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Join the Staff Advisory Council!
Applications are now open for new members to serve on the BU Staff Advisory Council (BU-SAC) beginning in July 2024. The Council is seeking broader participation from staff in all departments and encourages applications.
Active non-represented or represented and benefits-eligible, full- or part-time (50% FTE) staff members with at least 12 months of continuous employment are eligible to serve on the BU-SAC. New members will serve a three-year term from July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027.
The Membership Selection Committee will review all applications, and appointment decisions will be announced in May 2024. Find out more about the application process and submit your application here.
Email Tony Rizzo, BU-SAC Secretary, at busac@bu.edu, with any questions or concerns.
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Call for Abstracts and Workshop Submissions: McCahan Day 2024
BUMC faculty, fellows, residents, students and staff who are interested in educational innovations and scholarship are invited to submit an abstract or workshop proposal of ongoing or completed education projects for the 19th Annual McCahan Medical Education Day. The deadline to submit an education project is Friday, April 12.
Theme: Building Collaborative Education Research
Keynote Speaker: Binyomin Abrams, PhD, Research Associate Professor, Director of General Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences, Boston University
To find out more about McCahan Day, visit bumc.bu.edu/jmedday
To submit an education project:
This annual event is hosted by the department of medical sciences & education.
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W Building Construction Project Update
Week of April 8
Next week, crews will complete the demolition of Air Handler 3 and begin the rebuilding process. Additionally, crews will be installing controls to heat exchangers, and piping and wiring to the Exhaust Air Handling Unit. Crews will continue to run wiring, conduit and piping to all associated equipment.
If you have questions, comments or concerns, please contact Dylan McIntosh.
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BUMG Clinical Excellence Awards
The BUMG Clinical Excellence Awards annually honor members who have made exceptional contributions to our clinical mission and who have exemplified our core values through outstanding clinical work. Recipients will become members of the BUMG Clinical Excellence Society. Awards will be given to honor accomplishments in the four categories listed below:
Advanced Practice Provider Excellence Award
Given to an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) who demonstrates excellence in collaboration and has made noteworthy contributions to promote patient wellness.
New Faculty Excellence Award
Given to a new clinician who demonstrates clinical excellence and has made exceptional contributions to the clinical mission of the organization during their first three years of service.
Excellence in Care Award
Given to an early or mid-career clinician who demonstrates clinical excellence and is an exceptional role model for applying the BUMG core values in their clinical work.
Excellence in Leadership Award
Given to a clinician who demonstrates exceptional clinical leadership, embodies the BUMG core values, and has made noteworthy contributions to enhancing clinical infrastructure and/or supporting excellence in patient care.
For more information and to submit a nomination, click here.
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Health Day
CKD Progression Risk Up With Increasing Albuminuria in Normal Range
Ashish Verma, MB, BS
Marie Claire
The Best Foundations for Rosacea-Prone Skin Will Cover and Calm Redness
Connie Yang, MD'19
Medpage Today
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests
Hasmeena Kathuria, MD; Renda Soylemez Wiener, MD, MPH
STAT
A nation with too few pediatricians could see health care costs soar
Robert J. Vinci, MD
STAT
Navigating a New Era in Alzheimer’s Treatment
Hollis D. Day, MD, MS, MHPE
WBUR
Adding health to the reparations conversation in Boston
Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH
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Framingham Heart Study: Celebrating 75 Years of Research
Dates: Monday, April 8
Time: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Nevins Hall,150 Concord St.. Framingham, Mass.
Register here
This event serves as a testament to the impact volunteer participation has had over
the past 75 years. The unwavering commitment to health research has made a
profound impact on countless lives. All family members and friends are welcome to
join as well. FHS look forward to celebrating this historic achievement together!
Registration is appreciated but not required and helps with planning! Family and friends are welcome to join. Refreshments will be provided prior to and immediately following the event. Parking on site is limited, but shuttle services will be provided from FHS offices (73 Mt. Wayte Ave.) starting at 9:30 a.m.
The Framingham Heart Study strives to be accessible, inclusive and diverse in our facilities, programming and
celebratory events. Your experience is important. If you have a disability, require communication access services for the deaf or hard of hearing, or believe that you require a reasonable accommodation for another reason please contact FHS at 508-532-5293 or via email at fhs@bu.edu at least 2 weeks prior to the event to discuss your needs. To stay informed about the latest event developments such as updates on event speakers,
parking information, and more, please check the website.
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Visiting Professor Lecture | Daniel Salzman, MD, PhD
Date: Tuesday, April 9
Time: 11-11:45 a.m. (presentation) 11:45-Noon (Q&A)
Location: Instructional Building, Alan Peters Seminar Room, L1008, or via Zoom
Register here
“The representational geometry of emotional states in the amygdala”
Daniel Salzman received his MD and PhD in neuroscience at Stanford University, where he performed his thesis research in the laboratory of Dr. Bill Newsome. His research as a graduate student established a causal link between the activity of neurons sensitive to the motion of visual stimuli and perceptual decision-making.
After graduating from Stanford in 1995, Dr. Salzman trained as a psychiatrist, also completing his internship and clinical residency at Stanford.
Following his clinical training, Dr. Salzman switched the focus of his research to target the neural basis of emotion and of interrelated cognitive processes. He was recruited as a junior faculty member to Columbia University in the now defunct Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, with an appointment also in the department of psychiatry. Dr. Salzman has remained at Columbia where he is professor of neuroscience and psychiatry and maintains an active research program using both animal models and humans to study emotion and cognition. He also is a psychiatrist at New York State Psychiatric Institute and a principal investigator at the Zuckerman Mind Behavior Institute.
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Kick Back Kafé + WHORL Magazine Launch
Date: Friday, April 12
Time: Noon-3 p.m.
Location: Instructional Building, Hiebert Lounge, L14
The Creative Arts Society is happy to announce the return of Kick Back Kafé, together with the launch of the 2024 issue of the literary magazine WHORL. We will have performances from many talented artists from around the medical campus. If you would like to offer your artistic talents (music, spoken word, improv, etc.), please sign up here. Sign up Deadline: Wednesday, April 10
Please watch this video of Kick Back Kafé from 2011 to get a better sense of the event.
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Shred + Recycle Event
Date: Tuesday, April 16
Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Talbot Green
In partnership with BU Sustainability, BU Information Security is hosting the Spring Shred + Recycle event. This is open to all faculty, staff and students, allowing for safe and secure disposal of documents – any and all paperwork, especially those papers with personal or sensitive information – and hard drives. You can also recycle batteries, lightbulbs, toner, cords and electronics. New this year are opportunities for recycling textiles, books and film plastics.
There is no limit to the amount you can shred and recycle. Clean out your office, dorm (you can even bring things from your home).
Note: If you have a large amount to recycle, please coordinate directly with facilities for transportation to the event. Neither BU Sustainability nor BU Information Security arrange transportation or pick up.
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Faculty & Staff Meeting
Date: Wednesday, May 1
Time: 1-2 p.m.
Location: Zoom / Hiebert Lounge
Register here
More details to come at a later date.
Light refreshments will be available.
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