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Outreach Van Project (OVP) Seeks Physician Volunteers
The Outreach Van Project (OVP) is in search of physicians to supervise medical efforts on Thursday evenings. OVP does not require any specific physician specialty, skills, or language fluency. The care OVP provides is very basic and anything physicians are not comfortable treating is referred to Boston Medical Center (BMC). The van... More
Researchers Find Alcoholics Display Abnormal Brain Activity When Processing Facial Expressions
BUSM researchers have found that individuals who have a long history of alcoholism, but who have been abstinent for at least a month up to many years, showed abnormal brain activity when looking at facial expressions of others. The findings, which appear in the August 11 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, confirm that... More
Disclosing Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Disease Does Not Cause Psychological Distress
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have shown that disclosing genetic risk information to adult children of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) who request this information does not result in significant short-term psychological distress. The report from the REVEAL Study*, which appears in the July 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, is the first randomized trial to disclose to participants whether or not they carried the ε4 variant of the APOE gene, a variant that has been found to increase the risk of developing AD. More
Demanding Quality: BUMC Faculty Helping to Create New Medicare Payment Paradigm
In the complicated, multi-billion dollar business of Medicare reimbursement, one important consideration -- quality -- has been neglected when determining what doctors and hospitals get paid for the services they deliver. For nearly 40 years, the federal government has been a passive payer of the medical bills for the nation's largest health plan, anteing up for... More
Workshop July 29: When Disaster Strikes…Is BUMC Prepared?
On July 29, Steve Morash, director of emergency planning and response at Boston University, will lead a seminar on BUMC's plan for addressing major crises at BU. This is an excellent opportunity for students, staff, faculty and administrators to learn about how the services provided by the schools and hospitals lining Albany Street would respond... More
Patient Journey in the UK National Health Service, topic of Grand Rounds Lecture
Rodger Charlton, MD, FRCGP, Associate Clinical Professor in Medical Education and Lead for GP Specialty Teaching at Warwick Medical School, will be speaking at the Department of Family Medicine Grand Rounds on the "Patient Journey in the UK National Health Service". The event will be held on Tuesday, July 28 from 12-1 in the... More
BUSM and GSDM Receive $152K for Student Scholarships
Financially disadvantaged students accepted at BUSM and GSDM have reason to cheer. The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently awarded BUSM $125,502 and GSDM $26,893 through the Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program. Financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled full-time in health professions will be given scholarships through... More
McCahan Medical Campus Education Day Showcases Outstanding Educational Activities
The fourth annual John McCahan Education Day was held on June 22, 2009 at the Boston University School of Medicine. This year's event, sponsored by Boston University's Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine and Public Health, provided participants from all three schools with the opportunity to showcase their scholarly activities in education and to learn new skills. Faculty, trainees, and staff attended workshops, a poster session, and presentations by the recipients of best poster abstracts. More
Alice Jacobs, MD Receives American Heart Association Award
Alice K. Jacobs, M.D., professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Interventional Cardiology at Boston Medical Center received the American Heart Association Gold Heart Award. The award is the highest honor the association gives to volunteers who have provided continued, distinguished service. More
Franzblau Honored by Einstein College of Medicine
Carl Franzblau, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Biochemistry and associate dean Division of Graduate Medical Sciences received a Distinguished PhD Alumnus Award from Albert Einstein College of Medicine on June 2, 2009. Dr. Franzblau is a member of the class of 1962 and was one of the first students to be... More
President Names First Warren Professors
President Robert A. Brown has appointed two faculty members as the first William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professors at Boston University: George Annas, the Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights and chair of the School of Public Health department of health law, bioethics and human rights, and James Collins, a College of Engineering professor of biomedical engineering. More
Holick Receives Linus Pauling Prize for Health Research
Michael Holick, MD, a professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at BUSM who has revolutionized the understanding of vitamin D and its role in disease prevention, received the $50,000 Linus Pauling Institute Prize for Health Research. The prize was presented at a biennial conference, Diet and Optimum Health, sponsored by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon... More
BUSM's CityLab Academy Graduation a Success
Thirty-one students graduated from Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) CityLab Academy today. CityLab Academy is a free nine-month academic and laboratory skills training program for qualified high school graduates interested in pursuing a career and further education in biotechnology. Guest speakers at the ceremony included Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Karen Antman, MD, provost of... More
Photographs of UV Exposure Can Impact Sunburns in Preteens
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that among preteens, the use of photographs to measure ultraviolet (UV) exposure, could motivate them to improve sun protection practices and limit number of sunburns. These findings appear in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association. More
Flu Numbers Climb a Bit, Fear Lessens a Lot
Although the number of people infected with H1N1 (swine) flu continues to climb, health officials in Massachusetts and elsewhere are worrying less about its virulence. Genetic and epidemiological data suggest that this strain of flu may be no more virulent than strains that surface every year. More
Dental School Resident Recovering from ‘Probable' Swine Flu
Orthodontic clinic closed through May 8 A resident at Boston University's Goldman School of Dental Medicine has been identified by Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) authorities as having a probable case of swine flu, also known as H1N1. The resident, who is recovering, felt sick on April 28 and was tested for the swine flu virus... More
SPH Public Health Forum: Malaria Elimination – Hype or Hope?
On May 13 join Laurence Slutsker, MD, MPH, at the SPH Public Health Forum as he presents the talk "Malaria Elimination - Hype or Hope?" Dr. Slutsker is chief of the Malaria Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He joined the... More
BUMC Facilities Management Teams with Neighborhood Associations to Make Boston Shine
Tyrone Crumble and Jesus Viera, members of BUMC's Office of Facilities Management teamed up with members of the Blackstone/Franklin Square and Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Associations to spruce up parks bordering the Boston University Medical Campus. The effort is part of Boston Shines, the City of Boston's bi-annual city-wide neighborhood cleanup program. More
APEX Program Celebrates 20 Years at GSDM
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Applied Professional Experience (APEX) program celebrated its 20th anniversary with a dinner on April 16. The night honored the efforts and dedication of the dental practitioners who serve as APEX mentors. More
BMC Recognized By The American Heart Association For Turning Guidelines Into Lifelines
Boston Medical Center (BMC) was recognized for its achievement in implementing the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With The GuidelinesSM (GWTG) for stroke care. BMC has received the GWTG gold Performance Achievement Award for stroke. This level of achievement shows BMC's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for stroke patients. GWTG... More
Researchers Identify Personality Traits of Centenarian Offspring Which May Influence Longevity
Researchers from BUSM New England Centenarian Study have noted specific personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians. The work was conducted in collaboration with scientists from the National Institute on Aging. These findings currently appear on-line in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Previous research on siblings and offspring... More
Dr. Gregory Stoute Named ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellow
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor and Director of Minority Affairs Dr. Gregory Stoute was named the 2009 ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellow at the 86th ADEA Annual Session and Exhibition. This public policy fellowship provides an opportunity to learn about the federal legislative... More
Cancer Publishes GSDM Research
A paper titled, "Low Positive Predictive Value of the Oral Brush Biopsy in Detecting Dysplastic Oral Lesions," was published in the March 1, 2009 edition of Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society. This paper was authored by Vinodh Bhoopathi DPH 10; Professor, Director, and Chair of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Dr. Sadru... More
BUSM Names New Chair of Department of Biochemistry
David A. Harris, MD, PhD, has been named Professor and Chair of the Department of Biochemistry for Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) effective September 1, 2009. Harris plans to build upon the long-standing strengths of the Department of Biochemistry, hiring additional faculty, upgrading laboratory space, further developing cutting-edge research activities, and capitalizing on the translational... More
Science Day, A Winning Event for GSDM
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Science Day kicked off on March 26 with a wide variety of research presented in poster form by predoctoral students and postdoctoral students and fellows in the hallway outside of the 670 Auditorium. On hand to view the research was Boston University Associate Provost and Vice President for Research Dr. Andrei Ruckenstein along with Dean Jeffrey Hutter, Professor and Director of the Predoctoral Research Program Dr. Maria Kukuruzinska, the poster presentation judges, and supportive GSDM students, faculty, and staff. More