News & Updates
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
Dr. Kevin Wilson Among Expert U.S. Panel that Developed NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines
Kevin Wilson, MD, professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine, is among a panel of 30 U.S. physicians, statisticians and other experts which has developed treatment guidelines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).These guidelines, intended for healthcare providers, are based on published and preliminary data and the clinical expertise... More
DOM Faculty Insights on COVID-19
Joshua Barocas, MD KISS 108 Matty in the Morning | Dr. Joshua Barocas Calls In Huffington Post | Social Distancing: Can You Hang Out With Friends If You Stay 6 Feet Apart? STAT | The coronavirus pandemic could transform our health care system — for the better WBUR | Hospitals Seeing Rise In Coronavirus Cases A Week... More
GIM’s Debra Paarz Awarded BU’s 2020 Perkins Award
BU’s 2020 Perkins Awards for Distinguished Service Announced Awardees Colin Riley, Kim Richards, Debra Paarz will be honored at a ceremony held later Congratulations to Debra Paarz A quarter-century BU veteran, Paarz has spent most of the last two decades with MED’s 120-instructor general internal medicine section, currently serving as its administrator—which now... More
Appointments & Promotions – Spring ’20
Congratulations to all faculty recently promoted and welcome to all recent appointments! Promotions Fuzhong Qin, Professor Cardiovascular Medicine Nahid Bhadelia, Associate Professor Infectious Disease Karen Jacobson, Associate Professor Infectious Disease Hans Meier Ewert, Clinical Associate Professor Cardiovascular Medicine Liu Gang, Research Associate Professor Computational Biomedicine Kei Yasuda, Assistant Professor Nephrology Appointments Avik Chatterjee, Assistant Professor General Internal Medicine Simeon Kimmel, Assistant Professor General Internal Medicine Thomas Ku, Assistant Professor General... More
Intern Match 2020
Despite the current clinical challenges posed by COVID-19, medical students and faculty alike recently celebrated the results of the 2020 NRMP Match! Boston Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency program is thrilled to welcome a competitive and diverse class of incoming interns, some of whom will be receiving their Medical Degrees... More
Emelia Benjamin, MD Receives AAIM Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Vice Chair for Faculty Development and Diversity in the Department of Medicine at BUSM and BMC and BUMC Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, will receive the 2020 Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. “Through her world-class research program in... More
Seeking Volunteers for Committee to Establish Principles for Expense Reduction in the DOM
In view of the anticipated substantial reductions in clinical revenue during the COVID 19 pandemic, we are establishing a Committee to Establish Principles for Expense Reduction in the Department of Medicine. I am writing to seek volunteers to serve on this committee. We are particularly interested in adding one MD clinician... More