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Promotions on the Medical Campus

June 4th, 2013

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

June 3rd, 2013

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

May 31st, 2013

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

May 31st, 2013

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

May 30th, 2013

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

May 22nd, 2013

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

May 17th, 2013

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

Metcalf Cup and Prize Winner: MED’s Deborah Vaughan

May 14th, 2013

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

May 13th, 2013

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

May 9th, 2013

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

May 7th, 2013

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

May 6th, 2013

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

May 6th, 2013

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

Chief and Chair of Psychiatry Honored by Massachusetts Association of Mental Health

May 3rd, 2013

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

May 2nd, 2013

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

May 1st, 2013

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

April 29th, 2013

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

BUSM Researchers Identify Novel Approach to Study COPD and Treatment Efficacy

April 11th, 2013

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

April 10th, 2013

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

April 10th, 2013

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