About the Department – Message from the Chair of Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Medicine at the Boston University Medical Campus. We appreciate your interest in learning more about us. The Boston University Medical Campus contains the Boston Medical Center, and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Public Health, and Dentistry. The Department of Medicine is affiliated with our two principal teaching hospitals, Boston Medical Center and the Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

As Chair of the Department of Medicine, I look forward to our journey ahead. While the Covid-19 pandemic has changed and will continue to change medicine, our Department will remain committed to its missions including:

  • Outstanding & equal care for all
  • Health equity
  • Research that spans all domains from the laboratory bench to local & global health
  • Educational programs that position the next generation for success

We remain indebted to our history as a Department and the outstanding achievements of our faculty and staff. Now with close to 500 faculty, 14 Sections 15 research centers we are poised to broaden and expand our excellence. Our location in Boston provides the ideal backdrop to care for our community and to expand our basic, translational and clinical research programs.

Home to one of the country’s leading residency programs, our Department is able to provide outstanding clinical and research opportunities to our housestaff, fellows-in training and medical students. Our faculty provide outstanding and diverse mentorship to our trainees allowing them to succeed both in their field of choice and type of career they seek whether it be clinically focused or as a physician-scientist.

Goals of the Department of Medicine

We believe that our success as a department is dependent upon exceptional achievement in each of our core missions of research, clinical care, and education.

In order to continue our leadership role as one of the country’s leading research-intensive Departments of Medicine, we expect to:

  • Advance operational excellence by creating integrated, efficient systems that enable seamless collaboration and deliver exceptional value to patients and stakeholders.
  • Strengthen clinical programs through innovative care models and strategic partnerships that enhance quality, access, and sustainability.
  • Foster a thriving workforce by developing fair, transparent, and competitive compensation structures that attract, retain, and reward outstanding talent.
  • Cultivate leadership and mentorship by investing in faculty development, supporting career advancement, and building a diverse, future-focused leadership team.
  • Elevate research impact by aligning resources with high-value scientific priorities, promoting collaboration, and driving discoveries that transform patient care and health equity.
  • Champion education and innovation by creating responsive programs that empower clinician–educators and innovators to lead change and advance scholarly work.
  • Build a culture of philanthropy that engages faculty and partners in shared responsibility for advancing departmental priorities and sustaining long-term growth.
  • Communicate with clarity and purpose to strengthen alignment, transparency, and trust across the department and institutional partners.

Ultimately, we seek to be a department that leads through the impact of our work, the generosity of our actions, the example we provide, and the value we bring to our profession and to the public.

We appreciate your interest and hope you will contact us if we can provide any additional information about Boston University’s Department of Medicine.

 

 

 

 

Vicki Jackson, MD, MPH
Chair, Department of Medicine