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Dorchester Families Start Living SMART
Community Health Programs Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, Felicia Smith DMD 15, Thomas Horton DMD 14, Lillelenny Santana AS 2012, and Danielle Collins (a former dental hygiene student of Lituri’s) volunteered at the Living SMART Community Health Fair on June 11. The fair was held at the Perkins Community Center in Dorchester. Living SMART... More
BUSM’s Samet Recognized for Outstanding Contribution to International Cooperation in Drug Abuse Research and Training
Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, a professor of medicine and community health sciences at BUSM, has been selected as a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program 2011 Awards of Excellence winner. Samet was recognized for his commitment and investment in mentoring scientists in their pursuits in patient-focused drug abuse research and treatment. Samet, who is... More
Emergency Room Treatment Twice as Likely Among Young Adults With Psychological Problems
Young adults with serious psychological problems are more than twice as likely as peers to use hospital emergency department services, according to a new study led by BU School of Public Health researchers. The study, published online in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, found that “serious psychological distress” was significantly associated with emergency department... More
GMS Welcomes Undergrad Summer Interns
Generating a burst of contagious energy, laughter and intellectual curiosity they arrived at the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences office on June 1. Johanna, Samanta, Vincent, Joshua, Jessica, Rachael, Maria, Carlos, Jordan, Derrius and Chinamere are undergraduate students from eleven different US colleges and universities. They are spending 10 weeks on the medical campus conducting biomedical research, participating in professional development seminars, attending “science talks” and enjoying the cultural and recreational opportunities in Boston. More
Study: Patient Safety Indicators Need Refinement
Efforts to identify hospital-based patient safety problems have culminated in a list of indicators known as PSIs that initially were intended to help to detect adverse events and prompt quality improvements. Now, however, PSIs are emerging as standards by which the public will be able to compare hospitals – a move that two VA Boston Healthcare System researchers, both professors at the BU School of Public Health (BUSPH), find problematic. More
Evidence-Based Research Workshop Held at GSDM
An ADA Evidence-Based Review (AER) workshop was held at the Dental School on June 2 and 3. The AER program is a unique opportunity which allows interested individuals to be trained in the concepts of scientific methods in dental research and study designs by the 13-15 members of the ADA Critical Review Panel (CRP). GSDM... More
US News & World Report: DASH Diet Number One, BU-created plan tops magazine’s list
Want the inside scoop on dieting? Ask BU’s Thomas Moore. The Medical Campus associate provost helped create the best diet plan going, according to US News & World Report. DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) topped 19 other diet plans in the magazine’s “Best Diets Overall” category, beating out such popular plans as Atkins, More
Higher Adherence to DASH-style Diet Reduces Excess Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls
Girls who followed the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet pattern had a lower incidence of excess weight gain as measured by body mass index (BMI) over the 10-year period of their adolescence according to BUSM researchers. These findings are reported in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Obesity is a major public health... More
Rising Rate of Cesareans Slowing in Industrialized Countries
After decades of steadily climbing cesarean deliveries, the rate of increase is slowing in many industrialized countries, Boston University School of Public Health researchers found. In a study published online in the journal Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, researchers counter the belief that rising cesarean delivery rates in industrialized countries are inevitable. "The general slowing of the... More
Older Men More Likely to Lose the Ability to Orgasm Due to Gabapentin According to BUSM Researchers
BUSM researchers have found that Gabapentin, (trade name Neurontin) a medication commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, seizures and biopolar disease in older and elderly patients, seems to have a higher incidence of anorgasmia, or failure to experience orgasm, than previously reported. This study was published in the current issue of American Journal of... More
GSDM Alums Make Up Half of Mass Dental Society 2011 Ten Under 10
Five GSDM alums were named in the Massachusetts Dental Society’s prestigious Ten Under 10 list for 2011. The alums: Mark Doherty Jr. ENDO 05; Yael Frydman DMD 05; Jared Reid DMD 04; Anubha K. Sacheti PEDO 08; and Frank Schiano DMD 06, AEGD 07 attended a combination of both DMD and postgraduate programs at GSDM and have all gone on to achieve great success in their careers. More
GSDM Class of 2011 Celebrated with Unique and Personal Ceremony
On Friday, May 20, GSDM honored new graduates at the School's 47th annual Convocation. The late afternoon ceremony boasted 185 DMD and 76 postdoctoral student participants. Dean of Marsh Chapel Reverend Dr. Robert Allan Hill began the ceremony with an invocation. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter followed by welcoming the graduating students, family and friends, and faculty... More
Array of Flame Retardants Found in Baby Products
Baby products containing polyurethane foam -- such as car seats, changing table pads, crib mattresses and nursing pillows -- contain flame retardants that could pose health risks to children, a new study co-authored by a BU School of Public Health researcher has found. The study in Environmental Science & Technology co-authored by Tom Webster, associate professor... More
GSDM Gets a “Thumbs Up” From Local Children
The 8th annual Orchard Gardens field trip to GSDM took place on May 16. Around 40 first and second grade children made the trip from the nearby Orchard Gardens K-8 School for a day filled with educational and fun activities. “This day is a lot of fun and a good way for the dental students to... More
128 Master of Arts and Sciences Degrees Conferred at Graduate Medical Sciences Commencement
The Boston University Division of Graduate Medical Sciences celebrated the commencement of 128 members of the Division who earned the Master of Arts and Master of Sciences degree on May 20 at the George Sherman Union. Representing 15 different departments and programs in the Division, the graduates are launched into careers including medical anthropology and cross-cultural... More
Celebrate GMS Student Research at Russek Day, May 27
Celebrate the accomplishments of GMS students at Russek Day on Friday, May 27 in Hiebert Lounge. The event honors the accomplishments of doctoral and master degree candidates and their mentors. Participants present poster presentations and answer questions about their research. Campus faculty, staff and students are encouraged to stop by. The Achievement Award will also... More
BUSM’s 164th Commencement Celebrates Achievement
Boston University’s Agganis Arena is the scene of many proud moments in the lives of BU students, faculty, and staff. There could be no more satisfying and rewarding event for the Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) Class of 2011 and their families than the medical school commencement ceremony held there May 21. “I speak for my colleagues in saying that it has been a great privilege to work with you,” said BUSM Dean Karen Antman, MD. “We know you are resilient and adaptive, smart and serious. We hope you find fulfillment in the work that you have chosen and that the occasional bumps and diversions prove, with time, to be instructive. The faculty hopes you do well. Even more, we hope that you do good.” More
BUSPH Students Raise $28,000 for Charities
BU School of Public Health students raised $3,400 in cash and $24,800 in donated vitamins this semester to benefit seven global health charities, as part of a class project that included special events, online donations, and grant writing. As part of the project in Financial Management for International Health, the MPH students wrote case statements for charitable organizations, developed and executed fundraising plans, and wrote professional fundraising reports. One group decided to write a grant as its fundraising strategy, to benefit Circle of Health International’s program in Haiti. More
GSDM Dentist Serving on Mass Dental Society Board
Dr. Margaret Errante, director of the Boston University Dental Health Center at 930 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, is now a Guest Board Member on the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS). She will offer input on issues affecting the MDS and organized dentistry in this role. The Guest Board Member program began... More
GSDM’s Huang Speaks at Groundbreaking Conference
The First International Conference on Dental and Craniofacial Stem Cells was held April 27-29, at the New York Academy of Sciences. Associate Professor in Endodontics Dr. George Huang was a speaker at the Conference and presented a lecture titled, “Molecular Markers of Dental Stem Cells.” The Conference brought together the world's leading scientists in the... More
Making Healthcare Responsive to Women Victimized by Violence, Lynne Stevens Lecture & Award May 31
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 BU and BMC affiliated health centers to attend the second annual Lynne Stevens Lecture on Tuesday, May 31. Lynne Stevens, MSW, served as an assistant professor of Family Medicine... More
Study Finds Many Gastroenterologists Unaware of Appropriate Immunizations for IBD Patients
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), along with clinicians from Boston Medical Center (BMC), have found gastroenterologist knowledge of the appropriate immunizations to recommend to the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patient is limited. These findings, which currently appear on-line in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, may be the primary reason why the majority of gastroenterologists... More
Wayne LaMorte Wins 2011 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching
Wayne LaMorte's painful, heartfelt description of his first foray into teaching sounds like a primer of exactly how not to teach. "I was so uncomfortable. I had reams of notes, I was tied to the podium, I over-rehearsed my notes, and had things underlined. I'm sure I was very stiff. It was awful," said LaMorte, professor... More
Stress Rx: Med Campus Band Rocks
Rafael Ortega is a mean lead guitarist and harmonica player who hails from the Dominican Republic and is happy to jam in any style from soul to rock to jazz to reggae to calypso. His day job demands that he and his band “get down” during the church/brunch/family hours of Sunday mornings, and even then, More
Elizabeth Bouhmadouche Receives John S. Perkins Distinguished Service Award from GSDM
During a special awards ceremony on May 3, Registrar & Director of Enrollment Services Elizabeth Bouhmadouche received the John S. Perkins Distinguished Service Award, from the Faculty Council. This award honors members of the Boston University community who have served the University with great distinction and have made important contributions toward the goals of BU. Bouhmadouche... More