News & Updates
BUMC Toastmasters Virtual Open House
BUMC Toastmasters Virtual Open House Overcome your fear of speaking in a friendly, supportive atmosphere! Learn to: Organize your thoughts • Think on your feet • Develop meeting skills • Build confidence • Increase your vocabulary • Practice leadership skills • Speak with clarity and fluency • Provide and receive feedback Thursday, September... More
Pride Month Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Dr. Carl Streed Jr., MD, MPH, FACP
Department of Medicine administrator Nellie Ferrara sits down with General Internal Medicine physician and Research Director for BMC's Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery for a discussion on LGBTQ health and inclusion in medicine. Q: Right now we’re witnessing the Black Lives Matter movement where inequality and injustices against African Americans are being brought to light and exposed. More
New DOM Awards Announced! – Deadline for Submission September 11
In addition to the eight awards that are given out on Evans Days, the Department of Medicine has announced the addition of two new Faculty Development and Diversity Awards (a faculty award and non-faculty diversity award) and an Administrative Award. The Faculty Development and Diversity Award is awarded to a Department... More
Session Recap from A Day of Collective Engagement
Opening Remarks and Opening Plenary "Until we each understand how an Africa-American student or a Latino staff member sees and experiences our actions and words, we will be forever on the outside of the cycle of racism that afflicts us. We must aspire to be the Boston University deserving of the... More
Appointments & Promotions – June ’20
Professor(s): Renda Wiener, MD Clinical Professor(s): Christine Reardon, MD Assistant Professors: Navid Alavi, MD Hussein Assi, MD Nabila Azad, MD Nicholas Bosch, MD Kathryn Fantasia, MD Jean Liew, MD Nicole Mushero, MD
Appointments & Promotions – May ’20
Professor(s): Alan Moss, MD Assistant Professors: Polly Dhond, PhD Albert Nadjaria, MD Jennifer Palmer, MD Purva Ranchal, MD Angela Reffel, PA-C Haihua Zhang, MD Instructors: Sarah Khan, MD Lauren Kearney, MD Ryan Knodle, MD Justin Peterson, MD Tashia Prince-Lacombe, NP Samantha Rawlins-Pilgrim, MD Olivia Rowse, MD Stephen Russell, MD Melinda Tonelli, MD Judy Tran, NP
Dr. Carl Streed receives Outstanding Recent Graduate Award from Johns Hopkins Alumni Association
Dr. Carl Streed is recognized with the Outstanding Recent Graduate Award for exemplifying the Johns Hopkins tradition excellence through outstanding achievements in his professional life. He will be recognized along with fellow award recipients at an in-person celebration when normal operations resume. Carl Streed is an Assistant Professor in the section... More
Support IM Residents COVID-19 Relief Fund
As Boston Medical Center cares for the second largest volume of COVID-19 patients in Boston, our internal medicine trainees, as well as all our hospital personnel, have demonstrated a level of dedication and professionalism every step of the way. Help support them while they are on the frontlines by making... More
Appointments & Promotions – April ’20
Welcome to the Department of Medicine! Appointments Gaelle Cottan-Brun, MD, Instructor General Internal Medicine Ian Downs, MD, Instructor General Internal Medicine Sadie Elisseou, MD, Adjunct Instructor General Internal Medicine Sarah Phillips, MD, Instructor Geriatrics
Perspectives From the Frontlines
As the largest safety-net hospital in New England, Boston Medical Center cares for the most vulnerable and often under-served communities in Boston and is currently caring for the second highest number of COVID-19 patients in the city.Drs. James Hudspeth and Sarah Kimball of the Department’s Section of General Internal Medicine... More