We have made a number of changes in our Dowling Outpatient clinic to improve patient access over the last year and a half. In the past, patients were required to call a day in advance to confirm appointments. Now, patients no longer have to call to confirm. Instead, they receive reminder texts or letters for […]
John Renner, MD wrote a piece for The Hill magazine entitled “Some treatment options for opioid epidemic risk serious unintended consequences,” that weighs in on current discussions about proposed policies that would lift the training requirements for methadone prescribers. Read the story here.
On Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 the VA Boston Healthcare System Psychology Training Program held its annual commencement ceremony. Graduates included psychology trainees at all levels: 11 practicum students, 19 predoctoral interns, and 21 postdoctoral fellows. Jennifer Vasterling, PhD, Chief of Psychology and BUSM Professor of Psychiatry, presided over the ceremony. John Bradley, MD, Acting […]
Springer has just published Engaging with Spirituality in Family Therapy – Meeting in Sacred Space, edited by David Trimble, PhD, CMTP faculty member, who teaches the Multicultural Family Therapy Seminar. The chapters were assembled with the intent of acknowledging the universality of human spirituality and the particularity of its cultural expressions. The authors are a […]
Lisa Fortuna, MD, appeared in City Line on WCVB 5 to provide insight into the traumatic effect of child separation at the US border. Watch the clip here.
Jessica Babb, PhD (an advanced postdoctoral fellow from Children’s Hospital), started on July 2nd, 2018 as the first Postdoctoral Fellow in VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), Harvard Medical School (HMS) Neuropsychiatry Translational Research Fellowship (NeTReF) that was awarded from the VA Office of Academic Affairs. The overall NeTReF Director is Ann […]
On Monday, June 4, 2018 the Psychology Service at VA Boston Healthcare System held its annual Psychology Education Day, a day long continuing education conference. This year’s theme was “From Across the World to Your Office: Integration of Diversity and Multiculturalism in Research, Education, Clinical Practice, and Organizational Policy.” Key speakers included our own, BU […]
On June 9th, 2018 the Dept. of Psychiatry organized a Health Fair in collaboration with Christ Jubilee International Ministries, a church in Lowell, MA as part of the HEAAL Program (Health and Mental Health Education and Awareness for Africans in Lowell). The focus of the health fair was mind-body-spirit wellness. We were joined by Chaplain […]
Andrew Clark, MD has taken on the role of Chief of Outpatient Psychiatry, effective June 1, 2018. His duties will include the oversight of the Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Dr Clark will also continue as Director of Medical Student Education and Director of Forensic Psychiatry. Dr Clark, who joined our department in September 2017, […]
John Renner, MD gave an interview on WBUR, in which he shared his insight on the increased role of for-profit institutions in addiction treatment. The segment is titled “Dollars Versus Medicine In Addiction Recovery Treatment.” Listen to the story here.