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Feb. 22 International Humanitarian Missions—The Israeli Experience: Lessons Learned and Taught
Medical Campus students, faculty and staff are invited to a lunchtime lecture given by Colonel Doctor Tarif Bader, the Deputy Surgeon General of the Israel Defense Forces, who will speak about his experience leading the IDF’s mission to Nepal and Haiti, as well as his oversight in treating Syrian refugees. This presentation is part of... More
Hundreds Gather for BUSPH 40th Anniversary Celebration
More than 400 faculty, alumni, students, and staff of the School of Public Health gathered February 4 at the Algonquin Club in Boston to celebrate the School’s 40th anniversary. BU Provost Jean Morrison applauded the SPH community for its rich history of research and education, saying the School’s “success and lasting contributions have changed our approach to... More
GSDM Makes Waves at 2016 Yankee Dental Congress
From Jan. 28-31, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was abuzz during the 41st annual Yankee Dental Congress (YDC), the largest dental meeting in New England, and the third largest meeting in the United States. The convention drew thousands of dental professionals from around the region, and featured hundreds of dental continuing education courses, lectures and... More
2/17 Application Deadline: Team Science Pilot Grant Program
The Team Science Pilot Grant Program, which is funded by the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (BU-CTSI), is requesting applications. EMAIL APPLICATION SUBMISSION: Deadline Wednesday, Feb. 17 by 5 p.m. Purpose of the RFA: To stimulate individual and team science in all areas of translational research related to the prevention, diagnosis, and management of human disease. More
Four Decades Forward: SPH Celebrates 40th Anniversary
MED offshoot now an international leader in research, graduate education When the School of Public Health launches a yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary tonight, it will be celebrating one of Boston University’s great success stories. The school has grown from a small department within the School of Medicine to become an international leader in graduate... More
Zika: The Next Pandemic
SPH professor concerned about virus, but also “prepared to be alarmed” On February 1, 2016, Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared Zika virus “a public health emergency of international concern.” Chan’s statement said the 2016 outbreak is an “extraordinary event” and a public health threat to the world. For decades the virus, transmitted... More
NEJM Perspective Focuses on Role of Prescriber Education for Opioids
In recent decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in opioid prescribing for chronic pain. That growth has been associated with increasing misuse of these medications, leading to alarming increases in unintentional opioid overdose deaths. In a perspective in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, Daniel Alford, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine... More
SPH Dean Sandro Galea Appointed Robert A. Knox Professor
Leading expert on health consequences of mass trauma, conflict Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health, has been appointed Boston University’s Robert A. Knox Professor. The professorship supports a BU faculty member who demonstrates excellence in scholarship, research, and teaching, as well as impact on society. “Professor Galea’s energetic leadership and foundational research in the... More
Jan. 27 Town Hall Meeting: Medical Campus Public Safety
BU Medical Campus students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Department of Public Safety and their partners from the Boston University Police and Boston Police departments at a town meeting. Learn about the collaborative work being performed by our public safety, police and emergency preparedness representatives. There will be a panel discussion moderated by... More
Jan. 26 Advancing Public Health Science for Global Health: A Health Research Funder’s Perspective
Advancing Public Health Science for Global Health: A Health Research Funder’s Perspective Tuesday, Jan. 26 4:30–6 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge Live-Streaming Available During Event #PHForum2016 Alain Beaudet, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Alain Beaudet, MD, PhD. is the President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) since July 2008. Previously, he was the President and... More
Feb. 3 BUMC Supply Center Open House
BUMC researchers are invited to the grand opening of the BUMC Supply Center, a new onsite provider of Thermo Fisher Scientific products for research needs. The Center, located in the BUSM Instructional Building in room L901, will stock frequently used products with 24/7 accessibility and prices may be discounted because there will not be a... More
MLK & Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Spirit of Inclusion
As part of the celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday, members of the medical campus community gathered in the Hiebert Lounge on Wednesday, Jan. 20, in the afternoon to hear UMass Boston Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Winston E. Langley, discuss the similarities of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of... More
Jan. 20 Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
MLK & Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Spirit of Inclusion Wednesday, Jan. 20, Noon-1 p.m., Hiebert Lounge Open to Medical Campus students, faculty and staff Refreshments will be provided. Winston E. Langley Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Professor of Political Science and International Relations University of Massachusetts Boston Kazi Nazrul Islam is the national poet of Bangladesh. His writings explore themes such... More
Medical Ethics in the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Nazi Doctors, Racial Hygiene, Murder and Genocide
Students, faculty and staff are invited to "Medical Ethics in the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Nazi Doctors, Racial Hygiene, Murder and Genocide" Wednesday, Jan. 20 Noon-1:20 p.m. BUSM Instructional Building, L109 A/B This talk is being given in memory of Robert Berger, MD, BUSM ’56, Distinguished Alumni Award recipient 1982, former Chief of Cardiac Surgery at BUSM... More
Critical Thinking Workshop
More than 50 BUMC faculty, course and program directors gathered Dec. 21-22 in Hiebert Lounge to take part in the two-day joint faculty development program, “Critical Thinking Strategies for Health Professionals.” Led by Gerald Nosich, PhD, a noted authority on the subject, the workshop was designed to help teaching professionals engage their students in critical... More
Grant Awarded to Develop Methods for Diagnosing CTE During Life
Researchers from Boston University, the Cleveland Clinic, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, have been awarded a $16 million* grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/NINDS). This seven-year, multi-center grant will be used to create methods for detecting and diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE)... More
BUSM Expands Curriculum to Address Opioid Abuse
All Students Now Training in Addiction Prevention, Screening & Treatment Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has expanded the content covering opioid dependence and overdose as well as the training in prevention, screening and multidisciplinary treatment of substance abuse over each of the four years of the medical school’s curriculum in response to Massachusetts Governor Charlie... More
New Joint Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery-Medical Degree Program
Beginning in the summer of 2017, Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and School of Medicine (BUSM) and will offer a new six-year program that combines the GSDM Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) residency program with an opportunity to earn a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Combining the OMFS residency program and... More
Dec. 16 Deadline: BU CTSI Mini-sabbaticals
The Boston University CTSI seeks to fund Mini-sabbaticals at other academic and research institutions. The Mini-sabbaticals are intended to encourage intellectual growth and multidisciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration. The CTSI is planning to offer three (3) mini-sabbaticals annually. Mentored faculty, post doctoral scholars, project coordinators and research staff are eligible to apply. Applicants are required to identify... More
Three GSDM Researchers Receive CTSI Pilot Grants
Three Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) researchers have been awarded $20,000 each in Boston University Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) pilot funding. The GSDM researchers are Research Associate Professor Dr. Manish Bais, Research Associate Professor Dr. Ann Marie Egloff, and Professor Dr. John C. Samuelson. All three researchers are in GSDM’s... More
BUMC FedEx Print Center is Moving Dec. 1
The FedEx Office On-Campus Print Center is moving! The new print center will be located at 700 Albany St. (next to City Convenience). The existing print center, at 715 Albany St., will remain open for business through Nov. 30. The new print center location will be open for business on Dec. 2. Both print centers... More
Nov. 16 The Life Equation
Big data is coming to global health. But who should decide who lives and dies: Doctors on the front lines or a mathematical formula? Join emmy-winning filmmaker Rob Tinworth as he discusses the ethics surrounding data-driven health care. He will screen clips from his film 'The Life Equation ' a documentary film that follows extraordinary people making impossible... More
Nov. 17 Resilience and Mindfulness Workshop
Life is full of challenges. While we often have no choice over the challenges we encounter, we do have some control over how we respond. BUMC faculty and staff are invited to a free wellness workshop, Tuesday, Nov. 17. (Register at fitness@bu.edu) This presentation will focus on cultivating psychological resilience – the ability to cope effectively... More
GSDM Hosts Students And Faculty From Three Chinese Dental Schools
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) hosted students and faculty from three Schools of Stomatology in China this summer, during three separate 14-day visits. The visits were part of an ongoing Global Externship Exchange with three Chinese institutions that began in October 2013. The exchange allows fourth-year DMD students to spend... More
Dec. 9 BUMC Provost Guest Lecture
Extending a Hand: Dr. Salman Zarka on the humanitarian treatment of Syrian casualties in Israel Salman Zarka, MD, MPH, Director General of Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel Students, faculty and staff are invited to the BUMC Provost Guest Lecture on Dec. 9. Prior to his position at Ziv Medical Center, Dr. Zarka served as a Colonel in... More