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BUMC on Forefront of Student Training of Military Veteran Medical Issues
In January 2012, BUSM was invited to the Joining Forces Initiative, a partnership with the White House, the Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and more than 100 medical schools. The collaboration provides veterans and their families with healthcare opportunities and support. It strengthens medical education on issues affecting military personnel such as post traumatic stress... More
Hemant Roy, MD Named Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology Jan. 1
The Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center announced that Hemant Roy, MD has been appointed Chief of the Section of Gastroenterology effective Jan. 1. Dr. Roy is currently Duckworth Professor of Cancer Research, Director of Research and Vice Chair of Northshore University Health System and Clinical Associate Professor... More
Nov. 8 Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series Lecture: The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease
The Fall 2012 Thematic Seminar Series, which focuses on The Cytoskeleton in Health and Disease, kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 3 p.m. with a presentation on Molecular Motors in Brain Developmental Disease. This lecture is being given by Richard Vallee, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology and Cell Biology; Director, Division of... More
GSDM Students Explore Culture and Clinic on Guatemala Externship
GSDM students Jennifer Rubin DMD 13 and Elizabeth Ponder DMD 13 volunteered for two weeks in Comitancillo, Guatemala (Comi), with Dentistry for All (DFA) and its founder, GSDM alum Brad Krusky DMD 93. The experience was educational in not only a clinical, but also a cultural sense. Rubin and Ponder immersed themselves in the traditional Mayan... More
BU CTSI Supports Early-Career-Stage Investigator Collaboration that Leads to National Multi-Site Study
There is a common catch-22 in research, particularly when examining new, novel pathways and nascent discoveries. Data are needed to support exploratory research hypotheses when submitting proposals for external funding, but funding is typically needed to collect data for testing preliminary hypotheses. Pilot grants funded by the BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) offer... More
BU Rated Seventh in US for “Employability”, 17th Worldwide
Boston University is 17th in the chart of universities around the world that were ranked based on the “employability” of their graduates according to a recent Boston Globe story. The chart, entitled "What the job market wants," was published by the New York Times, which said an online survey was compiled by Emerging, a... More
Nov. 2 Concert Given by Patients Treated by Neurology Department
The Department of Neurology in collaboration with the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and the Medical Campus Arts Outreach Initiative present a concert: "When Patients Heal You.” This extraordinary concert features a group of talented patients who have been successfully treated by the Department of Neurology. Their musical performances, ranging from Nordic jazz, More
Second Year of Record Attendance for GSDM Alumni Reception Held at AAP Annual Meeting
On Oct.1, 75 alumni and friends of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) gathered at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles for the School’s alumni reception held every year during the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Annual Meeting. Professor and Chair of Periodontology & Oral Biology and Director of the Advanced... More
BUSM and BUSPH Students Learn About Neighborhood Services
In an effort to help incoming students learn more about businesses in the Medical Campus neighborhood, BU Schools of Medicine (BUSM) and Public Health (BUSPH) co-sponsored a vendor fair. Approximately 60 first-year BUSM MD and BUSPH students attended the 90-minute fair held Oct. 9 in Hiebert Lounge. “The vendor fair was a great opportunity to learn... More
BU Alzheimer’s Disease Center Receives Donation
Researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease at Boston University School of Medicine are the recipients of a donation resulting from a September fundraiser, "An Evening at the Arbors.” This event raised $15,000 for the BUSM Skip Curtis Fund, which was donated to the BU Alzheimer's Disease Center. The Skip Curtis Fund was established by Meg Curtis in... More
Car-Free Week Stats Are In!
TranSComm sponsored Car-Free Week (Sept. 17–23) with transportation organizations throughout the state. As part of Car-Free Week thousands of Massachusetts commuters traded their cars for more sustainable methods of travel that resulted in: 27,456 fewer car trips 319 tons of CO2 emissions prevented from entering the air 724,488 fewer miles driven 13,587 cars... More
GSDM Student Andrew Jorgensen Fulfills His Wish to Help People Smile
Andrew Jorgensen DMD 13 has recently received well-deserved attention for his service to the community at large and for his excellence as a dental student of the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Jorgensen was chosen as the first BU student to be presented on Boston University Provost Jean Morrison’s newly... More
Environmental Health Seminar: Occupational Heat-Related Illness, Oct. 12
As part of the BUSPH Department of Environmental Health’s seminar series, Climate Change: Science, Health, and Policy, Kathleen Fitzsimmons, MPH, will present on “Occupational Heat-Related Illness.” Ms. Fitzsimmons serves as Epidemiologist for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Workers represent a distinct population at risk for heat-related illness (HRI), considered to be a leading occupational health... More
BUSM Study Investigates Genetic Variants’ Role in Increasing Parkinson’s Disease Risk
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) investigators have led the first genome-wide evaluation of genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study, which is published online in PLOS ONE, points to the involvement of specific genes and alterations in their expression as influencing the risk for developing PD. Jeanne Latourelle, DSc, assistant professor of neurology... More
Oct. 10 Public Health Forum, Thought-Provoking ‘Death with Dignity’ Ballot Initiative
Marcia Angell, MD, former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, is the featured speaker for the Wednesday, Oct. 10, Public Health Forum, which will take place from noon-1 p.m. in L-112, BUSM Instructional Building. Her talk, "Respecting the Autonomy of Dying Patients: The Massachusetts Death with Dignity Ballot Initiative,” focuses on Question 2, the... More
Speak, the Movie, Screening and Panel Discussion, Oct. 24
Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC) Toastmasters, located at 72 East Concord St. is screening the movie, SPEAK, on Wednesday, Oct.24 at 5:30 p.m. as part of the BUMC Toastmasters one year anniversary celebration. There will be a panel discussion following the film, which will be shown in Bakst Auditorium in the Boston University... More
BU Clinical and Translational Science Institute Supports New, Cutting-Edge Technology
Altering the way drugs are delivered to patients with multidrug resistant cancer is a real game changer. Tyrone Porter, PhD, associate professor in the departments of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering combines ultrasound technology with chemistry and biomedical engineering to discover new methods for diagnosing and treating diseases. As founder and principal investigator of the Nanomedicine... More
Researchers Find Proportion of Acetaminophen Users Exceed Recommended Maximum Daily Dosage
Acetaminophen is one of the most commonly used analgesic compounds worldwide; it is an ingredient in literally hundreds of over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription products. Consumers who take OTC medications for common conditions such as pain, fever, colds/flu, and allergies, represent a substantial proportion of total acetaminophen use, and generally take these products without medical... More
GSDM Externship in Chiligatoro, Honduras, “Changes the Way You Think”
Yunji Lee and Nadia Malik, both GSDM DMD 13, recently spent a week together in the village of Chiligatoro, Honduras, sleeping in sparse beds and taking cold showers. Yet, they describe it as one of the best trips they have ever taken. The two fourth-year dental students participated in a life-changing international externship from Sept. 8-15, More
Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Program on BUMC, Register Today
The Boston University Police Department offers the “Rape Aggression Defense” program (RAD) specifically for women desiring to physically protect themselves against rape and other forms of violence. The course is taught by RAD-certified BUPD instructors over a 20-hour course. The RAD system is a realistic self-defense program of defensive tactics, techniques and education. It is... More
Attend Oct. 5 Evans Center Research Retreat
The Evans Center will hold its research retreat on Oct. 5, featuring ARC highlights, and Rudolph Jaenisch, Professor of Biology, Whitehead Institute, MIT: “Cellular Reprogramming: Are we on the Brink of Treating Parkinson, Diabetes and Other Diseases? Facts, Hypotheses, Unresolved Issues”. Register here View the complete Morning Program and the Afternoon DOM Program
Severe Migraine Sufferers Find Hope at GSDM
For those who suffer debilitating migraines daily or almost daily, approximately 3.5 million in the US, there is an innovative procedure now offered by Dr. Timothy Osborn at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC). He is one of two surgeons in Boston and one of fifteen... More
Postdoc Appreciation Week Activities Sept. 17-21
The Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Division of Graduate Medical Sciences Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) Sept. 17-21. This is the second year that events will be held on the medical campus. The activities held during Appreciation Week will help increase awareness of postdocs and recognize the contributions... More
No Magic Bullet for Shifting Risk in Health Care Spending, Analysis Finds
Accountable care organizations, supported by federal health care reform, are enough of an improvement over the failed capitation arrangements of the 1990s to make them a "worthy experiment," but they are not a cure-all for controlling health care costs, according to an analysis co-authored by a researcher from the BU Schools of Medicine and Public... More
BMC Chief Elected to National Medical Association Board of Trustees
Gregory Antoine, MD, chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and associate professor of surgery and otolaryngology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) was elected to the National Medical Association (NMA) Board of Trustees. Antoine will represent Region 1, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, More