January 13, 2019

News

Angela Jackson Receives 2018 Jerome Klein Award The Associate Dean for Student Affairs has made an indelible impact on education, training, mentoring and clinical care.

PumpStart Service Learning Initiative is Successful Medical students engage in public health and medical education by teaching high school students hands-only CPR.

In the Media

Bloomberg Baystate Business: The Fed, Wynn, and Durgin Park (Starts at 59:10) Avrum Spira, MD, MSc

HealthDay Wider Waistlines, Smaller Brains? Claudia L. Satizabal, PhD

Announcements

1/17 Crosstown Early Morning Electrical Shutdown Beginning Thursday morning, Jan. 17, at 12:01 a.m., electrical power will be shut off throughout the entire Crosstown Building (801 Mass. Ave) and will be off through 6 a.m. More Information

Faculty Action

Faculty Development & Diversity Seminar Series How to Publish an Education Project Wednesday, Jan. 16 Noon-1 p.m. Yawkey Basement, Conference Room A&B Bob Vinci, MD, Professor and Chair, Pediatrics CME credit offered For more information, please contact Robina Bhasin .

Events

BU BEST Event CHDI’s Collaborative Enablement of Drug Discovery for Huntington’s Disease Wednesday, Jan. 16 3-4:30 p.m. Instructional Building, L112   Doug Macdonald (GMS'98), director of Research and Scientific Alliances at the CHDI Foundation, will present on therapeutic strategies for Huntington’s Disease.    RSVP

Visiting Professor Lecture Thursday, Jan. 17 1:30-2:30 p.m.  Housman Building, R103 "Mechanisms of Arrhythmias: Lessons Learned from Bedside to Bench”  Isabelle Deschênes, PhD, professor of Physiology & Biophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, Case Western Reserve University; director, Heart and Vascular Research Center, Metro Health Medical Center

Please visit the  calendar  for a full listing of grand rounds, lectures and events for this week.

Save the Date

Celebrate the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Thursday, Jan. 24 Noon-1 p.m. Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge Conversation with Crystal Ann Williams Associate Provost for Diversity & Inclusion  All members of the Medical Campus are invited to a special presentation commemorating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.  Learn More

Medical Student Research Symposium Friday, Jan. 25 Noon-2 p.m. Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge  This event highlights research done by medical students, particularly those who completed research last summer as part of the Medical Student Summer Research Program. The entire community is invited to attend.

Wine Down After Rounds Student, Alumni and Faculty Mixer Monday, Jan. 28 6-8 p.m. Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge  This student-driven initiative was designed as a way for medical students to interact with faculty and alumni to learn about different career pathways.  RSVP

Visiting Scholar | Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd Thursday, Jan. 31-Friday, Feb. 1 BUSM will welcome Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, to campus Thursday, Jan. 31-Friday, Feb. 1 for two lectures and a faculty workshop.   Click here f or event details.

John McCahan Medical Campus Education Day Wednesday, May 29 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge BUMC faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff who are interested in educational innovations and scholarship are cordially invited to this interactive event. Abstract and Workshop submissions open Monday, Feb. 18. More information to follow. Visit bumc.bu.edu/jmedday for additional information and event updates.

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