August 18, 2019
News
The 28 newly conferred graduates now join the 131,000 practicing physician assistants across the U.S.
In the Media
Announcements
BUSM Faculty and Staff Meeting
Thursday, Sept. 5
Noon-2 p.m.
Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge

Noon | Sandwiches and salad available
12:15-1:15 p.m. | Program
1:15 p.m. | Ice cream reception
Events
Visiting Professor Lecture
Tuesday, Aug. 20
2 p.m. 
Instructional Building, L112 

"Challenges in Treating Patients with Prostate Cancer”
Chendil Damodaran, PhD, Professor and Director of Urologic Research, University of Louisville
Please visit the  calendar  for a full listing of grand rounds, lectures and events for this week.
Upcoming Events
Student Activity Fair
Monday, Aug. 26
Noon-2:30 p.m.
Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge
 
Questions? Contact Amanda Kaufman . 
Tuesday, Sept. 10
10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge

Representatives from over a dozen organizations are ready to meet and counsel students on a variety of topics. Students from all across the BU Graduate and Professional programs are welcome to attend.

September is Recovery Month
During the month of September, a number of events are planned to remember the lives that have been lost to this chronic condition, to reduce the stigma of substance use and substance use disorders, and to spread the message that treatment works and recovery is possible.
Tuesday, Sept. 10 | Noon | Evans Building | Keefer Auditorium
Grayken Lecture | "Addiction as a Learning Disorder"
Maia Szalavitz, New York Times bestselling author of "Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction"
Thursday, Sept. 12 | 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. | Instructional Building, L110
 Recovery Month Grand Rounds | Paths to Recovery: A Patient Panel"
Jessica Kehoe, RN, BSN, CARN, Addictions Nurse Manager of the Faster Paths Clinic, will facilitate a discussion with several patients about how they’ve found recovery through unique and personal ways.