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GSDM Faculty Promotions to Associate Professor Announced
The following Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor: Gurkan Goktug, Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials, provides didactic teaching and clinical mentoring to 24 postdoctoral prosthodontic residents each year. He has been the course director of the Removable Partial Denture seminar since 2015. For 17 years from... More
GMS Faculty Awards Celebrate Excellence in Teaching
To recognize faculty who adapted quickly and successfully during the COVID-19 crisis and continued to provide students with quality education, mentoring and research experiences, GMS recently created new awards for faculty excellence. GMS students nominated faculty members whose efforts really stood out during the pandemic and the shift to remote learning. The award was broken down into... More
Annual RO Water Maintenance Shutdowns Begin Wednesday, May 26
Please be advised that the annual campus-wide RO (Reverse Osmosis) water service shutdowns and/or sanitizations begin Wednesday, May 26. E-Building, Evans Building | 75 E. Newton St. | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday, May 26 X-Building, EBRC: Evans Biomedical Research Center | 650 Albany St. | 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, May 28 W-Building, CABR: Center for Advanced... More
Nahid Bhadelia to Head New BU Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Will connect policy with research and use lessons from Ebola and COVID to prepare lawmakers and the public for next crisis The first-floor classroom is empty inside the Boston University School of Medicine on a gray and chilly May morning in the South End. The whiteboard is marked up from earlier instruction and the only sound... More
Fadie Coleman a 2021 Metcalf Award Winner
Congratulations Dr. Coleman! The assistant professor of Medical Sciences and Education and director of the Biomedical Laboratory & Clinical Sciences Program has received a 2021 Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching. More
BUSM Adds St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as New Teaching Hospital
The agreement will bring more medical training and research opportunities for BU medical students and faculty St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton will become a Boston University teaching hospital under an agreement reached between the University and Steward Health Care, announced on Monday. The five-year partnership, which goes into effect July 1, when the University begins its... More
Kate Flewelling Named Alumni Medical Library Director
Kate will join the Medical Campus on July 1, 2021. She will take over with Mary Blanchard's retirement after 25 years of service, including as Director of the Library for the past 12 years. More
COVID-19 US State Policies
States across the country have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a flood of policy changes, from physical distancing and mask requirements to expansions of social safety net programs and eviction freezes. The COVID-19 US State Policy (CUSP) database is a publicly available dataset that is free for all users to download. More
Emelia Benjamin Promoted to Associate Provost, BUMC Faculty Development
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at BUSM and BUSPH, and a clinical cardiologist at BMC, has been promoted from Assistant to Associate Provost, BUMC Faculty Development. Dr. Benjamin is deeply engaged in the professional development of health care professionals and has a fundamental commitment to mentoring majority and underrepresented... More
Cataldo Leone Appointed Dean ad interim, GSDM
Cataldo Leone, DMD, has been appointed Dean ad interim of the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), effective April 1, 2021, while a national search is conducted to replace Dean Jeffrey Hutter, who has announced his retirement effective March 31, 2021. Dr. Leone earned his DMD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental... More
Data Needed for BUMC Programs that Benefit the Greater Boston Community
Government & Community Affairs (GCA) is seeking to collect information about programs across Boston University schools and colleges that: Benefit Boston and/or Brookline residents; and Are offered for free or at a subsidized/low cost. We want to amplify the great work being done by BU students, faculty and staff. Please complete a brief survey by Monday, More
Medical Campus ID Services
Announcing the organizational separation of the shared BUMC/BMC ID Services, which includes ID badges and access control to all BUMC buildings. ID Badges Students – Students may upload their own photo to the ID Office and simply pick up the card from the BUMC ID Office. Contact the ID Office at MEDID@bu.edu or 617-358-7603 for instructions. Faculty/Staff –... More
New BUMC Executive Director of IT to start April 1
Lionel Zupan, PhD, will become the new Executive Director of IT for the BU Medical Campus, effective April 1, 2021. Most recently, Lionel served as Director of Research Technology at Tufts University in Somerville where he was responsible for centralized research technology core services including high-performance computing, bioinformatics, research software licensing, research data storage and management, More
Ten BUMC Faculty Promoted to Professor
The following faculty have been promoted to the rank of Professor: Tamar Barlam, MD, MED, Medicine/Infectious Diseases, focuses her research on antibiotic stewardship implementation. Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases since July 2019, Dr. Barlam has directed the Section’s efforts throughout COVID-19 pandemic. She is co-PI for an RO1 that is a multicenter mixed methods... More
Willock, Sullivan Faculty Development Programs Aim to Attract URG Faculty
In an effort to cultivate, sustain and promote an inclusive and diverse faculty on the Boston University Medical Campus, the Faculty Development Office announces two programs especially for underrepresented racial and ethnic faculty. The Marcelle M. Willock, MD, Faculty Development Program is a longitudinal leadership and career development program uses self-reflection and assessment, experiential learning, and... More
Syringes, Oranges, and Faculty Help Train More Than 100 Volunteer COVID Vaccinators
Medical Campus physician, dental, and physician assistant students eager to pitch in and help area communities With thousands of COVID-19 vaccines being administered every day across the state, there is an urgent need for people trained to give shots. That explains why on Sunday morning, Boston University Medical Campus students Aesha Patel and Tucker Berk were... More
Jeffrey Hutter, Dean of BU’s Goldman School of Dental Medicine, to Retire
Announcement comes as SDM is set to complete massive renovation this summer Jeffrey Hutter, the dean of Boston University’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine since 2008, announced on Monday that he will retire as of March 31. The school, which has had only three deans in its nearly 60-year history, will fill the role... More
Introducing: the BUSM IBIS
The Integrated Biomedical Imaging Suite provides a single location on Robinson 8 for a wide range of digital imaging microscopy applications to support research development and discovery on the Medical Campus. The suite of rooms is tailored for optimal and safe use of the imaging instruments. The equipment includes a: Zeiss LSM 880 Microscope with Airyscan... More
Art Days 2021, View the Virtual Gallery
Check out nearly 100 submissions! Art Days is an annual art exhibition started by BU President and BUSM Dean Emeritus Aram Chobanian to support the continued growth of creative arts at BUMC. Now sponsored by the BUMC Provost’s Office, it is mounted by the students and faculty of the Creative Arts Society at BUSM. Amid the... More
1/18 Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Monday, Jan. 18 | 2-3 p.m. Please register for this Zoom meeting All members of the BU Medical Campus are invited to a special presentation commemorating the legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. A Life of Service In Healthcare, And Why It’s Important In Today’s World Guest Speaker: Louis W. Sullivan, MD, MACP A 1958 graduate of BUSM and... More
COVID Publication Dashboard Available
This dashboard displays the contributions of our researchers working rapidly inform the global community of important findings and data sets. More
Submit Work for Art Days 2021
Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit artwork of any medium to the 31st annual BUMC Gallery for the Arts, sponsored by the Provost's Office. Art Days was started by Dean Emeritis Aram Chobanian to foster the support and growth of the creative arts at BUMC. The exhibition is mounted by the Creative Arts... More
Maximize Your LfA Experience: Tips & Tricks for Students & Faculty
Congratulations on finishing the first semester of the Learn from Anywhere (LfA) format successfully! While the feedback from recent faculty and student surveys was largely positive, there is always room for improvement. In response, BUMC-IT EdMedia’s Instructional Services team has compiled Tips & Tricks cheat sheets for both faculty and students on how to maximize... More
12/17 Winter Storm Advisory
Boston University Medical Campus will be open Thursday, Dec. 17, but all classes and exams for BUSM, GMS and SPH will be held remotely. BUSM Medical, PA and GMS students who are assigned to inpatient services or clinics are expected to be present, if possible. Students who are assigned to outpatient services should check with their course director and... More
Prepare Your Workspace for Intersession
Please follow the guidelines below when leaving the Medical Campus for intersession. Offices/Clinical/ Research Areas In offices, turn off all electrical devices (computers, monitor, lights, portable heaters, copiers, printers, coffee pots and lamps). Unplug holiday decorations. Remove any trash with food to common area containers. Close and lock windows. Lock office doors. Set back temperature of... More