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Associate professorships go to seven faculty Seven Boston University Medical Campus faculty members have been recently promoted to the rank of associate professor. Noted for their outstanding research and exemplary teaching, these men and women, one from the School of Public Health and six from the School of Medicine, have made valuable contributions to the understanding... More
BUSM, BMC Nephrologist, Researcher Honored by International Society of Nephrology
David J. Salant, MD, professor of medicine, pathology and laboratory medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and chief of the section of nephrology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) has been named the recipient of the 2013 Jean Hamburger Award from the International Society of Nephrology (ISN). The award was presented at the World... More
Your Teens Online
SPH prof: what you don’t know could hurt them Sophie Godley, an SPH clinical assistant professor, teaches a course titled Safer Sex in the City: From Science to Policy. Photo by Michael Saunders By the time they reach adolescence, most children are familiar with the perils of driving a car: they’ve been harnessed into car seats and... More
Child Care Openings on BUMC for Infants, Toddlers, Preschoolers
Little Sprouts an early-education and child care school on the ground floor of the Medical Student Residence at 815 Albany St., will be accepting infants in mid-June, in addition to toddlers and preschoolers already enrolled in the school. Priority will be given to BU Medical Campus employees and students, members of the BUMC Residency Programs, More
Researchers Identify Novel Approach To Create Red Blood Cells, Platelets In Vitro
Finding could reduce need for blood donations, speed up research on therapies to treat diseases A study led by Boston University School of Medicine has identified a novel approach to create an unlimited number of human red blood cells and platelets in vitro. In collaboration with Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) and Boston... More
May 28 Transforming the Health Care Response to Domestic Violence: Lessons from Kaiser Permanente, Lynne Stevens Lecture & Award
The BUSM Department of Family Medicine invites the BMC campus-wide Domestic Violence Advisory Committee as well as all members of the Boston University Medical Campus and affiliated health centers to attend the fourth annual Lynne Stevens Lecture on Tuesday, May 28. Lynne Stevens, MSW, served as an assistant professor of Family Medicine at BUSM and director... More
WWE Donates $1.2 Million to SLI for Boston University CTE Treatment Program
The Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (BU CSTE) has launched a new research program aimed at developing a treatment for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). The study will be funded over a three-year period by a $1.2 million gift from WWE® to the non-profit Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a founding partner of... More
New BUSM Study Explores Providers’ Perceptions of Parental Concerns about HPV Vaccination
A new Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) study has found that low-income and minority parents may be more receptive to vaccinating their daughters against Human Papillomavirus (HPV), while white, middle-class parents are more likely to defer the vaccination. The findings appear online in the May issue of the Journal of Health Care for the... More
Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner: MED’s Deborah Vaughan
Her teaching formula: technology + professionalism = great doctors Most people return from summer vacation sporting a tan and with memories of relaxation. Deborah Vaughan came back from hers last year with hundreds of exam questions on computer software for School of Medicine students. As passionate about work as about downtime, Vaughan (GRS’72) pioneered computer-based exams at... More
New NHLBI Director Speaking on BU Medical Campus, May 14
Join Gary H. Gibbons, MD, the newly named director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) during his inaugural visit to the BU Medical Campus. Dr. Gibbons will be speaking on "Setting a New Agenda for the NHLBI: Imagining Our Future" on Tuesday, May 14, 1-2... More
May 13 Kirshenbaum Lecture: Constitutional Dimensions of the Doctor-Patient Relationship Presented by George Annas
George Annas, JD, MPH, recognized expert on health law, bioethics and human rights, scholar and teacher, will present the annual Howard D. Kirshenbaum, MD, Lecture to the medical campus community including members of Dr. Kirshenbaum’s family on Monday, May 13. He will speak on “Constitutional Dimensions of the Doctor-Patient Relationship” Annas is the William Fairfield Warren... More
May 15 Seminar: Connected Health as a Tool to Improve Patient Engagement and Empowerment
Don’t miss the MISU/BMC/VA/BU Medical Informatics Seminar, “Connected Health as a Tool to Improve Patient Engagement and Patient Empowerment." Learn about how connected health programs, including remote monitoring, mobile health initiatives and other technology-enabled interventions can create behavior change, generate efficiencies and improve the quality of patient care. Specific solutions address cardiac care, at-risk pregnancies, More
May 12 Performance by BUMC Arts Outreach Initiative Artists and BMC Patients
The BU Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative invites all members of the Medical Campus community to an innovative performance project conceived to support and honor the recovery of a selected group of patients from the Boston Medical Center’s Refugee Clinic, Cancer Center and department of Neurology. “DIWAN” is a pilot experience in creative collaboration... More
June 5 Health Services Research Workshop
Boston University Medical Campus Health Services Research Workshop Wednesday, June 5 Hiebert Lounge, cookies available 2:00 Overview of Health Services Research. Dan Berlowitz, MD, MPH, Professor, BUSPH and Director, CHQOER 2:15 Getting Started in Health Services Research. William Fernandez, MD, Assistant Professor, Dept of Emergency Medicine and Doctoral Student BUSPH Dept of Health Policy and Planning 2:30 Career Development Awards in Health Services Research. More
Schweitzer Fellow Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15: On a Mission to Improve Dental Care for Underserved
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) student Andrew Soule-Hinds DMD 15 was chosen in March 2013 for the highly selective Boston Albert Schweitzer Fellowship. He joins the nearly 500 Schweitzer Fellows who have collectively delivered over 90,000 hours of service to communities in and around Boston and Worcester since the program’s... More
School of Dental Medicine Celebrates 50th Anniversary: Home to scholars, community activists, and miracle workers
To his patients, Pushkar Mehra is a miracle worker. He is one of five doctors in the country who performs a 3-step, 10-hour surgery that takes apart and reconstructs a patient’s lower face—deformed by congenital growth problems, tumors, or diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. The surgery restores patients’ ability to eat, speak, sleep, and... More
Chief and Chair of Psychiatry Honored by Massachusetts Association of Mental Health
Domenic Ciraulo, MD, chief and chair of psychiatry at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been selected as one of the co-recipients of the inaugural Drew-Foley award by the Massachusetts Association of Mental Health (MAMH). The award was presented at the centennial anniversary of the MAMH Friend and Leader/Spirit... More
Patient Centered Medical Home Helps Assess Social Health Determinants and Promote Health
Physicians from the Departments of Pediatrics and Family Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are proposing that current pediatric guidelines and practices could be implemented within a Patient Centered Medical Home model to address social determinants of health. The article, published in the Journal of the American Medical... More
Virtual Patient Advocate Delivers Preconception Care to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
Results of a pilot study suggest that a virtual patient advocate (VPA) could help influence positive changes and help women have healthier pregnancies. Developed at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Northeastern University, “Gabby” (pictured below) is an innovative tool developed to deliver preconception care (PCC) to African-American women through... More
Darrell Kotton Receives Alpha-1 Project Support to Expand iPSC Development
The Alpha-1 Project (TAP) announced a $150,000 commission to Darrell Kotton, MD, to expand development of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines created from tissue donated by patients with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (Alpha-1). Kotton is Professor of Medicine and Co-director of both The Alpha-1 Center and the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston University School... More
Advocating for Women Scientists: Medical School Dean Wins 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award
Karen Antman, provost of the Medical Campus and dean of the School of Medicine, has won the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research. The award, which was given by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, recognizes scientific and medical leaders who have made... More
Gay Parents As Good As Straight Ones; MED prof’s finding comes as Supreme Court weighs same-sex marriage
When the Supreme Court took up the issue of gay marriage last month, Justice Antonin Scalia claimed that experts debate whether same-sex parents are bad for children . “There’s considerable disagreement among sociologists as to what the consequences are of raising a child in a…single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not,” Scalia... More
BUSM Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Study COPD and Treatment Efficacy
BUSM researchers have pinpointed a genetic signature for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from airway cells harvested utilizing a minimally invasive procedure. The findings provide a novel way to study COPD and could lead to new treatments and ways to monitor patient's response to those treatments. The study is published online in the American Journal... More
April 11 Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series Lecture: Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease
The Spring 2013 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on Non Coding RNA in Health and Disease, continues on Thursday, April 11, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on LncRNAs that regulate adipogenesis and hematopoiesis. This lecture is being given by Dr. Harvey Lodish, Professor of Biology and Member, Whitehead Institute, and Professor of Bioengineering, Massachusetts... More
GSDM Expands Elective Externship Program to Two University Sites in China
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) will expand its Global Elective Externship program during the 2013-14 academic year to include an exchange program with two institutions in China: Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Stomatology (SJUSS), located in Shanghai, and the Fourth Military Medical University School of Stomatology (FMMUSS), located in Xi’an. More