now donning their white coats, the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Physician Assistant (PA) Class of 2027 has officially entered the study and professional practice of medicine. The cohort’s 22 students celebrated their White Coat Ceremony surrounded by faculty, staff, family and friends on Friday, Aug. 9, in Hiebert Lounge. More