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Message from BU Faculty & Staff Assistance Office for BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month: BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, observed each July, holds profound significance as it brings critical attention to the mental health challenges uniquely experienced by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. These communities face systemic racism, discrimination, and... More
BMC Ranked Top 10 in Nation for Racial Inclusivity
BOSTON – Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been awarded top grades by the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank, for its achievements and efforts in health equity, clinical excellence, and community collaborations. BMC received an “A” grade for social responsibility, which combined metrics of health equity and value of care... More
DoM STARDoM June Awardees!!
Join us in congratulating this month's STARDoM awardees, Ginny Leung and Marshal Bizure! Ginny Leung, MA "Ginny is one amazing person. She is super supportive of all of the AD’s and the work that they do. She is timely in her responses and pulling data to help support each section. Her personality... More
NIH Featured Story: Gene F. Kwan, MD, MPH
Better heart health through education: Q&A with Gene F. Kwan, MD, MPH March/April 2024 | Volume 23 Number 2 Dr. Gene F. Kwan, a cardiologist and global health researcher, is an assistant professor at Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Since 2008 he’s worked in rural Rwanda and Haiti collaborating... More
DoM Faculty Appointments and Promotions – May 2024
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion. Associate Professor Christopher Heaphy, PhD, Medicine/Hematology & Medical Oncology, focuses on cancer biomarker discovery and validation with the aim to utilize novel tissue-based biomarkers to improve individualized prevention, detection and treatment strategies. In particular, he... More
2024 DoM Evans Days Abstract Submission is Open!
Nominate A Staff Member for a DoM Annual Staff Award – Deadline June 10, 2024!
Submissions are now open through June 10th for our two Annual DOM Staff Awards! See details and links to submit below. The David "Aaron" Freed Compassion & Excellence Award Nomination Criteria Nominee should be a non-faculty member of the Department of Medicine for at least one year who demonstrates the following qualities: Dedication... More
Hollis D. Day, MD, MS, MHPE, Delivers Distinguished Professor in Geriatrics Keynote Lecture
Hollis D. Day, MD, MS, MHPE, associate professor of medicine, delivered the Distinguished Professor in Geriatrics (DPG) keynote lecture at the annual Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) meeting held recently in Boston. Day, who also is chief of geriatrics at Boston Medical Center (BMC), discussed the future of geriatrics... More
DoM Faculty Appointments and Promotions – April 2024
Congratulations to the following Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine faculty on their recent appointment or promotion! Associate Professor Maureen Dubreuil, MD, MSc, Medicine/Rheumatology, specializes in spondyloarthritis, including the pharmacoepidemiology of spondyloarthritis. Her work has shown protective effects of medications on disease outcomes and comorbidities. She recently led a national project to... More
Karen Antman Stepping Down as BU’s Medical School Dean and Medical Campus Provost
Original Post Karen Antman, who led two transformative decades for Boston University’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine as dean of the school and provost of the Medical Campus, has announced plans to step down from those roles and return to the faculty at the BU medical school as a professor... More